- Let This Be a Sign: Exhibition by Simon Roberts
[18 May 12, 9:00am] LET THIS BE A SIGN An Exhibition by Simon Roberts 25 May to 01 July 2012 Swiss Cottage Gallery Swiss Cottage Central Library, 88 Avenue Road, London, NW3 3HA New work from Simon Roberts looking at the economic, political and social effects of the r… - Man Down in the Global War on . . . . What?
[16 May 12, 9:00am] Whatever your politics, you’ve got to be affected by this photograph of the aftermath of a suicide bombing in Maimanah, Afghanistan. Even if viewed by an Afghan citizen opposed to the US occupation, I think the image would be mesmerizing. It has… - In Memoriam: Horst Faas, 1933-2012
[14 May 12, 8:00am] Horst Faas photographed everything from wars in Algeria and the Congo to the 1972 Munich Olympics and much more, but he was most noted for his work in Vietnam and later the horrific conflict in Bangladesh, twice winning both the Pulitzer Prize for… - Sight Gag: The Bipartisan Politics, Reaching Across the Aisle, Searching for the Lost Center Blues
[13 May 12, 8:00am] Credit: Chris Weyant/The Hill 2012 Sight Gags” is our weekly nod to the ironic, satiric, parodic, and carnivalesque performances that are an important part of a vibrant democratic public culture. These “gags” may not always be funny or repres… - New Release: Picturing Atrocity
[11 May 12, 9:00am] Ever since the landmark publication of Susan Sontag’s On Photography, it has been impossible to look at photographs, particularly those of violence and suffering, without questioning our role as photographic voyeur. Are we desensitized by the proli…
