Amy Wei
Manchester
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Social Photography XI | carriage trade — Musée Magazine
The exhibition also questions how phone photography has shaped contemporary visual habits. The accessibility of digital tools has made image-making an almost reflexive action. Many of the photographs reflect this immediacy: moments captured in transit, glimpses of everyday life, visual observations that may have otherwise gone unnoticed.
Zora J Murff: The Devil Hiding in Plain Sight | Abakus Projects — Musée Magazine
What does it mean to see clearly when the truth has been hidden in plain sight all along? Zora J Murff’s The Devil Hiding in Plain Sight, currently on view at Abakus Projects in Boston, is an urgent and meticulously composed exploration of racial violence, historical erasure, and the insidious ways white supremacy embeds itself in visual culture.
Book Review: Backstage Dreams. The Secret Door to Sets by Eric James Guillemain | Damiani Books — Musée Magazine
Backstage Dreams: The Secret Door to Sets by Eric James Guillemain offers a glimpse into the fascinating world behind the scenes of the entertainment industry. This collection of images reveals the hidden artistry of the film and fashion worlds and invites us to step beyond the velvet rope, captured through the lens of Guillemain’s seasoned eye.
Matthew Finley: An Impossibly Normal Life | Griffin Museum of Photography — Musée Magazine
Time has a way of rewriting memory, of smoothing out its jagged edges until what remains is a narrative we can live with. In An Impossibly Normal Life, Matthew Finley wrestles with this phenomenon, reconstructing a past that never was but perhaps should have been.
High Noon: Nan Goldin, David Armstrong, Mark Morrisroe, Philip-Lorca diCorcia | Deichtorhallen Hamburg — Musée Magazine
Written By Amy Wei There was a time when photography was expected to tell the truth. High Noon, now on view at Deichtorhallen Hamburg, challenges that assumption, presenting a world where the camera exposes and constructs, intimacy collides with performance, and the line between reality and fiction dissolves.
Diana Markosian: Father | FOAM — Musée Magazine
What remains of a relationship when years of silence have filled its spaces—can love endure, or does absence rewrite its story? Diana Markosian's exhibition, Father, is a profound exploration of family, loss, and the quest for reconnection. The project delves into Markosian's personal journey to reunite with her estranged father after a near 20-year separation.
Kenneth Lam: Still Living | Museum of the Home — Musée Magazine
Kenneth Lam’s Still Living reimagines domestic spaces through a contemporary lens, offering a unique visual interpretation of the Museum of the Home’s Rooms Through Time collection. The exhibition, from January to June 2025, presents seven meticulously composed photographs that blur the boundaries between past, present, and speculative futures. Lam’s skillful composition and selection of ordinary objects bring human activity and personality to the foreground.
My Sister, My Self: Photographs by Colleen Kenyon and Kathleen Kenyon | CPW — Musée Magazine
My Sister, My Self: Photographs by Colleen Kenyon and Kathleen Kenyon at the Center for Photography at Woodstock (CPW) invites viewers into the intimate world of twinship, exploring the unique ways in which identity, memory, and familial bonds are intertwined.
CHROMOTHERAPIA: The Feel-Good Color Photography | Villa Medici — Musée Magazine
The exhibition CHROMOTHERAPIA: The Feel-Good Color Photography at Villa Medici, running from February 28 to June 9, 2025, offers a vibrant exploration of color photography’s evolution throughout the 20th century. CHROMOTHERAPIA transforms Villa Medici into a kaleidoscopic exploration of color photography, celebrating its evolution and capacity to elicit emotional responses.
Magnum America: The United States | Thames & Hudson — Musée Magazine
Written by Amy Wei Photo Editor: Prajwal Godse Magnum America: The United States by Thames & Hudson is a sweeping visual chronicle that delves into the heart of American life, as seen through the lenses of Magnum Photos’ legendary photographers. Edited with care and precision, the book brings together over 600 images that trace the story of America from the 1940s to today.
