African American Portraits: Photographs from the 1940s and 1950s is on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art through October 8, with more than 150 studio portraits from the mid-twentieth century, most by unidentified photographers in small-town studios throughout the South. Though personal, intimate objects, these photographs collectively illustrate the cultural shifts occurring mid-century. The subjects, says curator Jeff Rosenheim, are “testing themselves against themselves” and figuring out who they want to be.
Still Standing: Hannah Price | Silver Eye Center for Photography, Pittsburgh
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Formed in 1963 by 11 photographers who recognized the necessity of “a forum to address the underrepresentation of African Americans in their field,” the Kamoinge Workshop gave its members a sense of solidarity and support in a period when black Americans were the frequent subject of mainstream media coverage but rarely its author.
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Image and Object: Erin Shirreff, Sara VanDerBeek, and Catherine Wagner
Three notable shows in Northern California this summer provide examples of how sculpture, and the idea of sculpture, are explored in photo-based work: Erin Shirreff, Sara VanDerBeek, and Catherine Wagner each make photo-based art and objects that are deeply informed by sculptural concerns.
Wardell Milan
It could be argued that collage and photomontage a...
Zanele Muholi and the Women's Mobile Museum
At this point in her career, the barriers faced by South African photographer Zanele Muholi – barriers preventing her from speaking her truth and taking control of her own image – would seem to have been dispatched, conquered by the force of her powerful photographs and stunning, theatrical self-portraits.
Tyler Mitchell
On June 21, Atlanta native Tyler Mitchell’s exhibi...
Jeremy August Haik
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Sarah Anne Johnson: Rosy-Fingered Dawn at Julie Saul Gallery
In her latest body of work, on view at Julie Saul ...