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Big Tent Artist Interviews

Posted on July 16, 2026

Several artists from Big Tent were asked a series of questions about their work(s) included in the exhibition. Learn more about selected works by Madeleine Hordinski, Alyse Emdur, Marco Anelli, Melvin Grier, David Benjamin Sherry, Stacy Krantiz, and Asa Featherstone IV in the artist interviews below. Continue

Democratic States of Photography: An Essay by Kevin Moore

Posted on July 2, 2026

We are living in a time of grave need for organization and vision, both in terms of democracy and photography, especially now when free speech and the ability to organize are so under threat. Make no mistake, the fracturing of the American electorate and its political discourse is intended by the adversaries of direct democracy. Continue

FotoFocus Launches Bloomberg Connects Digital Guide

Posted on June 3, 2026

FotoFocus has launched a new digital guide on the Bloomberg Connects platform. Bloomberg Connects is a free mobile app that provides users with the ability to explore interactive digital guides to cultural spaces around the world. Continue

FotoFocus Announces Big Tent Gallery Talks Program

Posted on May 5, 2026

FotoFocus is pleased to announce its program of talks for Big Tent, the inaugural exhibition at the new FotoFocus Center, a 14,700 square foot, purpose-built structure to house photographic exhibitions and year-round programs. To expand the artistic and intellectual scope of Big Tent, FotoFocus will present a series of talks touching on themes that resound throughout the exhibition: equality, pluralism, freedom of speech, and the democratic values the United States has long championed, now perceived to be under threat. Continue

FotoFocus Announces Big Tent and the Opening of FotoFocus Center

Posted on April 7, 2026

FotoFocus is pleased to announce Big Tent, the inaugural exhibition at the new FotoFocus Center, a 14,700 square foot, purpose-built structure to house photographic exhibitions and year-round programs. Bringing together work by over fifty artists, the exhibition reflects upon the current state of American democracy while also considering the efficacy of photography to be a catalyst for meaningful change. Continue