Visual Culture

JR, an ambitious photographer and recent recipient of the 2011 TED Award, has recently released a video short based on his exhibition work completed while in Shanghai called ‘Wrinkles of the City’ that is worth a look.
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“Photographs do more than document history—they make it.” At TED University, Jonathan Klein of Getty Images showcases some of the most iconic images shared to the public, and talks about what happens when a generation sees an image so powerful it can’t look away—or back.

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Richard Avedon’s color correction notes for a printer. Enough said.

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Photos: AP/ Noah Berger

These somber images of unwanted newspaper racks in a Belmont, CA storage yard pretty much sum up the state of the publishing industry.

Update: The boxes belonged to the San Francisco Chronicle and had been removed per city rules, not due to recession. We apologize for the mistake. Thanks Michael for the tip.

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Slate Magazine has launched a new project that attempts to document the current economic crisis our country finds itself in. To participate in this open call click here.

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Thanks Ian for the tip!

Coming off his mural work in Kenya, ambitious photographer JR has made his way to Cambodia. For more on his work there see Wooster. (more…)

After more than a year of planning, world class photographer JR has completed an ambitious exhibition that covers 2000 square meters of rooftops in Kiberia, Kenya.

This exhibition features a rather innovative twist: Two times a day – as a train passes the village – the eyes and faces come together to complete the image. The material used is water resistant so that the photo itself can also function to protect the fragile houses during the rainy season. To see more work by JR see below. (more…)

On December 7th GOOD is hosting a Local World’s Fair and debuting their GOOD December Screening Series with the acclaimed film Boogie Man: The Lee Atwater Story. For more on this you know what to do.

Light Art Performance Photography uses a one-shot long time bulb exposure. Jan Wollert and Jorg Miedza are the creatives behind LAPP.

We stumbled upon this inspirational Favela art the other day via jr-art.net