September 10, 2013, Filed Under: Exhibitions + Events, PhotographyOpening today: "Radical Transformation: Magnum Photos into the Digital Age" The exhibition Radical Transformation: Magnum Photos into the Digital Age opens today and will be on view through January 5. Magnum Photos photographers have produced some of the most memorable images of the last century, shaping history and revolutionizing photography’s influence on modern culture. Founded in 1947, it was the… read more
July 17, 2013, Filed Under: Art, Exhibitions + Events, PhotographyIn the galleries: Anna Atkins’s “Peacock Feathers” and Anna Krachey’s “Filament” Although Anna Atkins and Anna Krachey share a first name, Krachey acknowledges a much deeper connection. A member of Austin-based artist collective Lakes Were Rivers, Krachey came across Atkins’s work in the Ransom Center’s collections. She noticed an exploration of light, layering, and space that was similar to her own… read more
July 11, 2013, Filed Under: Exhibitions + Events, PhotographyIn the galleries: Jason Reed’s "Motel, Terlingua" and W. D. Smithers’s "View of Study Butte, Texas" As photographer Jason Reed sat in the reading room of the Ransom Center, awaiting a box of Walker Evans photographs, he noticed a binder on the reference shelf nearby. In what he calls a “moment of coincidence,” he picked it up and discovered notes and captions describing photographs of West… read more
