ARTnews Tuesday August 2, 2022
The archive of Johnson Publishing, an invaluable collection of photographs depicting African American culture in the 20th century, officially has new ownership. A philanthropic consortium comprising the Ford Foundation, the J. Paul Getty Trust, the MacArthur Foundation, the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, and the Smithsonian Institution has announced that the collection has been transferred to the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture and the Getty Research Institute. The two institutions now jointly steward 4 million prints and negatives from Ebony and Jet, the lodestones of Johnson’s portfolio, notes Art News. Read the full Story >>
Nevada Museum of Art. Tuesday August 2, 2022
Known as the “architect to the stars,” Paul Revere Williams created homes in wealthy Southern California enclaves for the likes of Frank Sinatra and Lucille Ball. He worked at a time when racial discrimination and prejudice were still so unrelenting that many were unaware that Williams was Black, but now, notes The New York Times, Williams devotees are everywhere. Photographer Janna Ireland’s studies of his designs are on view through Oct. 2 at the Nevada Museum of Art. Read the full Story >>
Projections Tuesday August 2, 2022
Get to know some past winners of the American Photo Open competition tomorrow night at Projections, the once-a-month showcase of talented photographers of various disciplines from around the world. Those presenting their work will be Azim Kahn Ronnie of Bangladesh, Alain Schroeder of Belgium and Zay Yar Lin of Myanmar. Time: 7:00 pm. Place: via Zoom. And don’t forget that the deadline for submitting work to the AP0 2022 competition is August 31. Get your work ready now. Read the full Story >>
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David Schonauer Tuesday August 2, 2022
As we noted recently, Instagram announced that it would be walking back several recent updates after Kylie Jenner and other celebrities joined a user backlash against the changes and criticized the
platform for trying to be too much like TikTok. The move came shortly after Instagram chief Adam Mosseri posted a video saying bluntly that the app would keep shifting away from its photo … Read the full Story >>
