Issue 3 out now
‘The Ends of Photography’
Editor Jennifer Allen considers the status of photography after the end of film, surveying not only the new genres and methods used by artists today but also their different histories, giving an overview of a ‘dying and thriving medium.’ Artist and writer Hito Steyerl looks at the story of the photojournalist agency Black Star, exploring what happens to the archives of photo-journalism after digitization. Plus, writer and lawyer Daniel McClean discusses five ground-breaking cases of photography in litigation.
Hans-Peter Feldmann contributes an exclusive artist project, accompanied by an overview of his 40-year career by Elodie Evers.
Also featured in issue three: Marieta Chirulescu’s use of analogue and digital reproduction techniques in abstract painting; and Haris Epaminonda’s novel approach to collage.
In our regular columns: Jan Verwoert reflects on the death of his neighbour; Barbara Preisig traces old postcards back to a pioneer of conceptual art; Theo Altenberg rediscovers a film that sheds new light on Rudolf Schwarzkogler and the Vienna Actionists; Klaus Walter interviews Holger Hiller, a pioneer of German pop and electronic music.
Plus, Jörg Heiser asks: ‘What’s a meme and what does it mean, if anything?’; Artist Christina Zück examines the story of an image of the supposed arrest of a top al-Qaeda terrorist. And, as part of our regular series ‘In a Word,’ Wolfgang Tillmans talks about ‘darkroom.’
For ‘Das Ding,’ Dorothy Iannone chooses a single object of special significance from her working environment.
With 20 reviews from 16 cities including: Shirana Shahbazi at Fotomuseum Winterthur; Daniel Richter at Kestnergesellschaft, Hanover, ‘Die Gimel-Welt’ at Kunsthaus Graz. As well as exhibitions from: Aargau, Berlin, Cologne, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Innsbruck, Kaufbeuren, Lausanne, Leipzig, New York, Stuttgart, Vienna and Zurich.
Exclusively Online:
Visit frieze-magazin.de to download an exclusive mp3 of Holger Hiller and Albert Oehlen (Subscribers only).
