The work of Santiago Vanegas addresses mankind’s most challenging issues. Following a visit to Antarctica he created a major body of work concerning climate change. So it is no surprise that his latest project, UN TEST ES O AM R CA reflects the damage being done to traditional American values in today’s polarizing political climate. […]
Conceptual
Kathleen Y. Clark: The White House China
The Penn Museum in Philadelphia has a current exhibition, Memory Keepers: Why Objects Matter, about a subject that I have considered over the years while disposing of several households worth of possessions. What gets passed on to future generations and what gets discarded? We keep objects that hold history, memory and more importantly, hold a […]
The Path of Darryl Curran: from the 1960s – the present (and the Origins of Conceptual Photography)
About a month ago, a remarkable exhibition opened at the dnj Gallery in Santa Monica, The Path of Darryl Curran: from the 1960s – the present (and the Origins of Conceptual Photography). The exhibition showcases three rooms of photographs representing 55 years of considering the photographic image. The earliest photograph in the exhibition is from […]
Kellye Eisworth and Britland Tracy: Pardon My Creep
Since Friday is Valentine’s Day, we are sharing a project where vernacular photographs and contemporary social media meet in humorous and revealing ways. Kellye Eisworth and Britland Tracy have just launched their zine, Pardon My Creep that pairs found photos of couples with messages they have received from men via online dating apps. “A voyeuristic investigation of desire, disconnect, […]
Sunjoo Lee: Black Memorabilia
When one first encounters the new work of Sunjoo Lee, it is disorienting. Is this a black photograph? Am I back to the days of conceptual painters where the subject was a single brushstroke? But slowly, the subject comes into focus and it’s not unlike what happens at night where finally you begin to re-see […]
Bill Westheimer: New Vistas: Photographers working with the Landscape
In 2015, the Getty Museum featured the seminal exhibition, Light, Paper, Process, a show that celebrated the spirit of invention and discovery at its point of departure, focusing on “investigations on the light sensitivity and chemical processing of photographic papers, challenging us to see the medium anew and provide a glimpse into the continued interrogation […]