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.
Link via The Guardian.
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J R

"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.
Link via link.
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Maria Adelaida Lopez

Tapetes, 2003, Vacumm cleaner dust layers.
Perhaps a comment on the under-appreciated aspect of "women's" work, or, a radical gesture of refusing aesthetic givens?
Link via MAKE Blog.
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Lucy McLauchlan

Merda D'Artista

London
Glyph-like - almost menaing something eternal - yet rooted in raw urban experience.
Link via Artist A Day.
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