Round Up of the Week of the June 2
/The Producer’s picks for this week’s news relevant to the photography, art, design and production industries
An Archive of Lesbian History Right in the Heart of Brooklyn
Nestled between brownstones near Prospect Park, the Lesbian Herstory Archives houses the world’s largest selection of materials by and for anyone who identifies with the word.
8 Art Books to Read This Pride Month
Dig into new and upcoming tomes on the long lineage of LGBTQ+ art, from Beauford Delaney’s bond with James Baldwin to iconic lesbian photographer JEB and Alice Austen.
Sebastião Salgado’s View of Humanity
The photojournalist documented some of the greatest human horrors of the past century, but he said, “I never, I never, photograph the misery”
How American Photography Came Into Its Own
“The New Art” at the Met traces photography’s early evolution, highlighting how 19th-century pioneers transformed it into a creative and popular art form.
Elizar Veerman: Challenging Stereotypes and Uniting Diasporas Through a Post-Colonial Lens
The Dutch-born Moluccan artist is interested in how class, rather than race, creates solidarity among immigrant communities through tender images of young men in Europe.
