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© William Gedney photographs and papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University, courtesy Howard Greenberg Gallery, New York

Between the years 1966 and 1967, William Gedney acclimatized to the pace of life in which the youth of San Francisco flowed. It was just prior to the Summer of Love and young people from around the country flocked to … Continued

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The Kamoinge photography workshop has been documenting life for nearly six decades. In 1963, in New York City, a collective of African American photographers seeking artistic equality and empowerment formed Kamoinge. It is a forum for members to view, nurture, … Continued

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Anthony Barboza, Grace Jones, 1970s
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After experiencing pandemic delays and setbacks, the Tate Modern is at last set to host South African visual activist Zanele Muholi in a major survey. Spanning many years, the exhibition is a culmination of various bodies of work narrowed down … Continued

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NEW YORK STORIES: VINTAGE POSTWAR PHOTOGRAPHS at the Keith de Lellis Gallery showcases 14 photographers who captured the contours and contrasts of the city. The black and white photos explore daily life from 1945 to 1975. Through their lens, these … Continued

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Bedrich Grunzweig, NYC, 1948 courtesy Keith de Lellis Gallery
John F. Kennedy & Jacqueline Bouvier on Their Wedding Day, Newport, Rhode Island by Toni Frissell courtesy of Keith de Lellis Gallery

Closing in on the end of a decade and ringing in the New Year, the Keith de Lellis Gallery is featuring the work of fourteen classic female photographers up until January 31, 2020. 4×14 exhibits four vintage photographs from fourteen … Continued

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Born Usher (Arthur) Fellig at the turn of the 20th Century, Weegee was, and still is, famous for his graphic crime scene photos taken during the 1930s and 40s on New York City’s Lower East Side. The startling black & … Continued

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Walker Evans Photograph

This great exhibition is focused on the work of Walker Evans and curated from a French perspective. The show is magnificent in its presentation and provoking thought about the artist’s work. Walker Evans started taking photographs when he was 27 … Continued

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To the casual observer, Mairi-Luise Tabbakh’s erotic photographs of women might easily be taken for a man’s. The women pictured are so overtly sexual, so openly objectified. “I photograph friends, lovers, family (my sister-in-law, Eliane), models and people whose beauty … Continued

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TATE TULLIER, tub time, naked woman in tub

It all began with a selfie. Tate Tullier took a picture of himself bathing, posted it online with the tag “Tub Time with Tate,” and thus an art project was born. Since that first photo, “Tub Time” has grown from … Continued

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