Chad States, from the series Cruising, 2011 Chad States’s recently published book Cruising is a collection of photographs that depict gay men looking for a sexual encounter with other men. Photographed in parks, wooden roadside groves or public restrooms across America, the photographs represent a hidden yet equally visible act of sexual transgression that operates…
Woman in the Dunes, Hiroshi Teshigahara, 1964 Shoji Ueda, untitled, 1950 The history of Japanese cinema and photography is, as in most cultural contexts, deeply interconnected and related. In the post-war period a number of important films make direct or indirect reference to photographic movements. For instance, the existential meditation on sand and desire in…
Eva Stenram, Drape I, 2012 Eva Stenram’s new series ‘Drape’ is collection of vintage pin-up photographs manipulated and re-printed by the artist. The original photographs depict women situated within a domestic setting, standing or sitting in front of a window. The photographs appear aged: they are black and white, in square format, while the dated…