It was the most private opening in New York, "Richard Avedon" at the Gagosian Gallery. His grandsons William and Michael provided us with pictures and commentary.
“Richard Avedon: Murals and Portraits” opened Friday May 4th at the Gagosian Gallery in New York. This exhibitio...

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We all have at least one attribute about ourselves that causes us to be self conscious; something that causes us to feel as if we are not “normal.” For myself and countless others, our weight is a constant source of such insecurity. By the time I had reached the age of 25, I tipped the ...

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Clic Gallery presents Duffy, the first stateside retrospective from legendary fashion/commercial photographer Brian Duffy. By the end of the 1950s, the static and chaste status quo that had come to dominate fashion photography was usurped by a new, freewheeling mode of documenta...

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“I don't think a journalist should die for his newspaper,” wrote Jean-François Chauvel, Patrick's father, in A rebrousse-poil (Editions Olivier Orban, 1976), a book of reporting stories collected by Philippe Gildas. “If he happens to risk his life, it's for himself, for some idea he ...

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‘The latest technology married to a glorification of the past found in the salt print the perfect medium. The subtlety of the paper negative and the saturation of the salt print were the perfect embodiment of the spirituality of France’s great cathedrals.’ (James Hyman,...

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There are two loves in Indian culture that everyone is born with… Cricket and ‘Bollywood’ … and this is not a sports book. Beyond the glitz and flashbulb glam, what do ‘Bollywood’ actors really do ‘day in and day out?’ How does life really look on the inside? The life of an actor, any acto...

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Vartan Avakian continues his reflection on popular culture through video and photography installations that endeavor to make visible the formal and technical limitations of each medium. He dissects each of their production processes by bringing them into confrontation ...

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Piasa auction house will hold an auction of 19th century, modern and contemporary photographs on Friday May 25, 2012, in Salle 1 of the Hôtel Drouot Richelieu at 14h. Two hundred and seventy-nine lots will be up for sale, beginning with 19th century photography, with prints by Pierre Petit, like...

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The top Lot in the Photographs sale yesterday was an exceptional oversized print by Peter Beard whose work has become globally desired and collected. The sale brought to the auction market the largest ever work by Peter Beard to be sold in a Photographs sale; Hunting Cheetahs on the ...

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The Yann le Mouël auction house will host a photography auction on Thursday May 24, 2012, at 14h in Salle 9 of the Hôtel Drouot-Richelieu. Overseen by Viviane Esders, the full catalogue can be consulted online. Many 19th century photographs are up for sale, including: Gustave Le Gray's "Ciel...

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On May 17 in New York, the International Center Of Photography opened three new exhibits and extended their wonderful Weegee show until September 2. The new shows are (sorry about the long title), A Short History of Photography From the ICP Collection Honoring Willis E. Hartsho...

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It’s been over a week since the presidential elections in France, and after a very tight race between the two opposing candidates, the politics here will take on a very, very different perspective.
Which is exactly what Terry Richardson was aiming for in his sh...

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