“The modern city engenders various pathologies, among them agoraphobia and claustrophobia – the one an intense anxiety felt in open spaces, the other, a panic brought about by confinement. Horizont channels both of these aberrations.”
Driven by an interest and insight into ‘the way that the world is constituted’, as well as what he describes as ‘the pure joy of seeing’, Gursky makes photographs that are not just depictions of places or situations, but reflections on the nature of image-making and the limits of human perception. Often taken from a […]
Curator Julian Cox explains the passions and principles that have driven the photographer Danny Lyon.
Wolfgang Tillmans, Rebuilding the Future 26 October 2018 – 17 February 2019 More Information: http://www.imma.ie/en/page_237287.htm Wolfgang Tillmans (b. 1968, Remscheid, Germany) is one of the most accomplished and widely celebrated artists working today, recognised for major contributions to the development of contemporary photography in terms of subject matter, production, scale, presentation and methodology. Tillmans’ relationship […]
“You can look at it as music photography, of course, but it’s really about the creative act.”
Jenny Saville is a hugely successful international artist best known for her monumental depictions of the naked female form. Saville draws upon a wide range of sources in her work, including medical and forensic textbooks, children’s drawings, graffiti and online images, as well as celebrated paintings and drawings of the past. In more recent years, […]
“The “focus” is very eclectic as are my tastes. They are always changing and have been enlarging these past years. The collection has been very contemporary-based from the start and that is still true”. -GCB
Tim Blanks interviews designer Hedi Slimane during his legendary tenure as Dior Homme’s Creative Director.
Find out what Keith Haring’s friends were like and hear his favorite music by watching this video Nelson Sullivan made at Keith’s New Year’s Eve Party welcoming 1984.
Award-winning artist and photographer Juno Calypso unveils the films she loves and how they have influenced her. In between creating new art, Juno shows us round her East London studio and discusses the development of her work, what inspires her and her relationship with her audience. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetotheBFI