Beyond the Canvas
On World AIDS Day
“I want to be discussed in hushed tones. When people talk about me, I want them to be whispering.’ - Peter Hujar (b.1934 - d.1987) With...
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Beyond the Canvas
- Nov 14, 2022
- 1 min
Robert Capa at Mudec, Milan
"I hope to stay unemployed as a war photographer till the end of my life." - Robert Capa (1913-1954) Alas, Capa's hopes were destined to...
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Beyond the Canvas
- Aug 14, 2022
- 2 min
The issue of (female) ageing
You know when you're having a conversation with a friend and the following day you read something that exactly echoes your thoughts...
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Beyond the Canvas
- Apr 9, 2022
- 2 min
Luca Maria Castelli "Bologna sola" - Galleria Forni, Bologna
The first lockdown was nothing short of surreal. And although we were all at home and terrified of not knowing what the heck was...
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Beyond the Canvas
- Mar 24, 2022
- 1 min
Ukrainian artists: Maria Kulikovska
"Mariupol is always covered with smog. On the other side of the sea is occupied Crimea - my home. 20 km away in the east, the war...
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Beyond the Canvas
- Mar 7, 2022
- 1 min
Ukrainian artists: Artem Humilevskiy
"During the quarantine period, I began to create staged self-portraits at home. In the photo, which was the beginning of the series, I...
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Beyond the Canvas
- Dec 12, 2021
- 1 min
Personal protection: America's love story with firearms
“A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be...
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Beyond the Canvas
- Dec 1, 2021
- 1 min
On World AIDS Day
"If I have to change my lifestyle, I don't want to live." - Robert Mapplethorpe In this powerful self-portrait Robert Mapplethorpe looks...
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Beyond the Canvas
- Sep 21, 2021
- 1 min
Photo print fundraiser in support of women journalists in Afghanistan
Like many, I have been following the recent events unfolding in Afghanistan. I have mostly been feeling sad and powerless while thinking...
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Beyond the Canvas
- May 24, 2021
- 2 min
Richard Mosse - Displaced, Fondazione MAST
'Beauty is the main line to make people feel something.' - Richard Mosse It's easy to be fooled by the alluring colours of the striking...
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Beyond the Canvas
- Mar 23, 2021
- 2 min
Laura Aguilar's courageous rebellion
“My photography has always provided me with an opportunity to open myself up and see the world around me. And most of all, photography...
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Beyond the Canvas
- Aug 23, 2020
- 2 min
Carrie Mae Weems' The Kitchen Table Series (1990)
"I think that most work that’s made by black artists is considered to be about blackness. [Laughs.] Unlike work that’s made by white...
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Beyond the Canvas
- Jul 27, 2020
- 2 min
Dwelling: In This Space We Breathe, Khadija Saye (1992-2017)
‘The series was created from a personal need for spiritual grounding after experiencing trauma. The search for what gives meaning to our...
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Beyond the Canvas
- Jul 25, 2020
- 2 min
Gordon Parks' chronicles of everyday segregation
"I saw that the camera could be a weapon against poverty, against racism, against all sorts of social wrongs. I knew at that point I had...
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Beyond the Canvas
- Apr 2, 2020
- 1 min
Spring in art part 7: Steichen does a van Gogh
Luxembourg-born Edward Steichen is one of the most influential photographers of the 20th century. He was one of the founders of the...
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