Why Photography Matters as Art as Never Before




A review of a recently published book by Michael Fried on contemporary (art) photography from a critical, art historical perspective.

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"Women Are Heroes", Favela da Providencia, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

Using the visual language of mass consumerism but with a social edge that highlights the plight of marginalised communities - as a direct critique of a pan-global phenomena of ideological violence done to the political underclass.

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