Weekly Round Up of the Week of the February 9
/The Producer’s picks for this week’s news relevant to the photography, art, design and production industries
Seydou Keïta Captured a Nation on the Cusp of Independence
At the Brooklyn Museum, the Malian photographer’s elaborately patterned studio portraits picture a society in flux.
A Minneapolis Winter Like No Other
A new series of photographs documents residents’ evolving resistance to the surge of ICE agents in their city.
The Unruly Politics of Glitter
In the visual arts, glitter has been used to make the presence of such marginalized identities impossible to overlook.
Unmapping the image: Elsa Leydier distorts photography’s authority
The French-born artist unmakes images, intervening in their materiality to expose racist, sexist, and capitalist tropes and challenge dominant Western aesthetics – all while questioning her own gaze.
International Photography Contest Celebrating Women’s Strength and Beauty
Since the earliest days of photography, women have played a vital role in shaping visual culture—not only as subjects, but as authors of powerful narratives that define eras, challenge norms, and expand artistic boundaries.
