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Around The Horn
23 February 2024
In this recurring column, we highlight a few items we've run across that don't merit a full story of their own but are interesting enough to bring to your attention. This time we look at a New Year's project, Jack Lathan, throwing photo shade, the X100VI's price and the Art Institute of Chicago.
- "Twenty-one years ago, a collective of 24 photographers agreed to document New Year's Day for the next 24 years. Each was allocated one hour to record what is going on around them and each moves forward one hour every year. The work is displayed in Soho Square, London, until Mar. 19."
- Eric Vroons reviews Beggar's Honey, Jack Lathan's photo book documenting click farms, revealing how digital addiction and the manipulation of social media content shape our perceptions. "Beggar's Honey is not a pretty picture book yet it is a leading example of how an artist can arrive at 'concerned photography' by getting to grips with current affairs in a more creative manner," he writes.
- In Throwing Shade, Michael Shaw analyzes "the disturbing visual fallout from the special counsel's attack on Biden's competency." He concludes, "With the stakes so high, Biden deserves visual narratives as nuanced as his character. The media and public alike should reject distorted stereotypes and ageism."
- Kirk Tuck has a few thoughts on the Fujifilm X100VI. Mostly about the price.
- Elena Goukassian reports, Art Institute of Chicago Receives $25M Gift for New Photography Center from the Bucksbaum family.
More to come! Meanwhile, here's a look back. And please support our efforts...