AnOther Monday June 9, 2025
Not since his passing in 2012 has Masahisa Fukase drawn as much attention as he has this year, notes AnOther: The depiction of the photographer’s life on the big screen in Mark Gill’s biopic Ravens coincides with the reissuing of two Fukase books for the first time in nearly half a century. Homo Ludens (originally published in 1971) and Yoko, which first appeared in 1978–15 years after Fukase met the love of his life. The book’s high point is the series of ritualistic window shots Fukase took of Yoko leaving for work every morning, adds AnOther.
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DP Review Monday June 9, 2025
Fujifilm's X100VI remains hard to get hold of, over a year after its launch: Demand significantly outstripped supply and the company has been struggling to catch up, despite talk of trying to increase production capacity, notes DP Review, which explains the options for those who have been waiting to buy the camera: First, ask yourself why you want the X100VI, then consider some alternative cameras. The OM-5 with a 17mm f/1.8 lens gets you some of the X100VI's retro charm, and though it’s got a smaller sensor, its very good image stabilization makes up for some of the loss of quality, notes DPR.
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David Schonauer Monday June 9, 2025
President Donald Trump said on May 30 that he had fired Kim Sajet, director of Washington, D.C.'s National Portrait Gallery. At his Truth Social media platform, Trump called Sajet "a highly partisan
person, and a strong supporter of DEI, which is totally inappropriate for her position," noted Art News. It was unclear if the president had legal grounds to fire Sajet, because the National … Read the full Story >>
THE ART NEWSPAPER Friday June 6, 2025
There’s a new way to experience art exhibitions of all kinds, notes The Art Newspaper: The new app gowithYamo allows users to check in at shows, leave a review and connect with other fellow exhibition goers. “These reviews are linked to the user’s personalized profile, which also displays their profile picture, bio and activity, including which exhibitions they’ve visited and their ‘Yamo points,’ earned for attending exhibitions,” explains Nathalie Brough, a managing partner at gowithYamo.
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