“Contending With Fashion Photography’s Artifice”

Published by Hyperallergic, this review examines Lillian Bassman: Bazaar and Beyond at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, exploring how Bassman transformed commercial fashion photography through experimental darkroom techniques and abstraction. The article considers her later reworkings of earlier negatives and the ways her photographs blur the boundaries between fashion, artifice, and artistic expression.

14 July 2026