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The Concerns of Roman Vishniac: Man, Nature and Science was a project directed by Cornell Capa. It was an exhibition organized by and promoted under the umbrella of The International Fund for Concerned Photography. The exhibition opened at the Jewish Museum in New York in 1971. The Concerns of Roman Vishniac was also part of… Continue reading The Concerns of Roman Vishniac
And the sun never goes down. Someone sings i don't sing to be heard or because i know how...in the open, a chicken bites another chicken, a broken voice opens up and sings...i don't sing to be heard or because i know how. And to wake up and have an idea...we'll tear down his favorite… Continue reading Even Dwarfs Started Small
In November 2011, Daido Moriyama came to New York for a series of events: a talk at Japan Society with International Center of Photography Curator Christopher Phillips, and Printing Show –TKY, a photobook performance event organized by Ivan Vartanian at the Aperture Foundation. During that time, a plan was hatched for a Daido Moriyama photobook… Continue reading A NYC RESOURCE: THE IMPACT OF THE DAIDO MORIYAMA PHOTOBOOK COLLECTION ON ICP
Recently, I’ve been struck by the different ways that photobooks are being presented in exhibitions and reading rooms. In the past, it was really simple to distinguish a venue by the manner in which a photobook was encountered. If the books could be picked up and held, then it was a bookshop or library; if… Continue reading The Photobook: Turn the Page Please
The first ever ICP exhibition opened . . . Our charismatic founder Cornell Capa was in attendance . . . The Magic began. . . it took place in this old building (this photograph was taken by some bloke called Buzz). . . Folks often congregated at the entrance to this building . . .… Continue reading Happy Birthday ICP!
Please join us this evening from 7 - 9 PM at the opening reception for the 10x10 Japanese Photobooks Reading Room. ICP – Bard MFA Studio Space 24-20 Jackson Avenue, 3rd Floor, Long Island City (Across the street from MoMA PS1 and the New York Art Book Fair) Friday, September 28 through Sunday, September 30,… Continue reading 10×10 Japanese Photobooks Reading Room – September 28-30 from 3-9 PM
10x10 Japanese Photobooks As part of 10x10 Japanese Photobooks, a pop-up reading room of 100 Japanese photobooks at the ICP-Bard MFA Studios from September 28-30, 2012 and an online resource space at Photo(o)lia, Monsters & Madonnas features one 10x10 reading room specialist per day. Reading room and online contributors have each been asked to suggest… Continue reading 10×10 Reading Room (Day 10): Akio Nagasawa / BLD Gallery
10x10 Japanese Photobooks As part of 10x10 Japanese Photobooks, a pop-up reading room of 100 Japanese photobooks at the ICP-Bard MFA Studios from September 28-30, 2012 and an online resource space at Photo(o)lia, Monsters & Madonnas features one 10x10 reading room specialist per day. Reading room and online contributors have each been asked to suggest… Continue reading 10×10 Reading Room (Day 9): Kunihiro Takahashi / Tosei sha
10x10 Japanese Photobooks As part of 10x10 Japanese Photobooks, a pop-up reading room of 100 Japanese photobooks at the ICP-Bard MFA Studios from September 28-30, 2012 and an online resource space at Photo(o)lia, Monsters & Madonnas features one 10x10 reading room specialist per day. Reading room and online contributors have each been asked to suggest… Continue reading 10×10 Reading Room (Day 8): Christopher Phillips + Deirdre Donohue / International Center of Photography
From Where to Infinity? The Library has been combing through the ICP story in the past year. This is a very Zen activity, with one day per week allotted to our certified archivist-librarian, thanks to the generous support of an anonymous donor. I have thoroughly enjoyed seeing what some of the strata have yielded: a… Continue reading From Where to Infinity?
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