Arkansas State — Terra Fondriest documents life in her region with an unmatched intimacy – a challenge in a place awash with stereotypes. But the mother, firefighter and ranch worker is no outsider. She’s simply capturing what she knows.
Written by: Terra Fondriest
Secret messages — Graffiti in the Colombian capital uncovers stories of corruption, indigenous suffering and government-sanctioned killing.
Written by: Peter Yeung
Mid-century rebellion — Popular mid-century paperbacks would often tackle radical issues shunned by the high-brow mainstream, disguising them in accessible language and compelling plots.
Written by: Miss Rosen
She Just Takes Pictures — In the ’70s, Roberta Bayley moved to the city and bought a camera. Within a year, she was capturing icons like Iggy Pop, Blondie, the Sex Pistols and X-Ray Spex.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Class, community and capitalism — New Netflix series Cheer is filled with high stakes stunts and drama – but it can also teach us a lot about America’s class problem.
Written by: Ruby Lott-Lavigna
Take your shot — Photographer Larry Racioppo spent the ’90s capturing the city’s makeshift streetball courts: ’the closer I looked, the more interesting they became. Many are really a form of folk art.’
Written by: Miss Rosen
Soul of a nation — Gallerist Linda Goode Bryant broke convention by injecting race, politics and identity into the New York art scene, pushing the boundaries of creative expression into new and uncharted waters.
Written by: Miss Rosen
Freed by the people — A new exhibition uncovers the political activist’s photographs, speeches and letters, tracking the experiences that helped make her the woman she is today.
Written by: Miss Rosen
William Eggleston’s snapshots — Throughout the ’70s, photographer William Eggleston captured the rural towns of the American South, where he took colour, concept and composition to new heights.
Written by: Miss Rosen
’There’s a kind of madness’ — Since the age of 16, photographer Mitch Epstein has been documenting the complexities and contradictions of the United States.
Written by: Miss Rosen