She Photographs at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
The female gaze.
On now until February 19 at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, She Photographs encourages its audience to consider the role of contemporary photography from a female perspective.
Photography
Robert Mapplethorpe
Photography’s shock king.
Once dubbed the “Hustler with a Hasselblad,” American photographer Robert Mapplethorpe never played it safe behind a camera—or in front of it.
Douglas Kirkland in Canada
Hollywood’s favourite photographer comes home.
Celebrity photographer Douglas Kirkland is 81 years old, but he can still remember the details of his first major Hollywood assignment: photographing Marilyn Monroe.
New Zealand
South Island summer.
Two rolls of film shot over two weeks around New Zealand’s South Island; a photo essay.
The Hidden World of World War I
Photographing history.
FROM THE ARCHIVE: Beneath the farm houses in the tranquil French countryside exists a forgotten city—rooms and passages of narrow and twisting quarries where the stone is soft enough to carve with basic tools. These spaces were battlefield refuge for First World War soldiers and became home to countless sculptures, carvings, and artifacts as well.
An Irving Penn Retrospective
A unique eye for beauty.
The Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Irving Penn: Beyond Beauty is the first retrospective of the American photographer’s work in 20 years.
The Golden Hour Project
A cross-Canadian photo essay celebrates the most magical time of day.
In honour of what might be humanity’s favourite time of day, over 100 photographers from across Canada joined together this June to participate in a nation-wide project documenting Canada’s golden hour.
Art in Sin City
A colourful three-stop tour.
It goes without saying that Las Vegas is a feast for the senses, but there’s another oft-overlooked side to this city.
Horst P. Horst
Master of style.
A model shot against a dim backdrop wearing a corset that’s come undone is perhaps one of the most recognizable photographs of the twentieth century. Despite its enduring popularity, one doesn’t often, if at all, associate the iconic image with its auteur, Horst P. Horst.
