April 2013 – Monsters & Madonnas

Let’s Pretend! The Contemporary American Photobook

April 23, 2013April 28, 2013 Russet Lederman1 Comment

Most of the boxes that hit my doormat come from Japan, but more recently with the approaching sneak preview of the 10x10 American Photobooks project, which I am co-organizing with Matthew Carson and Olga Yatskevich, I’ve been receiving a lot of domestic parcels. Rather than Japanese postwar photobooks, my office table is filling with contemporary… Continue reading Let’s Pretend! The Contemporary American Photobook

Kevin Romero on 360 New York

April 18, 2013April 18, 2013 Liz SalesLeave a comment

During the time I spent as a teen intern in the ICP library I came across a book that I loved. The book's name is 360 New York by Nick Wood. I like this book because it shows us places that are popular here in New York. I could go visit these places myself. This… Continue reading Kevin Romero on 360 New York

Josh Lutz’s “Hesitating Beauty”

April 10, 2013April 10, 2013 Liz SalesLeave a comment

The cover of faculty member, Josh Lutz’s new book lures you in; it’s title, “Hesitating Beauty” is printed directly across the blinking eyes of a woman in pearls and an evening gown. She has been caught mid-blink, or possibly mid-sneeze, during a formal portrait session. Something is curiously amiss. To fully appreciative Lutz’s unsettling story,… Continue reading Josh Lutz’s “Hesitating Beauty”