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On Topographics, Street Photogaphy and Lewis Sullivan
Perhaps it’s just me. But when I visited three separate exhibitions and a single piece in the Modern Wing of the Art Institute of Chicago they meshed into a larger reflection on the context, connections and cross-pollinating influences of street … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Exhibitions, Great Photographers, On Photography
Tagged Aaron Siskind, Art Exhibits, Art Institute of Chicago, Bernd Becher, David Plowden, Gary Stochl, Hilla Becher, John Szarkowski, Lewis Baltz, Looking at Photographs, New Topigraphics, Photographic Criticism, Richard Nickel, Robert Frank, Walker Evans
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Overwhelmed by Henri
Too much. That was my first reaction after seeing the Henri Cartier-Bresson exhibit at the Chicago Art Institute. With nearly 300 photographs to view, the exhibit is overwhelming. In fact, there were times when I had to resist the urge … Continue reading
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Tagged Cartier-Bresson, Chicago, Decisive Moment, Robert Frank
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Cartier-Bresson in Chicago through Oct. 2010
From the Chicago Tribune of Sunday, Aug. 8, review by Lauren Viera: “Forget about his three years as a German prisoner of war, or the fact that, presumed dead thereafter, he resurfaced to contribute to what was meant to be … Continue reading
Philip Gefter on Chinese Photographer Hai Bo
On the Daily Beast, Philip Gefter has a new essay on Chinese photographer Hai Bo. Gefter is the author of Photography after Frank and former picture editor for the New York Times. He writes of Hai Bo, “One image, Passing … Continue reading →
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