The great American photographer Edward Steichen took what were probably the first fashion photographs in 1911. Since then it has become a unique platform for commerce and creativity.
The James Barnor archive is the product of a career spanning more than 60 years. Barnor was born in Accra in 1929. He began his photographic career when he opened a makeshift studio in Jamestown.
In a celebration of contemporary art, outstanding works shortlisted from the Aesthetica Art Prize will be displayed in the setting of York St Mary’s – York Art Gallery’s contemporary art space.
Created last year, Ken Griffiths’ series of photographic portraits capturing people and places celebrates individuals who continue to make remarkable contributions to their communities.
Tony Ray-Jones and Martin Parr are not only well known for being outstanding British photographers, but for capturing the English landscape with familiarity.
Gail Albert Halaban traced the steps of legendary artist Edward Hopper, travelling to Massachusetts to record the houses he painted 100 years before.
Combining colour, everyday objects and portraiture, Blackmon’s works are endlessly fascinating, and every return glance reveals a new angle or shape.
The analogue is increasingly marginalised in a digital climate that sees images everywhere; in this context the value of art photography is constantly questioned.
Choosing a palette of bright hues, ordinary people and American landscapes, Joel Sternfeld is a multi-award-winning master of photography.
The Edinburgh Art Festival returns to Scotland from 1 August, immersing the city in cultural explorations of art. Running until 1 September, the festival features no less than 50 exhibitions.
Selected Signs is a collection of six disks featuring the music that was selected for the ECM exhibition, ECM – A Cultural Archaeology, at Haus der Kunst in Munich at the start of the year.
The Art Collective was originally launched to support and promote new and emerging artists. Working to help represent and showcase today’s top artists, the Art Collective has become a vital support system.
Familiar flower and mushroom images of the past are having somewhat of a renaissance. MdM Mönchsberg examines the clichés and levels of meaning and symbolism behind the natural products.
Even in the modern age, 90 percent of the earth’s oceans still remain unexplored. Aquatopia examines how the ocean comes alive in human minds at Nottingham Contemporary this summer.
Laura Pannack opens Young British Naturists at White Cloth Gallery. Exhibiting photos from a project that spanned three years, she gained access to the world of Britain’s naturists.
We take a look at one of the opportunities available for both Aesthetica Art Prize artists. Selected entries will be part of an exhibition held in York St Mary’s, York Art Gallery’s contemporary art space.
One Picture at a Time is a collection of Smoliansky’s striking photographs. Running at Michael Hoppen Gallery, the exhibition demonstrates the artist’s interest in capturing the impossible.
Part of this year’s Manchester International Festival is being held at the Arndale Shopping Centre: Europe’s third largest mall and described as ‘the jewel in the city’s retail crown’.
An exhibition which takes Palestine as its focus will raise certain expectations. Points of Departure looks at the earth and soul of Palestine, rather than solely at the protracted conflict surrounding it.
