Critique
Critique (established 1999) is the regular Eye column 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
Browsing, or reading?
A new shop demonstrates the global resurgence of indie magazines. Critique by Rick Poynor
From trade to poetry
Barcelona’s new Museu del Disseny shows how design can claim a space for itself. Critique by Rick Poynor
Depth and ambiguity
Another Way of Telling, by John Berger and Jean Mohr, extends the possibilities of the photographic narrative. Photo Critique by Rick Poynor
Cold War culture-jammer
Hispanic photomonteur Josep Renau aimed Technicolor jets of scorn at the mirage of US consumerist culture. By Rick Poynor
Online rhetoric
Though intended to make its contents ‘democratic’, art website The Space is a perplexing jumble. Critique by Rick Poynor
Words and pictures talking
Canongate has reissued John Berger and Jean Mohr’s A Fortunate Man, about Gloucestershire doctor John Sassall. How does it compare with the 1967 original? Photo Critique by Rick Poynor
Against the flow
As editorial design becomes more predictable, Swedish feminist quarterly Bang kicks against visual norms. Critique by Rick Poynor
Energy and emotion
Aperture’s new series of photography books may prove to be an essential educational resource for serious smartphone snappers
Readymade format
An illustrated ‘gift book’ dictionary by Heretic brings Marcel Duchamp’s ideas to a wider audience. Critique by Rick Poynor