We have rounded up six contemporary women photographers who have documented love, whether that’s their personal experience or as an outsider looking in.
Elina Brotherus displays in exhibition with photographer and collaborator Hannele Rantala at Ateneum Art Museum, Helsinki on view until March 27, 2022
Cindy Sherman, Elina Brotherus, Rineke Dijkstra and VALIE EXPORT are exhibiting in ‘Mutter!’ at Kunsthalle Mannheim, Germany on view until Feb 6 2022
One of America’s leading women in photography, Annie Leibovitz displays her work at Hauser & Wirth Hong Kong until Feb 12, 2022
To celebrate Chinese New Year, we have created a brief list of Chinese women photographers you should know, from pioneers to contemporary artists.
Chinese photojournalist Hou Bo (1924 – 2017) documented the rise of Mao Zedong from 1939 to 1968 in over 400 photographs as the official photographer of The Great Leader. She created most of the iconic images of Mao’s reign but fell from favour during the Cultural Revolution and spent years in forced labour camps.
Two influential women artists, Maria Lassnig & Cindy Sherman, exhibit at Hauser & Wirth St Moritz until Feb 5, 2022
Two Contemporary Heroines, An-My Lê and Sally Mann, feature in Commemorative Exhibition in Atlanta, on view until February 6, 2022
Showing work from three series, Poulomi Basu brings her new exhibition to Side Gallery, Newcastle, on view until February 6, 2022
Online event with contemporary photographers Mónica Alcázar Duarte & Wendy McMurdo as part of EXPOSURE Photography Festival
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