N I H I L S E N T I M E N T A L G I A,
a blog about photography by Sofia Silva
…these were part of the things I found forgotten. Martin Kippenberger in his studio posing for the series Das Floß der Medusa (The Raft of the Medusa), Vienna, 1996. Photos by Elfie Semotan. © Elfie Semotan. Photograph part of the ‘forgotten’ article The Expansion of the Instant: Photography, Anxiety, Infinity, by Kim Schoen, in X-Tra.…
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Photographer Wirjo Hardjono compiled an impressive list of documentaries about photography which, as far as I understand, is continuously updated. The original post can be found here and below is a transcript of Wirjo’s extensive list which I already benefited from: 1948, The Photographer – Youtube Film about Edward Weston and the art of photography.…
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I Henry Fox Talbot, The Pencil of Nature, 1844 Carl Jung, Liber Novus (Red Book), 1914 – 1930 Hokusai (1760 – 1849) II Victor Palla e Costa Martins, Lisboa, Cidade Triste e Alegre, 1959. Robert Frank, The Americans, 1959. Ed Ruscha, Twentysix Gasoline Stations, 1962. Ed Ruscha, Mason Williams & Patrick Blackwell, Royal Road Test,…
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Trying to make a point with digital cut and paste, here are excerpts of reviews and interviews with collage artist Kalen Hollomon, accompanied by images of his playful work. © Kalen Hollomon © Kalen Hollomon NYMAG: […] Hollomon claims it’s been “embarrassing” to take the iPhone photos that garner him thousands of likes each day…
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