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The Guardian
24-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Who needs a car? Los Angeles by foot
Los Angeles is a constantly shifting, fragmented city with a landscape that is both navigated and determined by the car. Yet for her series North North South, Iranian American artist Ayda Gragossian wandered through different areas of the city on foot. North North South by Ayda Gragossian is published by GOST. All photographs: Ayda Gragossian Gragossian documented the spaces, objects and textures that are often overlooked when life is in constant motion Over a period of four years, Gragossian amassed a collection of images of store windows, parking lots and suburban houses that function as motifs Gragossian: 'In a place teeming with dreams and expectations, a single sign or building can disrupt the pattern of conformity, reminding us that the true essence of any city is best appreciated when we slow down and truly observe our surroundings' North North South takes its title from a photograph of a broken freeway sign that features in the book The title collates the main ideas behind the series, such as the quintessential American condition of traversing freeways that perpetuate inequality and the power of photography to transform the banality of everyday life into the poetic Speaking of LA, Gragossian says: 'Contradictions collide, and beauty and neglect, nostalgia and impermanence, intimacy and distance, exist side by side' 'In Los Angeles, what do you see when you are not moving at 60mph?' Gragossian's black and white photographs are devoid of people, an aesthetic choice that emphasises the city's contradictory characteristics The visual narrative in North North South departs from that of the glamorous LA popularised by the entertainment industry Instead, Gragossian's photographs capture a deeply personal view of a working-class city where different realities coexist in close proximity Gragossian: 'This book began as a personal journey. After living for a couple of years in England (where I completed my MFA at the University of Oxford), I returned to Los Angeles, wanting to reacquaint myself with the city I had called home for the past decade' 'I started walking … and seeking out spaces and objects that spoke to a different urban imagery, one that felt truer to the way I experienced it' North North South is not a conventional portrait of LA. It is a sequence of photographs that moves through the city the way life does –without a fixed route, weaving in and out of places, refusing a singular narrative In a city obsessed with productivity and spectacle, this work invites the viewer to slow down, to pay attention and to recognise the poetry in the overlooked
Yahoo
22-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘Below The Clouds' Trailer: Gianfranco Rosi's Naples Documentary To Debut In Competition in Venice
EXCLUSIVE: Venice Golden Lion director Gianfranco Rosi returns to the festival in Competition this year with black-and-white documentary Below The Clouds, and Deadline can unveil the first trailer. After his exploration of life on the island of Lampedusa in Oscar-nominated and Berlin Golden Bear winning work Fire at Sea, and the outskirts of Rome in Venice winner Sacro GRA, Rosi trains his eye on Naples and life in the area between Mount Vesuvius and the Gulf of Naples, where the threat of seismic activity is ever present. More from Deadline Venice Film Festival Lineup Announcement - Follow Live Venice Critics' Week Line-Up Features Julia Jackman's '100 Nights Of Hero' Starring Charli XCX & Emma Corrin Venice Juries: Fernanda Torres & Mohammad Rasoulof Set For Main Competition Jury; Julia Ducournau & Charlotte Wells Named As Horizons & First Film Presidents The synopsis reads: 'The ground shakes periodically and the fumaroles of the Phlegraean Fields taint the air. From the traces of history, memories of the subterranean world, and the concerns of the present, in black and white, a lesser-known Naples emerges and fills with voices, with lives. 'Below the clouds lies a territory crisscrossed by locals, worshippers, tourists, and archaeologists excavating a past that in museums will give new life and meaning to statues, fragments, and ruins. The train that rings Vesuvius makes its rounds as racehorses train along the shore. A teacher runs a makeshift afterschool for children and adolescents. Firemen in their command center calm the fears of the locals who call in, law enforcement tracks down tomb robbers, while in the port of Torre Annunziata, Syrian tankers unload Ukrainian grain. The land that skirts the gulf is a vast time machine.' The documentary is by Rosi's Rome-based company 21Uno Film and Stemal Entertainment with Rai Cinema. International sales are handled by The Match Factory. [youtube Best of Deadline Everything We Know About 'The Devil Wears Prada 2' 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery 2025 TV Cancellations: Photo Gallery
News24
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- News24
Black and white boss moves from Thembi Seete and more
The shades black and white have been ever present in fashion. British Vogue sees the essence of black as a favourite, describing it as 'serious black, gothic black, seductive black, restrained black, sculptural black,' a shade loved for its depth and consistently paired with simplicity. We spotlight some black and white celeb outfits we've loved from this week: Thembi Seete's classroom meets catwalk The actress rocked a playful, chic combo of a white blouse layered under a black waistcoat. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Thembi Seete 🇿🇦 (@thembiseete_) Her boardroom glam: a pinstripe corset jumpsuit gives power-suit energy with a glamourous twist. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Thembi Seete 🇿🇦 (@thembiseete_) Phindile Gwala-Ngandu's sporty glam courtside outfit Phindile achieves this sporty yet stylish look with her high-waisted pants and fitted white top under a leather jacket. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Phindile Gwala-Ngandu (@phindilegwala_official) Khanya Mkangisa's chic in winter dress She wears an off-shoulder white fuzzy mini dress with strappy heels and a bag. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Khanya Mkangisa (@ilovekhanya) Sithelo Shozi's staircase slay in style The black blazer and suiting shorts paired with heels elevates the look. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sithelo Shozi (@_sithelo) Zola Nombona's zebra print She rocks this zebra-print oversized coat over an all-black outfit for a fierce arena look. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Zola (@znombona) More monochrome looks Hope Mbhele View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hope Mbhele (@hope_mbhele) The Lazy Makoti and Zanele van Zyl View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Lazy Makoti (@thelazymakoti) Boity View this post on Instagram A post shared by Boity Thulo (@boity) Larona Moagi View this post on Instagram A post shared by Larona Moagi (@larona_moagi_) Amanda du-Pont View this post on Instagram A post shared by Amanda du-Pont (@amandadupont)
Washington Post
17-05-2025
- General
- Washington Post
His photographs cut through apartheid — and never diminished their subjects
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A photograph by David Goldblatt shows a family in bed reading the weekend papers. Until apartheid began to crumble in 1990, Goldblatt, who took pictures in South Africa for more than 70 years, photographed almost exclusively in black-and-white. He turned to color only after the regime was dismantled.
