Critique

 

Critique (established 1999) is the regular Eye column by Rick Poynor.

 
Nature in captivity

Nature in captivity

Rick Poynor

Luigi Ghirri’s rigorously composed pictures of 
plants outside people’s homes exercise a banal fascination. Photo Critique by Rick Poynor
 
A confederacy of lunches

A confederacy of lunches

Rick Poynor

A text-only book argues that ‘social’ photography is more about self-documentation than aesthetics. By Rick Poynor
 
Posters for the people

Posters for the people

Rick Poynor

Photographs by the Polish designer Wojciech Zamecznik investigate the use of posters as public communication By Rick Poynor
 
Catalogue of things

Catalogue of things

Rick Poynor

A close relative’s colour slides show a densely layered record of everyday life. Photo Critique by Rick Poynor
 
From out of the blue

From out of the blue

Rick Poynor

Volume one of Anna Atkins’ beautiful study of British algae, issued in 1843, was the first ever publication to be printed using photography. Photo Critique by Rick Poynor
 
Awkward objects

Awkward objects

Rick Poynor

The tradition of the painted still life has been reinvented by contemporary photographers with pictures that pose a puzzle and slow the viewer down. Photo Critique by Rick Poynor
 
Streets without people

Streets without people

Rick Poynor

Emigre’s Rudy VanderLans explores the clotted terrain of Tokyo’s Shibuya and Shinjuku districts with the eye of a graphic designer
 
Hole in the head

Hole in the head

Rick Poynor

An artful book of deliberately torn, anonymous photographs from the Cold War era leaves many questions unanswered. Photo Critique by Rick Poynor
 
Cinematic view

Cinematic view

Rick Poynor

A recent edition of Aperture examines the enduring affinity between two art forms. Photo Critique by Rick Poynor
 
Twisting the alien

Twisting the alien

Rick Poynor

Set to minimalist techno, Arthur Jafa’s APEX is a cycle of images that illuminate the condition of black people within white-dominated culture. Photo Critique by Rick Poynor
 
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