Natural and political disasters – the devastating earthquake that struck Mexico City in September on the one hand; DACA and that wall on the other – have put Mexico in the news. But on November 4, the Museum of Photographic Arts in San Diego opens Point/Counterpoint: Contemporary Mexican Photography, highlighting the country’s immense creative output. Many of the 19 artists included engage with economic, political, and social issues; others with formal concerns. Alejandra Laviada, whose Purple, Orange, Yellow Circles, 2014 (courtesy the artist, Julie Saul Gallery and the Museum of Photographic Arts), is on our cover, bridges photography, sculpture, and painting, following László Moholy-Nagy’s belief that the camera should be liberated from its documentary role to embrace abstraction.
November – December 2009 About The Cover
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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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November – December 2008 About The Cover
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November – December 2011 About The Cover
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November – December 2019 About The Cover
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A Sprawling Personal Project from Jim Goldberg and Two Retrospectives
Goldberg’s Coming and Going is an autobiography in images and ephemera, and two recent books survey the work of Lee Miller and Daido Moriyama.
November – December 2018 About The Cover
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November – December 2010 About The Cover
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