Book Review: Sealskin by Jeff Dworsky | Charcoal Press — Musée Magazine
The book’s title alludes to the Celtic myth of the selkie, creatures that move between the realms of land and sea, forever caught between two worlds. This mythic resonance weaves through the collection, most notably in Dworsky’s portrayal of his wife. She is a recurring figure, often positioned at the threshold of nature: wreathed in mist, framed by unruly fields, or poised at the ocean’s edge.
Joel-Peter Witkin: Unpleasant Beauty | Galerie Parallax — Musée Magazine
Written by Amy Wei Photo Edit by Nur Güzeldere What happens when beauty is not only unsettling but deeply, uncomfortably human? Joel-Peter Witkin’s Unpleasant Beauty forces its audience to grapple with this question, presenting a body of work that collapses traditional boundaries between elegance and grotesquery. Known for his meticulous and provocative practice, Witkin interrogates the fragile line between veneration and repulsion, creating images that unsettle as much as they fascinate.
Jesse Krimes: Corrections | The Met — Musée Magazine
In stark contrast, Bertillon’s 19th-century mugshots and biometric systems demonstrate photography’s historical role in institutionalizing surveillance. Bertillon’s anthropometric techniques, which combined measurements with standard photographic portraits, were revolutionary but also deeply tied to mechanisms of control. These images, displayed alongside Krimes’s art, expose how photography has been used to classify, dehumanize, and enforce social hierarchies.
Alice Quaresma: Claiming to Be Finding | Pablo’s Birthday — Musée Magazine
Memory is a tricky thing—sometimes sharp and vivid, other times fragmented and hazy. Alice Quaresma’s latest exhibition Claiming to Be Finding at the gallery Pablo’s Birthday underscores her ongoing interrogation of photography’s boundaries, engaging deeply with memory, physicality, and abstraction.
Erin O'Keefe: I saw the man with a telescope | Sargent’s Daughters — Musée Magazine
Undoubtedly, the digital age calls for a fundamental reconsideration of perception for modern and postmodern art. The NYC-based visual artist Erin O’Keefe’s inspiring and cross-disciplinary approach is an examination of both the medium and concept in contemporary artistic practices. Unlike traditional photography, which often seeks to document reality, O'Keefe’s work centers on the act of seeing itself.
Yasuhiro Ishimoto: Lines and Bodies | LE BAL — Musée Magazine
Human forms and bodies are also core to Ishimoto’s photography, both as a central subject and as an absent presence. Photographs of street scenes often feature figures in motion, captured in fleeting moments, presenting a sense of anonymity amidst the rush of city life. The movement of individuals implies a constant dispersal and an erasure of singular identity in cities. However, Ishimoto is able to maintain a sense of anonymity in his photographs even when bodies are in repose.
Tacita Dean: Blind Folly | The Menil Collection — Musée Magazine
British-European visual artist Tacita Dean presents her first major museum survey in the United States, Blind Folly, at the Menil Collection. The exhibition is titled after the integral role of fortuity in the creative process, with the underlying implication of the artist’s faith in the final product. Blind Folly becomes a provocative statement, suggesting a duality and contrast between ignorance and insight.
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Third Party Funding & International Arbitration - Top 10 Q&A Video Series
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Predicting The Unpredictable: The Coronavirus And Its Impact On The Energy Industry
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. On 30 January 2020, the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 to be a public health emergency of international concern. On the same day, the China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT) announced that it would issue "force majeure certificates" to affected Chinese companies to help minimize economic losses arising from the outbreak and consequential events.
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In Memorium: beloved Manchester lecturer James Lincoln
Written on 19th August 2019. Posted in News Manchester lecturer Dr. James Lincoln drowned in Wales last week, while trying to save his son from the sea. The econometrician was on holiday with his family in Borth y Gest in Wales. His six year old son got in trouble in the water, but was successfully rescued with the help of his father.
