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AIPAD Photography Show in New York Features Diverse International Artists

festival-fair · 2026-04-22

The AIPAD Photography Show in New York featured a diverse array of international photographers. Bill Brandt's work, which ranged from 1927 Vienna to wartime documentation and postwar nudes, was highlighted. The Spanish duo Albarrán Cabrera presented Polarized #55454, crafted with Japanese papers and gold leaf. Tania Franco Klein delves into themes of digital anxiety, while Ruth Thorne-Thomsen draws on mythology. Joan Lyons provides a feminist lens, and Andy Mattern creates 'ghost' images. Rania Matar emphasizes female experiences, and Pia Paulina Guilmoth seeks transcendence. Eloïse Labarbe-Lafon hand-colors prints, and Sissi Farassat merges photography with embroidery. Zanele Muholi documents LGBTQ+ communities, while Lee Hsu-Pin captures landscapes. Bill Armstrong's works are intentionally blurred, and Keith Carter investigates vernacular culture. Gregory Crewdson stages elaborate productions, Julio Le Parc employs theoretical concepts, Patty Carroll constructs tableaux, Lenard Smith studies architecture, Miguel Rio Branco critiques Brazilian society, and Sayuri Ichida examines self-identity.

Key facts

  • The AIPAD Photography Show took place in New York.
  • Bill Brandt began his career in Vienna in 1927.
  • Albarrán Cabrera's work uses Japanese papers and gold leaf.
  • Zanele Muholi documents South Africa's LGBTQ+ communities.
  • Gregory Crewdson creates large-scale cinematic productions.
  • Lee Hsu-Pin founded the Fotoaura Institute of Photography.
  • Miguel Rio Branco is a member of Magnum Photos.
  • Patty Carroll has been based in Chicago since the 1970s.

Entities

Artists

  • Bill Brandt
  • Anna Cabrera
  • Angel Albarrán
  • Tania Franco Klein
  • Ruth Thorne-Thomsen
  • Joan Lyons
  • Andy Mattern
  • Rania Matar
  • Pia Paulina Guilmoth
  • Eloïse Labarbe-Lafon
  • Sissi Farassat
  • Zanele Muholi
  • Lee Hsu-Pin
  • Bill Armstrong
  • Keith Carter
  • Gregory Crewdson
  • Julio Le Parc
  • Patty Carroll
  • Lenard Smith
  • Miguel Rio Branco
  • Sayuri Ichida

Institutions

  • Picture Post
  • Lilliput
  • Weekly Illustrated
  • Verve
  • Scheinbaum & Russek Ltd
  • Marshall Gallery
  • Yancey Richardson
  • Gitterman Gallery
  • Stephen Bulger Gallery
  • The Hulett Collection
  • Clamp Gallery
  • Polka Galerie
  • Curational Gallery
  • Be Fine Art Gallery
  • HackelBury Fine Art
  • Catherine Couturier Gallery
  • Houk Gallery
  • Vasari Gallery
  • Central Server Works
  • Magnum Photos
  • Toluca Fine Art
  • Ibasho
  • Fotoaura Institute of Photography

Locations

  • New York
  • Vienna
  • Austria
  • Los Angeles
  • United States
  • Mexico
  • Utah
  • Lebanon
  • Amshit
  • Maine
  • Sandy River
  • France
  • London
  • United Kingdom
  • South Africa
  • Tainan City
  • Taiwan
  • Namasia
  • Chicago
  • Brazil
  • Japan

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