Imogen Cunningham retrospective

We’re back with episode 20 with an update on what we’ve been up to during our unplanned show hiatus. We also discuss some gallery/museum exhibitions we saw over the past year or so. Show Notes

For episode 19, we continue our conversation about collage and photography with the Alterations exhibition at the Photographic Center Northwest this past Spring. The podcast was recorded last April (2024). Show Notes

For Episode 18, we discuss collage and photomontage as it relates to photography and thoughts on the Portland show, The Rose, curated by curated by Justine Kurland. Show Notes

In episode 17, we discuss a local Seattle show of landscape images covering a span of the first 100 years of photography including work from Timothy O’Sullivan, Carleton Watkins, Edward Weston and up to some of the New Topographic photographers. Show Notes

For episode 16, the team takes a trip to San Francisco to see the retrospective for Bernd & Hilla Becher at SFMOMA. We’ll discuss the history of the photographers, their impact to contemporary photography and our own thoughts on their work. Show Notes

For episode 15, we have a quick take on artist Trevor Paglen’s recent thoughts on truthfulness of NASA images from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST). Show Notes

For episode 14, we’re joined by photographer Tara Champion who helps us discuss artist Imogen Cunningham and a recent retrospective of her work we visited at the Seattle Art Museum (SAM). Show Notes Imogen Cunningham: A Retrospective at the Seattle Art Museum (SAM) Grand daughter Meg Partridge on Imogen Cunningham (YouTube) Ruth Asawa Martha Graham […]

For episode 13 we’ll be discussing an essay by art critic Carter Ratcliff. Looking through the lens of the seminal documentary photography show “Evidence” by Larry Sulton and Mike Mandel, Ratcliff deep dives on how things like titles and captions influence the way we see art. Show Notes Larry Sultan “Evidence” Portfolio Sample Mike Mandel […]

We’ve been off for the summer and we’ll have new episodes coming soon. Until then, here’s a short conversation about photographers curating their own work that was left on the cutting room floor due to time constraints in the last recording.

In episode 11, we talk about Helen’s experience curating a group photo show for the Push/Pull artist collective. Show Notes Inside Out exhibition page on Photographic Center Northwest Inside Out artist statement About the Push/Pull artist collective Inside Out Catalog