Miss Rosen
In photos: The colourful, foreboding techno-optimism of the ’90s
A Visual History — Henry Carroll’s new book traces the roots of unfettered, present-day neoliberalism through images from the 20th century’s final decade, raising questions about how we arrived at where we are today.
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25 years ago, Reflections in Black changed photography
A History of Black Photographers — Deborah Willis’s photobook anthologised pictures made by James Van Der Zee, Anthony Barboza and other groundbreaking Black photographers from when the medium was invented. A new edition updates it with 21st century contributions.
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“I have always been consistent in my insanity”: Vaginal Davis is a countercultural treasure
Magnificent Product — An expansive retrospective diving into the work of the artist, Blacktress and trailblazer in modern queercore is showing at the MoMA PS1. We took a look inside.
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Coreen Simpson’s sweeping, half-century archive of Black America
A Monograph — A go-to photographer for several outlets, she captured stars such Grace Jones and Jean-Michel Basquiat, but also church ladies, club partygoers and b-boys. Her debut photobook provides a wide-ranging survey of her work.
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Seydou Keïta’s illuminating portraits of life in Mali
A Tactile Lens — In the 20th century, the photographer built a huge archive of tens of thousands of pictures, documenting people and lives in the newly independent country. A new exhibition and catalogue dives into his work.
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“Blokes, birds & Bonnevilles”: Inside the ’80s revival of bikers & rockers
Rockers Reunion Club — Decades after their mid-century heyday, leather clad, guitar loving motorbike riders saw a renaissance in London. Photographer Phil Polglaze’s new photobook revisits its blaring, revving parties and rides.
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Richard Avedon’s complex portrait of ageing in a disposable society
Immortal — Bringing together the legendary fashion photographer’s shots of artists, directors, musicians and more, a new photobook explores the work in his archive that interrogate, critique, and celebrate the passage of time and its effect on people.
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In photos: ’00s Brooklyn on the cusp of gentrification
I Give You Power — Rulx Thork began photographing in his local borough in 2005, after a stint living and hanging out in the East and West Villages. His new photobook revisits his archive, and preserves a slice of New York City life and history.
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Who was the real Jean-Michel Basquiat?
The Making of an Icon — A new book by art world insider Doug Woodham aims to illuminate the near-mythical artist’s life, via the friends, family and collaborators who knew him best.
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Unseen portraits of high school teenagers in ’70s New York
White Plains — While teaching photography in a school for students who had encountered trouble in the education system, Larry Racioppo took portraits of them as part of his classes. Now, in an exclusive Huck first look, he revisits his recently rediscovered archive.
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