Jamel Shabazz photographs a collective portrait of New York, documenting the varying degrees of humility that life in the city forces most of us to adopt.
The invasion of Bucha may be over, but its residents’ lives are shattered and the horror continues as they mourn their dead and process the destruction.
Inspired by the Welsh artist Gwen John, Celia Paul—one of England’s leading painters—reflects on the candor and vulnerability required for great portrait painting.
“To step outside my safe, warm car for just a minute each time I wanted to take a picture sucked all the air out of my lungs. It was exhilarating and terrifying.”
American attention on Afghanistan often neglects the material needs of ordinary Afghans, especially food security, which is now being threatened by climate change.
An exhibit at MoMA PS1 teaches visitors to see the cruelty the prison system tries to hide, and to think expansively about a world in which prisons no longer exist.
“For my kids, using their imaginations isn’t just a way to pass the time; it’s a spiritual survival strategy, one that just might help us parents survive, too.”
Dorothea Lange’s life of looking at others, especially those harmed by unjust systems, helped her see that victims were more than just their socioeconomic scars.
The Mexican government has already ordered people to stay home, with Mexico City under lockdown. But in a small pueblo in the south, life continues as before.
