2021 In Review

Blind writers and editors look back at the events, images, and stories that shaped the year.

FROM THE ARCHIVES

Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Vivian Maier

While in France the Musée du Luxembourg is devoting an exhibition to her, the first accomplished biography of Vivian Maier, penned by Ann Marks and published by Simon & Schuster, offers an intimate look at the life and work of Vivian Maier, revealing a darker side of the myth.

By Clara Bastid

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Annie Leibovitz: “A lot can be told in those moments in between the main moments”

She is one of the world’s most iconic portrait artists who, over five decades, has consecrated some of America’s biggest celebrities. Recipient of the William Klein Photography Award from the Académie des Beaux-Arts, Annie Leibovitz is the subject of an exhibition at the Institut de France, in Paris, while simultaneously releasing her first book devoted entirely to the world of fashion.

By Nathalie Dassa

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Gulnara Samoilova: A Woman Journalist at Ground Zero

On September 11, 2001, photographer Gulnara Samoilova was in downtown Manhattan when the World Trade Center terrorist attacks happened. Her images were awarded with a World Press Photo in 2002 and published in a book, 

Women Journalists at Ground Zero.

By Judith Sylvester

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Lisette Model: A Photography Lesson

Featuring a selection of images from the 1930s through the 1970s, an exhibition at Baudoin-Lebon gallery in Paris allows us to rediscover some landmark series in the career of the pioneering street photographer, Lisette Model.By Sophie Bernard 

How The Photo Vogue Festival Champions Diversity

The art world has long had a problem with diversity. This year’s Photo Vogue champions the issue, showcasing 35 artists from around the world.By Christina Cacouris

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Rosalind Fox Solomon’s Poignant Images of the Horrors of History

In 

The Forgotten

, Rosalind Fox Solomon bears witness to the human cost of war, conflict, and trauma.

By Miss Rosen

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Eikoh Hosoe and His Secret Passageways

A monograph edited by Yasufumi Nakamori shows how Eikoh Hosoe’s teaching and photographs imposed an offbeat vision of the Japanese archipelago.

By Brigitte Ollier

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Six Pictures: Gordon Parks’ Cinematic Style

A new exhibition looks at how the legendary photographer used a filmmaker’s eye to make memorable documentary images.

By Bill Shapiro

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Hypnotic Portraiture and Psychedelia in Newly Discovered Kali

Filmmaker and writer Matt Tyrnauer discusses the mythology behind the discovery of great art, and how Kali could come to be the next Vivian Maier.By Christina Cacouris 

Documenting the Freedom of Youth in New York

Photographer Marie Tomanova’s portraiture is the perfect argument against the age-old cliché that “youth is wasted on the young.”By Abigail Glasgow

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Ralph Gibson: "I Am an Insider, Not an Observer"

On November 4, 2021, as part of Leica‘s celebration of photography, American photographer Ralph Gibson received the Leica Hall of Fame Award 2021 for Lifetime Achievement. He is also being honored with a retrospective exhibition, on view through the end of February 2022, at the Leica Gallery in Wetzlar, Germany.

By Jonas Cuénin

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