Issue No. 133

1. Karin Rosenthal: Ambiguous Figures

   Photography has had a long and fraught relationship with the human figure. Once the medium’s capacity for faithful and expedient reproduction became apparent, interest in its prurient potential settled in as one of photography’s many pathways. Edward Weston and Imogen Cunningham coexist on a continuum with French postcards and Playboy centerfolds.