The Soul of Kazakhstan
Having spent several years in Kazakhstan, the photographer Frédéric Noy paints an intimate portrait of the largest country in Central Asia, of its society and its transformations, Russia’s shadow looming large.
Feminine Experience
Fondation A in Brussels brings together works by some twenty artists, from Helen Levitt to Adriana Lestido, sparking a dialog of women’s artistic gaze. The exhibition Regards de Femmes is accompanied by an insightful catalog.
Exploring the Connections Between Photography, Feminism & the Occult
In “Séance,” photographer Shannon Taggart traces a mysterious thread between art, science, politics, and religion.
How Rock Against Racism Turned the Tide Against Fascism in the UK
Photographer Syd Shelton revisits the 1970s movement Rock Against Racism, that united the Left in an historic battle for civil rights.
Revisiting FESTAC ‘77, the Landmark Pan-African Festival
Marilyn Nance unearths a wealth of images documenting a majestic moment in world history.
High Up on the Mountain
Former editor-in-chief of L’Equipe Magazine, now a gallery owner specializing in sports photography, Jean-Denis Walter writes a regular column for Blind. Today, we look at the work of Jérémy Bernard, a winter sports photographer.
Adolfo Kaminsky, the Guardian Angel Photographer, Dies at 97
The photographer and forger of a thousand lives passed away on Monday, January 9, at the age of 97. A king of false papers, he saved thousands of lives during World War II. He also delivered a remarkable and unknown photographic work.
Inside the World of Legendary Parisian Icon, Mr. A
Graffiti legend André Saraiva looks back at his journey from the streets to the worlds of fashion, art, and nightlife in a new book.
Presence: Portraits by Master Photographers
Nearly 160 images by some 80 photographers, selected from Judy
Glickman Lauder’s collection of over 650 prints, explore the
“presence” of the human spirit.
Activist Bev Grant Revisits America’s Radical Past
A new book charts the groundbreaking leftist movements of the late 1960s and early ‘70s.
Carlos Pérez Siquier: The Sun of Almeria
The Fotografie Forum Frankfurt features a major retrospective of a pioneer of the postwar Spanish photographic avant-garde. Carlos Pérez Siquier devoted sixty years to documenting the coastal city of Almeria and its inhabitants.
Our Favorite Books for Christmas (4/4) : Street Photography
Everlasting and timeless, a photo book is an ideal gift to put under the Christmas tree. If you don’t know which one to choose, Blind will share with you its selection of the best books on street photography to give to your loved ones.
Tom Wood, Experimentation, Above all
On the occasion of the release of his book Snatch out of time, Tom Wood exhibits his work at the Sit Down gallery, Paris, until January 14, 2023.
Clara Belleville: Shared Intimacy
In her first book, Entre nous, in which almost nothing happens, Clara Belleville turns her lens to young people idling away their summer. She offers a heliotropic version of dolce vita.
Our Favorite Books for Christmas (3/4): Spaces & Discoveries
Want to travel without leaving your home? Blind’s editorial staff shares with you its selection of photo books to put under the Christmas tree and daydream next to the fireplace.
ABC No Rio: New York’s Free Spirit
Created as an “art-making center,” ABC No Rio was designed in response to the city’s capitalist-driven gallery scene.
Joel-Peter Witkin on the Beauty in the Grotesque
With an exhibition at baudoin lebon in Paris, another one at Bruce Silverstein in New York, and work on view at the Louvre, Joel-Peter Witkin speaks about his creative process.
Welcome to The Leica World
Sported by the greatest photographers, Leica has defined the history of photography, and in the process became a true luxury item. Blind has traveled to Wetzlar, a small town near Frankfurt, Germany, where it all began.
War Photography: Between Testimony and Creation
The Musée Photo Elysée in Lausanne, Switzerland, examines various ways of showing and narrating the war, particularly the one currently tearing Ukraine apart.
How Carolee Schneemann Used Her Body as a Tool of Subversion
A new exhibition in London celebrates Carolee Schneemann, the radical feminist who transformed the language of modern art.
Our Favorite Books for Christmas (1/4) : Art & Fashion
A timeless classic, the photo book is the ideal stocking-stuffer. To help you choose the perfect gift, Blind presents a selection of hand-picked volumes.
Antonio’s Extravagant Explorations of Gender and Identity
A new exhibition celebrates the groundbreaking work of queer Puerto Rican artists at the vanguard of fashion.
Exploring American Life for Twenty Years
Photographer Steve Davis dug into his archives and presents a selection of his best images of American culture mostly photographed during the 1970s and 1980s. He tells Blind his story.
How Horst P. Horst Used Photography to Shape the Styles of the Times
A new exhibition celebrates the legendary portrait and fashion photographer’s seven-decade career.
99 Cameras Club: An Intimate and Unique Collection of Cameras
Having inherited an impressive collection of nearly 2,000 cameras, Federico B. launched the 99 Cameras Club: a project to share and promote this unique collection.
