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October 16, 2024
Art
Books
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Photography
Kate Mothes
Shirin Neshat, “Land of Dreams” (2019), film still. © Shirin Neshat, courtesy of the artist, Gladstone Gallery, and Goodman Gallery, Johannesburg, Cape Town, and London. All images courtesy of Laurence King Publishing
‘The Women Who Changed Photography’ explores an array of original styles and approaches that have shaped the field.
In 1929, sought-after New York fashion model Lee Miller moved to Paris to apprentice with surrealist photographer Man Ray, joining an influential circle of artists. She and Ray worked so closely together, in fact, that many of her photos have been erroneously attributed to him.
Like many women, Miller’s work was often overshadowed by her male counterparts. A new book, The Women Who Changed Photography: And How to Master Their Techniques, marks Miller’s contribution to photography among 49 more groundbreaking artists who incorporated unique techniques to blaze a trail for future generations.
Cindy Sherman, “Untitled #577” (2016)
From Zanele Muholi’s bold black-and-white visages to masters of disguise, like French surrealist Claude Cahun (1894-1954) and contemporary artist Cindy Sherman, identity plays a vital role in many of the practices featured.
Iranian artist Shirin Neshat, for example, often delves into the complexities of womanhood within Islamic cultural and religious value systems. Pushpamala N. employs narrative and figuration in images that critique stereotypes of women in India. […]
Claude Cahun, “Self Portrait (Holding Mask)” (undated)
Source: ‘The Women Who Changed Photography’ Chronicles 50 Trailblazing Artists
How the simplest dish influenced restaurants and cuisine today
John Laurenson explores the enduring appeal of stock. A century and a half ago, a butcher at the big Parisian food market Les Halles started selling beef broth – ‘bouillon’ in French – to the people who worked there. In a few years this had developed into what was perhaps the world’s first restaurant chain. By the end of the Nineteenth Century there were hundreds of ‘bouillons’ in Paris.
Today, with inflation making traditional French restaurants too expensive for many people, these big, affordable eateries are making a comeback.
The French aren’t, of course, the only people to discover the delights of this simple, warming, nourishing food. John learns how bouillon influenced Vietnam’s iconic dish, pho, as a result of the French colonial presence in the region in the 1800 and 1900s.
Producer/presenter: John Laurenson
(Image: A dish of stock with chicken and herbs with a ladle sticking out of it. Credit: Getty Images/BBC)
Source: BBC World Service – The Food Chain, Bouillon: The story of stock
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