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museum exhibitions schedule Dec 19, 2025 visibility 4 link 20 artists

if emmett till lived exhibition mocp chicago sarah lewis 1234767619

The Museum of Contemporary Photography (MoCP) at Columbia College Chicago will host an exhibition titled “If Emmett Till Lived: Freedom on American Ground,” guest curated by Harvard professor Sarah Lewis. Opening September 3, the show draws from MoCP’s permanent collection and features 70 photographers—including Gordon Parks, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Dorothea Lange, and Carrie Mae Weems—to imagine the life Emmett Till might have lived had he not been lynched in 1955. The exhibition includes images of Chicago, the railways Till traveled, and milestones he missed, such as the Chicago Bulls phenomenon, Barack Obama’s election, and ongoing civil rights protests.

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article culture schedule Nov 18, 2025 visibility 1 link 14 artists

coreen simpson aperture monograph 1234760602

Coreen Simpson, a photographer born in 1942 in Brooklyn, is the subject of a new monograph published by Aperture as part of its Vision and Justice Book Series. The book surveys five decades of her work, spanning street photography, fashion photography, studio portraits in Harlem, and images of hip-hop stars and celebrities, all characterized by frontal, confident poses that capture subjects presenting their best selves. The monograph includes essays by art historian Bridget R. Cooks and editorial work by Drs. Sarah Lewis, Leigh Raiford, and Deborah Willis, highlighting Simpson's long-overdue recognition.

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coreen simpson aperture monograph 1234760602

Coreen Simpson, an 83-year-old photographer born in Brooklyn in 1942, is the subject of a new eponymous monograph published by Aperture as part of its Vision and Justice Book Series. The book surveys five decades of her work, spanning street photography, fashion photography, studio portraits in Harlem, images of the early hip-hop scene, and later collage experiments. Simpson is known for merging fashion and social photography, capturing both celebrities like Muhammad Ali, Toni Morrison, and Jean-Michel Basquiat, as well as unnamed individuals in her series “Nitebirds/Nightlife,” all with a frontal, confident gaze that emphasizes the subject's self-presentation.

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