3030: New Photography in China TThis fully illustrated survey presents the work of 30 of China's most exciting photographers under 30. Here for the first time is presented China’s new generation, unburdened by ideology and immersed in the economic and social changes that have transformed China over the past 20 years. From internationally exhibiting artists to photo-journalists,...(展开全部)

New Photography in Britain Sunday 20th April at 11.30am at the Galleria Civica di Modena sees the opening of the exhibition In Our World. New Photography in Britain, curated by Filippo Maggia. Organised and produced by the Galleria Civica di Modena and the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Modena this group show has been put together in collaboration with the Royal College of Ar...(展开全部)

While humanists have pondered the subject of love to the point of obsessiveness, philosophers have steadfastly ignored it. One might wonder whether the discipline of philosophy even recognizes love. The word philosophy means “love of wisdom,” but the absence of love from philosophical discourse is curiously glaring. So where did the love go? In The Erotic Phenomenon, Jean-Luc M...(展开全部)

Amazon.com Review One can only imagine the amazement felt by L.J.M. Daguerre, when, in the summer of 1839, he gazed upon the first photograph ever made. An image of the view from his Paris apartment of the bustling Boulevard du Temple, it was remarkably detailed yet mysteriously vacant, save for a single man in the distance who appeared to be having his boots polished; the rest...(展开全部)

The Photography Reader is a comprehensive introduction to theories of photography; its production; and its uses and effects. Including articles by photographers from Edward Weston to Jo Spence, as well as key thinkers like Roland Barthes, Victor Burgin and Susan Sontag, the essays trace the development of ideas about photography. Each themed section features an editor's introdu...(展开全部)

T.J. Demos is Lecturer in the Department of History of Art, University College London. A member of Art Journal's editorial board, he writes widely on modern and contemporary art, and his articles have appeared in journals such as Artforum, Flash Art, Grey Room and October. Recent essays include "The Art of Darkness: On Steve McQueen", which appeared in October magazine, and "Zu...(展开全部)

about the book Including 121 artists from 40 different countries as selected by 79 curators, critics and established artists, Vitamin Ph includes the following artists: 

Armando Andrade Tudela, Alexander Apostól, Miriam Bäckström, Yto Barrada, Erica Baum, Valérie Belin, Walead Beshty, Rut Blees Luxemburg, Luchezar Boyadjiev, Frank Breuer, Olaf Breuning, Gerard Byrne, Elinor Ca...(展开全部)