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One Fine Show: “Yoko Ono, Music of the Mind” at MCA Chicago

The exhibition makes the case that the artist's influence would have been unavoidable regardless of fame or circumstance.
By Dan Duray
A man wearing a white conical hat stands with his forehead pressed against a blank wall while a video camera on a tripod records him from across an empty room, creating a scene of deliberate absurdity characteristic of Erwin Olaf’s April Fool images.

Hans van Manen Remembers Photographer Erwin Olaf

"The last time I saw him, he had so many ideas—some serious and some scandalous—and he shared them from his hospital bed. It was deeply moving," he told Observer.
By Nicolas Vamvouklis
A color photograph shows a young man standing upright in floral swim trunks on a crowded beach, with sunbathers, umbrellas and mountains in the background.

LagosPhoto Festival Confronts the Historical Weight of Incarceration

From colonial prisons to landmarks of independence, each biennial venue deepens the curatorial dialogue between art, space and history.
By Gameli Hamelo
A black-and-white photograph from Sally Mann’s At Twelve series shows two young women in period-style clothing posed on the back of a car in a rural setting, capturing adolescence with a mix of nostalgia and tension.

Photography’s Past and Future Hung in Tense Harmony at Paris Photo

By Henry Roberts
A group of men and boys gather in and around a narrow water channel on a sunny day, bathing and swimming in the West Bank, as shown in Adam Rouhana’s Ein Aouja.

“Thirst” at The Wellcome Collection Dives Deep into the Politics of Water

By Henry Roberts
A gallery wall displays a grid of black-and-white photographs showing people in a park, including dancers, children jumping rope, and a man sitting with a boombox, with two wooden benches positioned in front.

Kathy Ryan On Curating Joy Through Different Artists’ Lenses

By Dan Duray
A gallery installation shows a large painting of terraced earth tones on the left and a smaller framed work depicting an industrial interior on the right.

In Edward Burtynsky and Alkan Avcıoğlu’s ‘Hypertopographics,’ Photography Meets A.I.

By Elisa Carollo
A black-and-white photograph shows a shirtless man with curly hair and a beard looking directly at the camera while holding someone’s hand beneath a draped cloth.

In Arles, the Rencontres de la Photographie Showcases the Vernacular, the Archive and the Contemporary

By Sarah Moroz
A color photograph of a man in a hat and suit sitting in a wicker chair holding a small dog in a plant-filled conservatory with potted flowers and a small pond.

At London’s Garden Museum, Cecil Beaton’s Botanical Obsessions

By Henry Roberts
A color photo of Jerry Garcia in rainbow-striped pants and a patterned sweater making a playful face while gripping his guitar in front of a packed outdoor crowd in Golden Gate Park.

Don’t Miss ‘An American Beauty: Grateful Dead 1965-1995’ at David Kordansky Gallery

By Jordan Riefe
A person lies across orange subway seats, entirely covered by a textured brown blanket, with only dark sneakers visible. A subway map is partially seen in the background.

With Camera and Questions, Joseph Cochran II Turns Photography Into Civic Work

By Elisa Carollo
A girl with long, bright pink and yellow braided hair stands with her back to the camera against a chipped, sky-blue wall—part of a series documenting Afro-Colombian life on a disappearing island in the Caribbean.

The 2025 Latin American Foto Festival Grapples with Extremes

By Sarah Moroz
Edmund Lowe bites Dolores del Rio's chin.

MoMA’s “Face Value” Invites Us to Turn a Critical Eye Toward Our Image-Obsessed Culture

By Hudson Warm
A color photograph of a woman in a dark, puff-sleeved dress, orange gloves and a headscarf, standing before a mountainous landscape, part of Cindy Sherman’s “Ominous Landscapes” series where couture meets remote natural settings.

In Menorca, Cindy Sherman’s Cinematic Take on Womanhood

By Sarah Moroz
A historical photo showing two groups of women, one of them placing a box atop a ladder and the other marching in a suffragist procession, holding banners and signs demanding justice.

In New York, the Women Behind the Lens Step Into the Frame

By Mary Gregory
A person in a black bodysuit with horn-like braids and a mirrored mask holds a glass orb filled with dark organic shapes in Devil’s Claw no. 1, suggesting a blend of sci-fi aesthetics and Indigenous futurism.

Cara Romero Frames Indigenous Sovereignty in Sharp Relief

By Petala Ironcloud
A black-and-white portrait of a heavily tattooed shirtless man with a bald head and intense stare, photographed by Diane Arbus at a fairground or carnival.

The Generosity of Diane Arbus’ Unsentimental Lens in L.A. and N.Y.

By Dian Parker

Elegance Met Urgency at This Year’s Gordon Parks Foundation Gala

By Christa Terry
A person rides a light-colored horse past a small, weathered wooden church with a sign reading “Faith Temple Church of God in Christ,” framed by overhanging tree branches.

Legacy and Loss in the South and Self: An Interview with Rahim Fortune

By Sarah Moroz
A gallery view at Gagosian Beverly Hills shows Paul McCartney’s “Rearview Mirror” exhibition, featuring a large black-and-white photograph of George Harrison and framed contact sheets and prints displayed on white walls.

In Beverly Hills, Paul McCartney’s Photographs Offer a Raw Look at Beatlemania’s Beginnings

By Jordan Riefe
A wide-angle view of The Photography Show at Park Avenue Armory, showing rows of photography booths under a vaulted industrial ceiling.

At AIPAD’s The Photography Show, Vintage Icons Shine But the Future of the Medium Is Unclear

By Elisa Carollo
An image of a white gallery wall displaying five black-and-white portrait photographs of individuals in formal or traditional attire, accompanied by a life-size sculpture of a robed figure with a dark face and folded hands in prayer.

Zanele Muholi Shows that Insistence Is the Best Resistance in Savannah

By Leia Genis
Model Kate Moss, dressed in a black short-sleeved top and headband, poses against a plain studio backdrop in a high-contrast black and white image from early in her career, emphasizing her natural features and confident stare.

“Culture Shift” Revisits the Radical Legacy of One British Magazine’s Boundary-Pushing Photography

By Sabrina Cooper
A close-up of a hand wearing a white glove turning a page in an archival binder with a black-and-white photo visible.

Mapplethorpe Unbound: Rediscovered S&M Images Surface in New York City

By J. Scott Orr
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