Review: Six by Nico's 'The Chippie' tasting menu
Mancunion Food & Drink Review: Six by Nico’s ‘The Chippie’ tasting menu Photo: Authorised Press Shot. Written on 15th July 2019. Posted in Food & Drink New restaurant Six By Nico Manchester isn’t short on hype. Scottish-Italian Michelin chef Nico Simeone’s biggest branch yet has received 3,000 advance bookings in the week prior to the launch of its first themed tasting menu. Each tasting menu will run for six weeks before being replaced by a new theme — and its first one?
28 questions from Game of Thrones’ ‘The Bells’
Mancunion Film 28 questions from Game of Thrones’ ‘The Bells’ Dany, channeling me. Photo: HBO Written by Amy Wei on 14th May 2019. Posted in Film As Game of Thrones begins to draw to its final conclusion after eight seasons and 73 episodes, Amy Wei has a few questions… Where is Bran? What has Daenerys recently done to prompt Varys’ betrayal, after he’s been loyal to her and her masochistic brother Viserys for eight seasons?
Frustration as SU Elections fallout continues
Mancunion News Frustration as SU Elections fallout continues Photo: The Mancunion Written by Sam Honey, Amy Wei and Ethan Davies on 15th March 2019. Posted in News The fallout from the dramatic University of Manchester Students’ Union (SU) Executive Officer elections has continued this week, as the International Students’ Officer for 2019/2020 remains unconfirmed.
Squat, bench, deadlift: Meet the Powerlifting Society
Mancunion Sport Squat, bench, deadlift: Meet the Powerlifting Society Photo: UoM Powerlifting Society Written by Amy Wei on 15th February 2019. Posted in Sport Strength sports aren’t quite as established at the University of Manchester as those involving balls, mouth guards, and batting devices — nor are its needs as accounted for by the University — but the new Powerlifting Society hopes to change that.
Bring & Mix: Moonshine Made to Order
Mancunion Food & Drink Bring & Mix: Moonshine Made to Order Photo: Chris Barter Written by Amy Wei on 8th January 2019. Posted in Food & Drink, Reviews By day, there’s a small cafe called Junipers on the high street in Chorlton that serves large helpings of eggs, brisket, and cakes. By night, Junipers looks closed. It even has a sign on the door saying: ‘closed’. But behind the shutters, 1920’s cocktail bar Bring & Mix is in swinging business.
'We are not banning clapping', Students' Union clarifies
Written on 2nd October 2018. Posted in News The University of Manchester Students’ Union (SU) have produced a press release clarifying their controversial new policy voted through Senate last week, which originally resolved to “swap audible clapping out for British Sign Language (BSL) clapping at SU events”. The motion was voted through with a two-thirds majority on Thursday 27th September.
Clapping banned at Students' Union events
Jazz hands will be used instead of traditional clapping, whooping, and cheering at University of Manchester Students’ Union (SU) events, following a change to the SU constitution passed by the first Senate session of the academic year, held on Thursday 27th September. It was argued that the loud noise of traditional clapping and whooping pose an issue to students with anxiety or sensory issues. BSL (British Sign Language) clapping – or, jazz hands – would be a more inclusive form of expression.
LIVE: Manchester local council election count
Hi, Amy and Nicole here, reporting live from the Manchester Central Convention Centre! Declarations are well underway, with every ward so far electing Labour councillors. Fallowfield’s elected Grace Fletcher-Hackwood, Zahra Alijah, and Ali-Raza Ilyas, of the Labour Party.
Fallowfield sees worst local election turnout in Manchester
Only 17 per cent of Fallowfield turned out to vote in Manchester’s local elections today, making it the ward with the lowest turnout in the whole city By Amy Wei Photo: Stephen Richards @Commons Wikimedia Popular student area Fallowfield had one of the country’s lowest turnouts in yesterday’s local council elections. 17 per cent of Fallowfield turned out to vote, re-electing three Labour Councillors: Grace Fletcher-Hackwood, Zahra Alijah, and Ali-Raza Iljas.
Law firm encourages students to take legal action against UoM
Photo: Blogtrepreneur @Flickr Asserson law firm is compiling a group court action against all universities which were affected by University and Colleges Union (UCU) strike action in February and March 2018. Shimon Goldwater, senior solicitor at Asserson, stated: “for any hope of fair compensation for lost teaching time, students need to go to court.
