Kathy Ryan, the Peter Kenner '70 Artist in Residence
Monday, December 7, 2015
Campus Center, Weis Cinema
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm EST/GMT-5
For two decades, photo editor Kathy Ryan has been advancing visual boundaries, both at The New York Times Magazine, and as an author, teacher, mentor and exhibition curator.6:00 pm – 7:00 pm EST/GMT-5
Ryan’s open mind and talent for pairing photographers with stories became apparent in 1997, when she assigned Jack Pierson, Abelardo Morell and Nan Goldin, among others, to a feature about Times Square, bringing an innovative artist-photographer approach to the magazine’s photojournalism. The theatrical, large-format images of poverty in unexpected places that Taryn Simon took for her in 2000 marked another turning point for photography in the magazine. Other leading photographers commissioned by Ryan include Lee Friedlander, Ryan McGinley, Lauren Greenfield, Gregory Crewdson, Massimo Vitali, Thomas Struth, Paolo Pellegrin, Lynsey Addario, Gilles Peress, Eugene Richards and Dan Winters.
Under Ryan’s direction the magazine has won awards from the Art Directors Club and the Society of Publication Designers, as well as the Best Use of Photography award in the 2006 Pictures of the Year competition. She herself received a Picture Editor of the Year award at the 1997 Visa pour l’ Image festival in Perpignan, the first annual Lucie Award for Picture Editor of the Year in 2003, and a lifetime achievement award from the Griffin Museum.
For more information, call 207-735-7449, e-mail [email protected],
or visit http://photo.bard.edu/news.
Time: 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm EST/GMT-5
Location: Campus Center, Weis Cinema