What a photo tells us
photo by Photo journalist Philip Cheun
Stone Face Gang Zine #2
A series of photo collages featuring painted rocks – by Poxodd
The Sky’s Gone Out
Peter Hujar’s everlasting portraits of writers, artists, and mortal remains
Linotype | How One Machine Shaped History | The Real OG of Mass Communication
The Linotype machine changed the world. Once called the "Eighth Wonder of the World" by Thomas Edison, it revolutionized printing, making newspapers, books, and mass communication possible on a scale…
The Second Moment of Creation | Civilizations | Full Episode 1 | PBS
Examine the formative role of art and the creative imagination in the forging of humanity itself. Images and artifacts found in Africa, Asia, Europe, Australia and South America testify to…
John Berger on Ways of Seeing, being an artist, and Marxism (2011)
Newsnight archives
Sarah E. Bond on Ancient Art, Wages, and Strikes: A 3000-Year-Old History of Labor
At Hyperallergic, we take pride in covering protesting museum workers who take to the streets. But few realize that these workers are taking part in a practice that’s as old…
Ian McKellen finds another actor in the family
As the 'last of the McKellens', Sir Ian admits to a degree of melancholy as he delves into his family history. But the results pay off richly for one of…
Wandering on the Margins
From 2017 to 2020 I took portraits of interesting characters on the streets of Venice Beach, Long Beach, Hollywood, and Anaheim, California. The work was motivated by my love of…
We’ve Got a Situationist Here
An art historian locates the political in paint