The New York Times Monday September 12, 2022
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed, a documentary about the photographer Nan Goldin, was awarded the Golden Lion for best film at the 79th Venice International Film Festival on Saturday. The film, from director Laura Poitras, was the rare documentary to win the Golden Lion and won over strong competitors, notes The New York Times. The film examines Goldin’s art, life and her activism in protesting the Sackler family and Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, for their roles in the opioid crisis. “I’ve never met anyone like Nan,” Poitras said in her acceptance speech, praising Goldin as “courageous.” Read the full Story >>
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David Schonauer Monday September 12, 2022
The finalists for the 2022 W. Eugene Smith Memorial Grant have been announced. The grant supports a photographer whose past work and proposed project follows the tradition of W. Eugene Smith's
concerned photography and dedicated compassion. This year the Smith Fund returns to its longtime tradition of awarding one individual photographer with a $40,000 grant, after naming multiple
recipients during the Covid crisis. The … Read the full Story >>
KQED Friday September 9, 2022
Photographer Fred Lyon, who built “an incomparable record of his native city in a career that spanned more than seven decades,” died on August 22, notes KQED. Santa Monica gallery owner Peter Fetterman, who has represented Lyon for decades, described the his work as "a love poem to the city.” Philip Meza, whose recent book Inventing the California Look featured Lyon's photography of interior decor, said that Lyon’s career “touched on every significant aspect of 20th-century photography.” Read the full Story >>
Fairchild Fashion Museum Friday September 9, 2022
How do you properly tell the story of a city—any city—but specifically New York, a 320-square-mile sprawl of layered histories and singular attitude? Make it an ode to clothes, notes Art News. “A Matter of Style”, a pop-up fashion museum opening today, explores New York’s sartorial legacy, framed through the vast photo archives of Fairchild Media Group, whose portfolio includes the stalwart style-spotter Women’s Wear Daily. The museum, on view at AG Studios in Manhattan, arrives in tandem with New York Fashion Week. Read the full Story >>
