Three Summer Photography Shows

Group exhibitions on both coasts that explore and survey the current state of the medium

As the art season slows down for the summer months and galleries take a breather from the rush of global art fairs, many gallerists take this time to identify and unify themes that reflect some of the concepts being expressed by contemporary artists, and put together group shows. Here are three wonderful shows on both coasts that are surveying the current direction of photography. “The …

The Public Profile of An American Girl

Photographer Jenna Garrett turns the ubiquitous selfie into a visual discourse at Aperture Summer Open

As of September 2013, Facebook reported that 350 million new photos were uploaded each day—and Facebook’s Statement of Rights and Responsibilities dictates that under the public setting anyone can access and use that information. Raising questions about privacy, internet behavior, self-exploitation and more, photographer Jenna Garrett sifts through the intangible number of publicly available images on Facebook for her series “The Public Profile of An …

Cool Hunting Video: Funland at the Museum of Sex

From a boob bouncy castle to the mysterious Tunnel of Love, a tour of the erotic carnival and celebratory exhibition

Giggling at every other word spoken by design duo Bompas & Parr, we were taken on a tour through their sex-centric exhibition-meets-fairground, Funland. The year-long exhibit, on show now at NYC’s Museum of Sex, features (among other things) a penis derby racing game, the mysterious mirrored Tunnel of Love and a blow-up bouncy castle of giant breasts. Challenging traditional museum etiquette as well as boundaries …