Daybook is an ongoing visual diary made entirely of notable photographs, a cascade of images seen here and there and deserving of further attention.
March 15, 2024
Subtle movements in tactile black and white. Ray Francis (from 1967) at Bruce Silverstein.
March 14, 2024
Flares of light and blanketing debris on September 11th. Bill Biggart (from 2001) in the ICP at 50: From the Collection, 1845-2019 show at the International Center of Photography.
March 14, 2024
Layered mirror studies cut into a disorienting triangle. Paul Mpagi Sepuya (from 2016) in the ICP at 50: From the Collection, 1845-2019 show at the International Center of Photography.
March 14, 2024
Setting off smoke bombs under the overpass. Justine Kurland (from 1998) in the ICP at 50: From the Collection, 1845-2019 show at the International Center of Photography.
March 13, 2024
The glowing eyes of a white night cat person. Masaaki Miyazawa (from 1981) in the ICP at 50: From the Collection, 1845-2019 show at the International Center of Photography.
March 13, 2024
Reclining nude with long exposure light trails. Jimmy DeSana (from 1980) in the ICP at 50: From the Collection, 1845-2019 show at the International Center of Photography.
March 13, 2024
An abstract typology of tar droplets. Barbara Crane (from 1975) in the ICP at 50: From the Collection, 1845-2019 show at the International Center of Photography.
March 12, 2024
Launching rocks at an oncoming armored vehicle. Gilles Peress (from 1972) in the ICP at 50: From the Collection, 1845-2019 show at the International Center of Photography.
March 12, 2024
A sea of extended handshakes and grasping arms. Cornell Capa (from 1960) in the ICP at 50: From the Collection, 1845-2019 show at the International Center of Photography.
March 12, 2024
Dangling textural ribbons of silk drying in the wind. Werner Bischof (from 1951) in the ICP at 50: From the Collection, 1845-2019 show at the International Center of Photography.
March 8, 2024
Installing exuberant floral bouquets like street art. Lewis Miller (from 2021) in the Human/Nature group show at Fotografiska.
March 8, 2024
Adding a forest to a sleek urban environment. Yan Wang Preston (from 2017) in the Human/Nature group show at Fotografiska.
March 8, 2024
Immersed in tangle of tiny daisies. Cig Harvey (from 2019) in the Human/Nature group show at Fotografiska.
March 7, 2024
Cut through shadow play with David Bowie. Frank Ockenfels at Fotografiska.
March 7, 2024
A sinuous amalgamation of plant forms and personal/historical imagery from colonial Cameroon. Josèfa Ntjam (from 2023) at Fotografiska.
March 6, 2024
Lyrical disruptions created with layered mirror fragments. David Seidner (from 1986) at the ICP.
March 5, 2024
Before and after images of a former Chinese Red Guard member, tracing the contours of memory. Hai Bo (from 2000) in the Don’t Forget to Call Your Mother group show at the Met.
March 5, 2024
A photogravure of staged Filipino culture (from the 1904 World’s Fair), crumpled to obscure the subject. Stephanie Syjuco (from 2021) in the Don’t Forget to Call Your Mother group show at the Met.
March 5, 2024
The Blackness of mother/daughter connection, as seen in a hair products ad. Hank Willis Thomas (from 1971/2008) in the Don’t Forget to Call Your Mother group show at the Met.
March 1, 2024
A hanging cluster of intermingled body parts. Annette Messager (from 1990) in the Don’t Forget to Call Your Mother group show at the Met.