För: Reviewed by Brian Arnold
Book ReviewFörPhotographs by Agnieszka SosnowskaReviewed by Brian Arnold"One of my favorites in Robert Adams’s first book of essays, Beauty in Photography, is a piece called “Making Art New.” It’s a...
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Book ReviewAll the Colors I Am InsidePhotographs by Deb AchakReviewed by George Slade"Seattle-based photographer Deb Achak’s “debut monograph” (says her bio) feels like the first chapter of a longer...
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Book ReviewHow We Hold the SunPhotographs by Anna RottyReviewed by Sara J. Winston“How do we get to really know a place? How does a place hold a fixed impression on our memory? Do we place it by the...
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Book ReviewLouis Carlos Bernal: MonografíaPhotographs by Louis Carlos BernalReviewed by Blake Andrews“How is it that Louis Carlos Bernal has never had a proper monograph before now? The late master was...
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Book ReviewSome Lights Are From FiresPhotographs by Barbara BosworthReviewed by George Slade"Bosworth’s book is simply exquisite. That is, both simple in execution and profoundly emotive. Six bound...
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Book ReviewManifest | Thirteen ColoniesPhotographs by Wendel A. WhiteReviewed by Brian Arnold"Thinking about Zora Neale Hurston is a great entry for looking at the new work by photographer and academic...
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Book ReviewThis Earthen DoorBy Amanda Marchand & Leah SobseyReviewed by Cheryl Van Hooven“Amanda Marchand’s and Leah Sobsey’s This Earthen Door is a creation of stunning beauty and reverence —...
View ArticleBlind Spot: Reviewed by Madeline Cass
Book ReviewBlind SpotPhotographs by Julie van der VaartReviewed by Madeline Cass"In Blind Spot, Julie van der Vaart crafts images that drift between the abstract and the tactile, the geological and the...
View ArticleDogbreath: Reviewed by Blake Andrews
Book ReviewDogbreathPhotographs by Matthew GenitempoReviewed by Blake Andrews“Matthew Genitempo’s method has always relied on intuition. He approaches photo projects with no clear finish line in mind....
View ArticleThe New Mexicans: Book Launch and Signing
photo-eye BooksThe New Mexicans: Book Launch and Signing Kevin Bubriski, Guggenheim fellow and author of 7 booksSaturday, December 7, 2024, 3:00-5:00 pmJoin us for the launch of Kevin Bubriski's The...
View ArticleThirty-Six Views of the Moon: Reviewed by Brian Arnold
Book ReviewThirty-Six Views of the MoonArt by Ala EbtekarReviewed by Brian Arnold"Thinking about Zora Neale Hurston is a great entry for looking at the new work by photographer and academic Wendel A....
View ArticleFalkland Road: Reviewed by Blake Andrews
Book ReviewFalkland RoadPhotographs by Mary Ellen MarkReviewed by Blake Andrews“Falkland Road is not an enjoyable book. That might be an odd statement to begin a book review, but it’s my frank opinion....
View ArticleThe Crisis Tapes: Reviewed by Sara J. Winston
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View ArticleSons of the Living: Reviewed by Brian Arnold
Book ReviewSons of the LivingPhotographs by Bryan SchutmaatReviewed by Brian Arnold"There are some things about this man that I feel that I know, but it’s hard to say since I’m not given much context...
View ArticleThe Sleepers: Reviewed by Britland Tracy
Book ReviewThe SleepersPhotographs by Sophie CalleReviewed by Britland Tracy“It’s 5:00pm on Monday, April 1st, 1979, and Sophie Calle has one rule: her bed must be occupied at all times, between now...
View ArticleBerlin on a Dog’s Night: Reviewed by Blake Andrews
Book ReviewBerlin on a Dog’s NightPhotographs by Gundula Schulze EldowyReviewed by Blake Andrews“It’s been over thirty years since the reunification of East and West Germany. But some major GDR...
View ArticleMy America: Reviewed by Arturo Soto
Book ReviewMy AmericaPhotographs by Diana MatarReviewed by Arturo Soto"How did it come to be that so many citizens in the United States distrust the keepers of public order? Diana Matar’s photobook My...
View ArticleSoft Eyes: Reviewed by Jacques Talbot
Book ReviewSoft EyesPhotographs by Henry Wessel, Austin Leong & Adrian MartinezReviewed by Jacques Talbot"Soft Eyes presents a selection of photographs by the late Henry Wessel, alongside those by...
View ArticleRecord 2: Reviewed by Brian Arnold
Book ReviewRecord 2Photographs by Daido MoriyamaReviewed by Brian Arnold"The first book I got by Daido Moriyama was '71 New York, published by Andrew Roth and PPP Editions in 2002. This was a great...
View ArticleFailing: Reviewed by Blake Andrews
Book ReviewFailingPhotographs by Mike BrodieReviewed by Blake Andrews“While browsing his latest book Failing, my imagination turns to Mike Brodie in the initial stages of editing. Approaching forty,...
View ArticleI’ll let you be in my dreams if I can be in yours: Reviewed by George Slade
Book ReviewI’ll let you be in my dreams if I can be in yoursPhotographs by Carolyn Drake & Andres GonzalezReviewed by George Slade"It’s as though Drake and Gonzalez looked to collaborative books by...
View ArticleWeegee: Society of the Spectacle — Reviewed by Brian Arnold
Book ReviewWeegee: Society of the SpectaclePhotographs by WeegeeReviewed by Brian Arnold"Currently on view at the ICP in New York is Weegee: Society of the Spectacle (Jan. 23-May 05, 2025). Incredibly,...
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Book ReviewGong Co.Photographs by Christian PattersonReviewed by Blake Andrews“WPhotography has a Vishnu complex. While regular folks are blithely content to let people and moments fade into the past,...
View ArticleSealskin: Reviewed by Blake Andrews
Book ReviewSealskinPhotographs by Jeff DworskyReviewed by Blake Andrews“In unsettled times like the present, we tend to see the past through rose colored glasses. Jeff Dworsky’s new monograph is a case...
View ArticleEmerald Drifters: Reviewed by Madeleine Morlet
Book ReviewEmerald DriftersPhotographs by Cig HarveyReviewed by Madeleine Morlet“In the last few hundred years, science has worked hard to convince us that everything is knowable. We have grown...
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