Hai Bo and China's Photography Boom
On the heels of Obama’s summit with Hu Jintao, an evocative new exhibit by photographer Hai Bo opens in New York. Philip Gefter explores the art of documenting China’s vanishing history.
Breaking Barriers in African Photography
Philip Gefter on Zwelethu Mthethwa's major new exhibit, and its racial context in African photography.
Furtive Photography
Voyeuristic images of Jackie Kennedy, Greta Garbo, and unsuspecting lovers expose their private moments in a new exhibit at the Tate Modern. VIEW OUR GALLERY.
The Female Eye
The Museum of Modern Art celebrates the greatest women photographers of all time—from Diane Arbus to Cindy Sherman to Nan Goldin. By Philip Gefter. VIEW OUR GALLERY
Allen Ginsberg's Beat Memories
A new exhibition at the National Gallery in Washington, D.C. celebrates the late poet’s remarkable photographs of his famous friends, including Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs. VIEW OUR GALLERY.
The Father of Photojournalism
Henri Cartier-Bresson is honored with a major MoMA retrospective. VIEW OUR GALLERY of his most iconic images, including portraits of Capote and Matisse.
Knowing Bill Cunningham
The famously elusive New York Times fashion photographer allowed filmmakers to trail him for a documentary in theaters this weekend. Producer Philip Gefter on the man behind the camera.
The Kings of Kodachrome
A vibrant new show at the Cincinnati Art Museum celebrates William Eggleston, Joel Meyerowitz, and other pioneers of color photography. VIEW OUR GALLERY.
Dreaming of Paris
With photographs by Man Ray, Brassaï, and Ilse Bing, a new exhibition of Surrealist images from the 1920s and ’30s captures the magic and majesty of the City of Light.
This Is Not a Tree
That evergreen by the highway may be hiding something. VIEW OUR GALLERY of Robert Voit’s deadpan photographs of cellphone towers disguised as trees.