Women have been at the forefront of photography from its earliest days. However, as this major new exhibition at the Met contends, not until the 1920s did they emerge as “a powerful expression of modernity,…
Dawoud Bey is a photographer of great style and humanity. As a Black photographer whose main focus for 40 years has been the lives of Black people – whether in New York, Chicago or The…
“For me, people come first. I have tried to assert the dignity and eternal importance of the human being.” Alice Neel, 1950 Alice Neel (1900 –1984) was a true radical in her life and work.…
Photos and Text by Eleanor Foa Dienstag This is a less eccentric fashion exhibition than we are used to from the Met, and for that reason it is more relatable and enjoyable: a perfect antidote…
I’ve taken two summer vacations this year – one in Italy and the other in France — via two mesmerizing thrillers that couldn’t be more different. Each is on Amazon Prime. The Inspector Vivaldi Mysteries,…
Oddly enough, Spring is more beautiful than ever. The magnolias more magnificent than I remember. It’s a 9/11 kind of afternoon. Cloudless blue skies. New York’s best. The major arteries of the city are almost empty.…
Gerhard Richter is a master of styles, of technique, and above all, a commentator on photo-representation in the second half of the 20th Century. He’s been called “one of the greatest artists of our times,”…
Dorothea Lange has always been one of my favorite photographers – not only for her body of work but for her personal story. Like so many photographers of her generation (1895 -1965), she was largely…