Hillbilly aesthetic

He’s been traversing America to make a topographical survey and the most poignant parts have been distilled for an exhibition and accompanying book named American Artifacts. The 32 colour photographs…

With Monday’s Oscar nominations, Close is officially the supporting-actress front-runner—and only the third person in history to earn an Oscar nod and a Razzie nod for the same performance.

Marianna Rothen is a Canadian artist living and working in New York. She uses her photographs and films to explore and deconstruct conventional conceptions of female beauty and gender politics.

Rural Appalachia is known for its poverty and social problems—instead, these still, atmospheric photographs focus on the locals’ unique bind to their fading community. In the photographer’s words, “The crack in the soul is more important than the one on the wall.”