Dream-like states: Ming Smith’s black and white photos – in pictures | Art and design
[ad_1] Ming Smith: Evidence will be the inaugural exhibit at the Nicola Vassell Gallery, and will include some of her most recognizable images – and others that have never been seen before. Smith was one of the few women in Kamoinge, a collective of Black photographers established in New York in 1963 [ad_2] This content […]
Architecture: From Prehistory to Climate Emergency review – how energy shaped the way we built the world | Art and design books
[ad_1] Consider the Georgian terrace, now a widely admired model of traditional city-building. Its most important material was not those of which it was ostensibly made, but coal: coal fired the kilns that made the bricks and the lime for the mortar; it helped make the glass for the large windows; it smelted and melted […]
‘I’m broken and my only sin was being a woman’ – Gabrielle Goliath’s survivors | Photography
[ad_1] The event that shaped Gabrielle Goliath’s life as an artist happened when she was nine years old: a schoolfriend was killed in an act of domestic violence, the details of which have never been clear. “It would have been an accident,” she says, from her home in Johannesburg, 30 years on. “But, you know, […]
Divine, Pacino, Jagger … and me: 50 years of Albert Watson’s portraits – in pictures
[ad_1] The legendary photographer’s new book features inspiring images and insider tips – such as remembering to order in a subject’s favourite coffee Continue reading… [ad_2] This content first appear on the guardian
Why are our cities built for 6ft-tall men? The female architects who fought back | Architecture
[ad_1] When Le Corbusier developed his proportional system Le Modulor in the 1940s, the great architect had in mind a handsome British policeman. His system would go on to shape the entire postwar world, dictating everything from the height of a door handle to the scale of a staircase, all governed by the need to […]
New Deal For Artists: an unearthed film on how arts funding should work | Documentary films
[ad_1] In America, the culture war over state funding of arts programs never really ends, but rather assumes slightly altered forms over time. The latest battle lines have formed around Broadway, in desperate need of an infusion of cash from the government to survive the pandemic, much to the chagrin of budget-slashing conservatives. Not so […]
Two young boys in the heart of LA gangland: Merrick Morton’s best photograph | Art and design
[ad_1] I’ve been shooting street gangs in Los Angeles since the early 80s. For whatever reason, I always seemed to gravitate towards the gangs with the potential for violence. A contact in the LA county probation department helped me get started. He took me to some of the people on his caseload and, from there, […]
Heads together: the light of hopeful faces – in pictures
[ad_1] From Moroccan teapot menders to Finnish ecologists, these portraits of people from 50 countries are a testament to the human need to connect Continue reading… [ad_2] This content first appear on the guardian
‘We got shot at’ – the outrageous life of Jayne County, the first trans rock’n’roller | Music
[ad_1] Jayne County is explaining the term “wrecking”, which was a popular pastime among the more confrontational drag queens of Atlanta, Georgia, in the 60s. “Just deliberately trying to freak out the regular people, the solids as we called them,” she laughs. “Shaking people out of their normality, just trying to see what nerves we […]
‘Some people feel threatened’: face to face with Ai-Da the robot artist | Culture
[ad_1] She, if it can be called a she, began her career with abstract art but has now moved to self, if they can be called self, portraits and they are alarmingly good. “She is getting better all of the time,” said Aidan Meller, the force behind Ai-Da, the world’s first ultra-realistic robot artist, who […]