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talks & interviews
The Time is Always Now
A recent exhibition considers the legacy of James Baldwin and the civil rights era in photographs.
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Gordon Parks, a Brazilian Child, and an Exposé that Shocked the World
Should an American publication have tried to “rescue” a boy from poverty?
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Between Pictures and Concrete Objects
The artist discusses feminism, photograms, and what it means to “hover” in the world.
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The Spirits of Fire Island
Matthew Leifheit conjures history and fantasy in the fabled gay enclave.
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Zanele Muholi On Resistance
In an interview, the visual activist speaks about courage, rethinking history, and the politics of exclusion.
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Are We All Cyborgs?
From biohacking to vitamins, photographer Matthieu Gafsou’s latest series questions the relationship between human bodies and technology.
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Koudelka’s Prague, Fifty Years Later
When Soviet troops invaded Czechoslovakia’s capital in August 1968, Josef Koudelka was one of the first on the scene.
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The Camera as Portal
Shani Jamila, Larry Ossei-Mensah, and Teju Cole discuss travel, mobility, and the meaning of images.
