Critique
Critique (established 1999) is the regular Eye column by Rick Poynor.
Mississippi dreaming
Alec Soth’s photographic journey along the Mississippi merges the documentary with the poetic. Photo Critique by Rick Poynor
Graphic language of the wall
Brassaï’s photographs of graffiti with handwritten typographic treatments made striking, almost punkish paperback covers for Le Livre de Poche
Beyond context
Mysterious equipment, unknown officials and arcane activities combine in a photobook that is testament to the art of selection and editing.
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The joy and sadness of dust
A familiar domestic nuisance provides the theme for this ambiguous and labyrinthine exhibition.
Photo Critique by Rick Poynor
Inner space man
Mike Halliwell’s montages illustrate J. G. Ballard’s The Atrocity Exhibition with a flair that evokes the late author’s own experiments with cut and paste. Photo Critique by Rick Poynor
Age of the female gaze
Girl on Girl – a new survey of 40 contemporary photographers – raises questions about the nature of representation without necessarily answering them. Photo Critique by Rick Poynor
Double satori
For photographer Sergio Larrain (1931-2012), making pictures was a form of spiritual quest. Photo Critique by Rick Poynor
Traces of a drifter
Camera in hand, Harry Pearce dives into the urban underbelly in search of the unfathomable. Photo Critique by Rick Poynor
Elton John's new vision
‘The Radical Eye’, the superstar’s opulently framed collection of modernist photography, is a revelation. Photo Critique by Rick Poynor
Feminist scrutiny
Photographs challenge norms of female sexuality, beauty and domesticity. The first in a new series of monthly Photo Critiques by Rick Poynor