Phil Bergerson, Orangeburg, South Carolina, 2006 I am delighted to announce that I will participate in a conversation with the Canadian photographer Phil Bergerson on Tuesday 15 April, 6.30–8 pm, at the Work Gallery in London (RSVP to press@workgallery.co.uk). As my former photography teacher at Ryerson University, Phil had a huge impact on my relationship…
The front cover of the newest issue of Time Magazine shows a mother breastfeeding a boy who appears old enough to make himself a sandwich. The caption on the bottom right hand corner of the photograph seeks to clarify the boy’s age as it reads “Jamie Lynne Grumet, 26, and her 3-year-old son”. The assumption…
Stan Douglas, ‘Suspect, 1950’, 2010 ‘Have I seen these images before?’ one might wonder while looking at Stan Douglas’ new series of photographs currently on display at the Victoria Miro gallery. Presented under the title ‘Midcentury Studio’, the meticulously constructed black and white photographs appear to be taken in the 1940s and 50s by using…