Critique

 

Critique (established 1999) is the regular Eye column by Rick Poynor.

 
Graphic language of the wall

Graphic language of the wall

Rick Poynor

Brassaï’s photographs of graffiti with handwritten typographic treatments made striking, almost punkish paperback covers for Le Livre de Poche
 
Beyond context

Beyond context

Rick Poynor

Mysterious equipment, unknown officials and arcane activities combine in a photobook that is testament to the art of selection and editing. Photo Critique By Rick Poynor
 
The joy and sadness of dust

The joy and sadness of dust

Rick Poynor

A familiar domestic nuisance provides the theme for this ambiguous and labyrinthine exhibition. Photo Critique by Rick Poynor
 
Inner space man

Inner space man

Rick Poynor

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

Age of the female gaze

Rick Poynor

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

Double satori

Rick Poynor

For photographer Sergio Larrain (1931-2012), making pictures was a form of spiritual quest. Photo Critique by Rick Poynor
 
Traces of a drifter

Traces of a drifter

Rick Poynor

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

Elton John's new vision

Rick Poynor

‘The Radical Eye’, the superstar’s opulently framed collection of modernist photography, is a revelation. Photo Critique by Rick Poynor
 
Feminist scrutiny

Feminist scrutiny

Rick Poynor

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?

Browsing, or reading?

Rick Poynor

A new shop demonstrates the global resurgence of indie magazines. Critique by Rick Poynor
 
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