Politico Tuesday December 28, 2021
Amy Harris, a freelance photographer from Indiana, is suing the House Jan. 6 committee, arguing that a subpoena the panel issued for her telephone records violates the First Amendment, notes Politico. Harris’s photos of the riot on the Capitol grounds have appeared in news outlets such as CNN, Rolling Stone and POLITICO. Harris’ suit says that before the storming of the Capitol, she was in regular contact with leaders of the Proud Boys, the right-wing group that took a leading role in the assault on the Capitol. Read the full Story >>
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David Schonauer Tuesday December 28, 2021
What was the hottest name in photography in 2021? In April we noted that it was William Henry Fox Talbot, the pioneering photographer who died in 1877. An auction at Sotheby's devoted to masters of
photography saw a set of nearly 200 images by Talbot selling for a staggering $1,956,000, well beyond its estimate of $300,000 to $500,000 and setting a new auction record … Read the full Story >>
ARTnews Monday December 27, 2021
Crystal Williams, a professor and poet, has been named the next president of the Rhode Island School of Design. Since 2017, Williams has been vice president and associate provost for community and inclusion at Boston University, where she also serves as a professor of English. Williams has also held senior leadership roles at Bates College in Maine and Reed College in Oregon. In July 2020, after the RISD’s Anti-Racism Coalition and BIPOC faculty members raised concerns about structural racism, the school promised significant changes. Williams’s hire comes as art schools across the U.S. diversify their uppermost ranks, notes Art News.
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MY MODERN MET Monday December 27, 2021
My Modern Met has put together a particularly punchy year-end collection of pictures running the gamut from “beautiful landscapes, majestic wildlife, spectacular natural phenomena, and the unwavering human spirit.” Among them: Gunarto Song’s photo of a shooting star falling into Mount Merapi, the most active volcano in Indonesia; storm chaser Mike Olbinski’s image of a quadruple microburst; and a photograph of the sun from astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy. Read the full Story >>