The Superheroes of Beautiful Kinshasa
Photographer Stephan Gladieu has crisscrossed the streets of the Congolese capital for several months, immortalizing the fight of the collective “Ndaku ya la vie est belle.” These abandoned artists have transformed into superheroes to denounce the ecological disaster of their country.
Terri Weifenbach: Au Naturel
The American photographer brilliantly recreates the garden of the Musée des Impressionnismes located a few steps from Claude Monet’s house in Giverny.
A Journey with French Fishermen
Photographer Ciro Battiloro documents the fishing industry in Normandy. A poignant story of men on the sea.
50th Anniversary of The Nicéphore Niépce Museum
This year, the famous French museum named after the inventor of photography celebrates its half-century. Blind magazine retraces its history.
When a River Becomes a Border
Until January 29, the Musée d’Art Moderne in Paris is showcasing the exhibition Al rio / To the River by Zoe Leonard, an American photographer who spent four years surveying the banks of the mythical border river separating the United States and Mexico. Her politically committed work explores the issues and dynamics of this zone of tension and the contradictions projected onto the natural landscape.
The Black-Owned Gallery that Transformed the NY Art Scene in the ‘70s & ‘80s
A new exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art celebrates Just Above Midtown (JAM), the gallery at the forefront of New York’s avant-garde.
Eugene Richards, In This Brief Life
Having sifted through his archives, Eugene Richards, the masterful American documentary photographer, launches a fundraising appeal for his new book, In This Brief Life. The volume represents an intimate look at a fifty-year-long career with handpicked, mostly unpublished images. Blind talks with the photographer.
Transforming the Streets of New York into a Photo Studio
Photographer and urban planner Oluwanisola “Sola” Olosunde transforms his hometown into the perfect set for his stylish self-portrait series.
Sarah Moon, Dior Forever
The photographer is releasing a 3-book box set in collaboration with the House of Dior, documenting the evolution of the couture house across 75 years. A wonderful homage to Dior himself, and an intriguing documentation of how fashion changes throughout the years.
Naima Green’s Intimate Scenes of Pleasure and Play
Forced to slow down, the photographer transformed her practice to celebrate the healing power of love, intimacy, and joy.
Ralph Gibson, Perfect Harmony
Blind met Ralph Gibson in Paris. The American photographer talks about his latest book Refractions 2, his vision of photography, and his quest for a third language combining image and music.
David “Chim” Seymour, Searching for the Light
“He used his camera like a doctor would use a stethoscope in order to diagnose the state of the heart. His own was vulnerable”, Cartier-Bresson wrote about David Seymour, who liked to be called Chim. A new biography sheds light on this photographer, best known as one of the cofounders of photojournalism’s famous cooperative Magnum Photos.
Allan Porter, Editor of Camera, Dies at 88
The American journalist and former figure of the Swiss magazine Camera, who was a reference between the 1920s and 1980s, died on October 5, in anonymity. He had contributed to launching the career of many great photographers.
Pictures of The Soul
“A Picture Gallery of the Soul” brings together the work of Black artists redefining the language of photography.
Reexamining the Iconic Spanish Civil War Photobook Death in the Making
“Death in the Making: Reexamining the Iconic Spanish Civil War Photobook”, currently on view at the International Center of Photography (ICP) in New York, is the first major exhibition to tell the story of the influential 1938 photobook.
Paranormal Activity, Photos of Unexplained Phenomena
As part of the PhotoSaintGermain festival, the Museum of the History of Medicine at Université Paris Cité focuses through images on unexplained phenomena in the face of science. It exhibits disturbing photos of scientists confronted with the unseen…
Fabiola Ferrero: “Venezuela is a Country More Unequal Than Ever”
The 12th edition of the Carmignac Photojournalism Prize is dedicated to Venezuela and its individual, social and ecological difficulties. For several months in 2022, photographer Fabiola Ferrero worked to produce her visual exploration of her native country, now presented in an exhibition in Paris and accompanying monograph.
Andy Sweet and the Lost World of South Beach
The work of Andy Sweet is exhibited, for the first time in Europe, in Atelier Galerie Taylor until November 17, 2022. “Andy Sweet – Miami Beach 70s” immerses us in the joyfully colorful daily life of the old-world Jewish community.
Dipping Into Emerging Photography At Paris Photo
Le Grand Palais Éphémère, on the Champ-de-Mars, facing the Eiffel Tower, is hosting the largest international art fair dedicated to photography this week, from November 10 to 13, 2022. The Curiosa sector, dedicated to emerging artists, presents a wide selection of contemporary and international projects.
Rosalind Fox Solomon: Raw and Humane
As part of Paris Photo, MUUS Collection features Rosalind Fox Solomon: The Early Work—an exhibition that focuses on the emergence of the American portraitist’s style.
