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Aenne Biermann, Coconut, 1929, Museum Ludwig-Cologne, Reproduction: Rheinisches Bildarchiv-Cologne

PHOTO:Aenne Biermann

Aenne Biermann was a self-taught photographer who developed one of the most sophisticated modernist practices in interwar Germany. She assimilated many of …

Imogen Cunningham, Three dancers Mills College, 1929, Fenimore Art Museum Archive

PHOTO:Imogen Cunningham-Seen & Unseen

Imogen Cunningham was an American photographer whose intimate portraits and floral still lifes are characterized by their evocative light and attention to …

Gauri Gill, Exhibition view, Courtesy Museum Tinguely

PHOTO:Gauri Gill-Traces

Trained as a painter and applied artist, Gauri Gill has consistently advocated for and supported other artists, both those trained in art …

Cindy Sherman, Untitled #572, 2016, Dye sublimation metal print, 132,1 x 116,8 cm, © Cindy Sherman, Courtesy of the artist, Metro Pictures and Sprüth Magers

PHOTO:Cindy Sherman

Her long career in photography has established Cindy Sherman as one of the most influential figures in contemporary art. At first painting …

Jeff Wall, A view from an apartment, 2004-2005, Transparency in lightbox, 167 x 244 cm, © Jeff Wall, Courtesy the artist and Kunsthalle Mannheim

PHOTO:Jeff Wall-Appearance

As a major art figure in recent decades, Jeff Wall has developed a body of work that has profoundly changed the way …

Catherine Opie, Cobalt Blue Sky, 2015, Pigment print, 78.7 x 116.8 x 5.1 cm, LM27901, © Catherine Opie, Courtesy Regen Projects-Los Angeles and Lehmann Maupin-New York and Hong Kong

PHOTO:Catherine Opie-So Long As They Are Wild

Working between conceptual and documentary approaches to image making, Catherine Opie examines familiar genres: portraiture, landscape, and studio photography—in surprising uses of …

Left: Namsa Leuba, Damien, from the series NGL, 2015, © Namsa Leuba, Foam Archive. Right: Viacheslav Poliakov, Lviv Gods Will, 2017, © Viacheslav Poliakov, Foam Archive

PHOTO:Foam Talent-London 2018

Each year, Foam Magazine invites photographers between the ages of 18 and 35, from all across the world, to submit their portfolios …

Installation view of Carmen Winant’s “My Birth”, 2018, installed as part of Being: New Photography 2018 at The Museum of Modern Art-New York, 18/3-19/8/18, © 2018 The Museum of Modern Art, Photo: Martin Seck

PHOTO:Being New Photography 2018

Since its inception in 1985, “New Photography” series of exhibitions at MoMA has introduced more than 100 artists from around the globe, …

Wolfgang Tillmans, CLC 004, 2017, © Wolfgang Tillmans. Courtesy David Zwirner-New York/HongKong, Galerie Buchholz-Berlin/Cologne, and Maureen Paley-London

PHOTO:Wolfgang Tillmans

Wolfgang Tillmans has earned recognition as one of the most exciting and innovative artists working today. First rising to prominence in the …

David Goldblatt, The commando of National Party supporters that escorted the late Dr. Hendrik Verwoerd to the party’s 50th anniversary celebrations. De Wildt, Transvaal (North-West Province), 31 October 1964, Digital print on gelatin silver paper, 33 x 48,5 cm, Courtesy David Goldblatt and Goodman Gallery Johannesburg/Cape Town, © David Goldblatt

PHOTO:David Goldblatt

David Goldblatt, who is one of South Africa’s most famous documentary photographers, is internationally acclaimed for his work. The grandson of Lithuanian-Jewish …

David Goldblatt, «Temporary» Censorship of its artworks by management of the University of CapeTown : at left a drawing by Diane Victor has been covered ; at right, woodcuts by Cecil Skotnes have been removed. University of Cape Town, 14 May 2016, Digital print on gelatin silver paper, 29,5 x 44 cm, Courtesy David Goldblatt and Goodman Gallery Johannesburg/Cape Town, © David Goldblatt

PHOTO:David Goldblatt-Retrospective

Since the 1960s, David Goldblatt has tirelessly explored his native country through his photographs, recording South Africa’s history, physical features and inhabitants. …

Robert Mapplethorpe, Jack Walls, 1982 © Robert Mapplethorpe Foundation, Used by permission

PHOTO:Robert Mapplethorpe

Robert Mapplethorpe lived a life of passion in the New York underground and rock scenes in the ‘70s and ‘80s. That passion …

Brassaï, View through the pont Royal toward the pont Solférino, c. 1933, 40.1 x 51 cm, [Nuit 53], Estate Brassaï Succession-Paris, © Estate Brassaï Succession-Paris

PHOTO:Brassaï

One of the most renowned photographers of the interwar period, Brassaï’s reputation rests on contributions to both commercial and Avant-Garde photography. His …