FotoFocus, a non-profit organization, has opened its inaugural exhibition titled "Big Tent" at the new FotoFocus Center in Cincinnati, Ohio. The show, on view until 22 August 2026, features the work of more than 50 photographers, including Dawoud Bey, Robert Frank, and RaMell Ross. Partly inspired by Amanda Gorman's poem "In This Place (An American Lyric)," the exhibition examines the present state of US democracy through documentary and artistic photography, with images ranging from civil rights protests to contemporary border issues.
The exhibition matters because it marks the launch of a dedicated new exhibition space for FotoFocus, a biennial photography organization, and brings together a broad range of American photographers to reflect on democracy at a politically charged moment. By presenting historical and contemporary works side by side, "Big Tent" underscores photography's enduring power to document social movements, inequality, and national identity, making it a timely cultural intervention in Cincinnati and beyond.