Photographer Daniel Kukla’s Arctic Expedition

An Arctic Ocean adventure for the sake of the environment—and art

In October 2014, a sailing vessel will make its way in and around the archipelago of Svalbard, situated in the vast Arctic Ocean not far from the North Pole. The ship will be populated by scientists and researchers, thanks to The Arctic Circle Residency. And, with the help of a successfully funded Kickstarter, photo-based artist Daniel Kukla will also be aboard. Kukla has long contributed …

Jennifer Abessira: We Live as We Dream—Alone

The Tel Aviv-based artist’s new solo exhibition is a mixed media feast for the eyes

It’s difficult to pinpoint the precise inspiration behind Jennifer Abessira‘s artwork. Collagist, observer, anachronistic collector, photographer, mixed-media artist—Abessira is influenced by and works with almost everything and anything. Over the past year, the French-born, Tel Aviv-based artist has emerged as one of the city’s most genre-bending and thought-provoking creatives. Just last week, Abessira unveiled “We Live As We Dream, Alone,” her first major solo exhibition …

Playing for the Benefit of the Band

Lee Friedlander’s seminole 1992 monograph, “The Jazz People of New Orleans, Playing for the Benefit of the Band,” has been re-released in an expanded edition available through Fraenkel Gallery. With more than 200 photographs in the new version, some published for the first time, the collection captures jazz greats and everyday players on their home turf, as well as the city’s famed second line parades, …