Alise Tifentale reviews the book Silver Girls. Retouched History of Photography in conversation with the editors of the book, Šelda Puķīte and Indrek Grigor. The video first aired on March 24, 2021.
Read moreIn conversation with Arnis Balcus, photographer and editor-in-chief of FK Magazine
In conversation with Arnis Balcus, photographer and editor-in-chief of FK Magazine. Video recording of the conversation published online on September 25, 2020.
Read moreRound table discussion about freedom of speech in the time of #metoo, mansplaining, and BLM
In August 2020, I participated in a round table discussion about censorship and freedom of speech in the time of #metoo and Black Lives Matter.
Read moreShort essay for Low Gallery's Crisis Newsletter
On December 31, 2020, the Riga-based Low Gallery published the second edition of The Crisis Newsletter (Krīzes Vēstnesis), for which I had the pleasure to write a short essay on the daily photographic practice on Instagram: “#dailyphotography and #fail”
Read moreNew article: Landscape photography and data landscape
This is an essay on contemporary landscape photography commissioned by the Riga Photography Biennial.
Read moreNew curatorial project: Art Days Forever
Presenting my latest curatorial project: Art Days Forever, the estate of two Latvian artists, Zenta Dzividzinska (1944-2011) and Juris Tifentals (1943-2001).
Read moreArt after cvd-19? Examining the growth of art biennales from 1895 to today
A brief interim report on a research that Lev Manovich and I began a few years back.
Read moreThe art of debate in the age of the Internet: Computational text analysis resources at the Riga Stradins University
“The Art of Debate in the Age of the Internet: Computational Text Analysis Resources at the Riga Stradins University.” Short presentation at the 78th International Scientific Conference of the University of Latvia, March 5, 2020.
Read moreNew job: Researcher at the Communication Studies Department, RSU, Riga, Latvia
My first full-time academic job after getting my PhD (at the Graduate Center, City University of New York): Researcher at the Communication Studies Department at the Riga Stradins University (RSU) in Riga, Latvia.
Read moreDissertation defended!
Successfully defended my PhD dissertation, The “Olympiad of Photography:” FIAP and the Global Photo-Club Culture, 1950–1965, on November 13, 2019.
Read moreJust published: "FIAP Biennial in Photokina 1956: A Revolt Against the Universal Language of Photography"
My article is included in a special thematic issue "The Medium of the Exhibition" of the journal The Notebook for Art, Theory and Related Zones published by The Academic Research Centre of the Academy of Fine Arts (VVP AVU) in Prague, Czech Republic.
Read moreSummarizing my research on the selfie and photography in social media
During the last few years, one of my areas of expertise was the selfie and photography in social media. It is time to briefly summarize my published work in the area.
Read moreSizzling hot off the press: my article in ARTMargins
My "Introduction to José Oiticica Filho's 'Setting the Record Straighter'," in ARTMargins 8, no. 2 (2019): 105-115, accompanies the first translation of Oiticica Filho’s 1951 article from Portuguese by Luisa Valle.
Read moreThrilled to participate in photography seminar in São Paulo
I’m thrilled to participate in the seminar Fotografia moderna? Fragmentos de uma história (Brasil, 1900-1960) at the Instituto Moreira Salles (IMS Paulista), São Paulo, Brazil, August 13-15, 2019.
Read moreArticle archive update! 1998-2019
I’ve just updated the article archive on my website with a wide range of my articles about contemporary art and photography published between 1998 and 2019. Most articles are in English and available for you to download and read.
Read moreHot off the press: "The Role of Photo Clubs, Magazines, Exhibitions, and Curators in Latvian Photography, 1960–2000”
A new book chapter published in a volume about the twentieth-century art in Latvia.
Read moreNew book chapter on photo history: "Fifty Year Eclipse"
"Fifty Year Eclipse: Illuminating the Forgotten Legacy of Photographer Vilis Rīdzenieks" is a book chapter commissioned for an edited volume dedicated to the legacy of Latvian photographer Vilis Rīdzenieks (1884–1962).
Read moreWhat did I do in 2018?
As a somewhat belated attempt to keep in touch with everybody who haven’t seen me for a while, here’s a brief look back at 2018.
Read moreHot off the press: new article "Machines, Methods, and Humans: On the Production Line of Contemporary Photography"
My article "Machines, Methods, and Humans: On the Production Line of Contemporary Photography" just published in Fotografija 35, no. 1 (2018). This is a special edition of the magazine, edited by Paul Paper.
Read moreJust published: new article "Seeing a Century Through the Lens of Sovetskoe Foto"
I'm thrilled to let you know about the recently published article, "Seeing a Century Through the Lens of Sovetskoe Foto," where I discuss some of the findings of my research of the history of the leading Soviet photography magazine, Sovetskoe Foto, which was published in Moscow, Russia, from 1926 to 1991.
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