Museum of Modern Art Thursday May 4, 2023
The Museum of Modern Art’s “New Photography” series, which focus on specific art scenes across the globe, turns its focus in 2023 to Lagos, the commercial capital of Nigeria and one of the most populous cities on the African continent. The exhibition (May 28 through Sept 16) explores the work of seven artists “who explore the image as a social medium, and are united by their critical use of photographic forms,” notes the museum. Among the photographers featured: Kelani Abass, Akinbode Akinbiyi, Amanda Iheme, Karl Ohiri and Logo Oluwamuyiwa.
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PolaCon Thursday May 4, 2023
Instant photography is back and getting bigger: Launched in 2015 by the Instant Film Society, the PolaCon convention is coming to New York City from May 19 to 21. (Programming will take place throughout the city but will be primarily concentrated at venues in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn, with a central hub at Brooklyn Film Camera.) The event will feature photo walks, workshops, meet-ups, presentations, scavenger hunts and other opportunities for fans of instant photography to meet, share their work, and learn about new tech.
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David Schonauer Thursday May 4, 2023
Humans have never stopped looking for ways to get in touch with lost loved ones, but now advances in artificial intelligence are bringing the process of grieving into a new era. Undertakers in China
have started offering a new service that employs AI to generate life-like avatars of the deceased. With just a photo, a voice recording and the use of text-to-image art generator … Read the full Story >>
The New York Times Wednesday May 3, 2023
One hundred years ago, the Eastman Kodak Company introduced a product that promised to revolutionize moviemaking: the Ciné-Kodak camera, sold with the Kodascope projector — offered a new thrill: the ability to make and screen movies at home, with no special expertise. Also new was the film used in the camera: Until 1923, most motion pictures were shot on 35mm film. The new format that was 16mm wide, notes The New York Times, allowing for smaller, cheaper and more portable cameras. It was a boon to amateurs and is still loved by filmmakers like arren Aronofsky and Kelly Reichardt.
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