Manchester's sex toy spend hard to beat
Photo: StockSnap @Pixabay Students from the University of Manchester are beating the rest of the country away in their purchasing of sex toys. Manchester University students spent £8,549 on sex toys in 2017, according to new data from Ann Summers, making them the fourth biggest spenders in the nation. Oxford University nailed the top spot, spending a total of £11,266 on sex toys and bondage, despite only having around half the student population of the University of Manchester.
Brian Cox: abolish first-year exams
Photo: FuseTV Brian Cox has stated that he wants to abolish first-year exams at the University of Manchester. Cox, a professor of particle physics at the University’s School of Physics and Astronomy, said that professors “talk about it quite a lot”. The University of Middlesex became the first university to abolish first-year exams in 2004, after first-year drop-out rates rose to 25 per cent. “That would be something I would like to see,” Cox told The Mancunion in an interview.
In conversation with: Brian Cox
Photo: FuseTV “Are you on strike right now?” I asked Professor Brian Cox in the midst of conversation on a couch, in a VitaStudent penthouse overlooking views of the Canal Street skyline. “Sorry,” I mumbled, worried that I had overstepped. “Yes,” Brian Cox said with an incredulous laugh, “with everybody else.” He was going to give a talk in VitaStudent’s event hall in half an hour. He wore a loose blue jersey and jeans, and leaned sideways without concern for the FuseTV camera setup in front of us.
Our love for dogs has become cruel and inhumane | The Mancunion
Photo: DodosD @ Wikimedia Commons We love pugs. More than 10,000 are waddling around in the UK at the moment, and the Chinese New Year of the Dog gives us admirers the perfect opportunity to show appreciation for the pug’s squashed nose and dislocated kneecaps.
UCU strike sparks student outrage | The Mancunion
Image: Roger Blackwell @ Flickr Manchester University students are demanding refunds for the possible cancellation of three weeks’ worth of classes, when teaching staff are going on strike. The Universities and Colleges Union (UCU) are planning to take strike action starting on Thursday the 22nd of February through to Friday the 16th of March, across 61 universities.
Five Manchester professors make Queen’s New Year’s Honours List | The Mancunion
Vikas Shah. Photo: Vikas Shah Five of the University of Manchester’s health researchers and economy experts have been honoured in the Queen’s 2018 New Year’s Honours List. The royal accolades of Commander of the Order (CBE), Officer of the Order (OBE), and Member of the Order (MBE) were awarded to three medical trailblazers, and two economics pioneers at the University.
Higher Education leadership shaken up by Theresa May | The Mancunion
Photo: Chris McAndrew @Wikimedia Commons Jo Johnson was removed from his position as universities minister in a cabinet reshuffle that saw higher education leadership completely reimagined. Theresa May’s parliamentary reshuffle, which kicked off on Monday, the 8th of January, replaced Jo Johnson with Sam Gyimah, ending Johnson’s 32-month incumbency as Minister of State for Universities and Science.
'Brilliant' firefighters quickly tempered blaze in Northern Quarter | The Mancunion
The inferno blazed across several floors of an apartment block in Northern Quarter via wooden balconies By Nicole Wootton-Cane and Amy Wei Photo: G-Man @Commons Wikimedia A fire has torn through the ninth floor of a twelve-storey building in Manchester’s Northern Quarter. Manchester Fire and Rescue were called to the fire, which consumed apartments on several floors on Saturday, the 30th of December. One individual was taken to hospital, suffering from smoke inhalation.
Weeknight curfew set for Fallowfield bars | The Mancunion
Photo: Amy Wei @The Mancunion Manchester City Council has issued firm warnings to the bars of Fallowfield, telling them that they must adhere to a strict two A.M. curfew during the week, or else. Fallow Café has taken this one step further, deciding to close at one A.M. on weeknights. Three weeks ago, Manchester City Council planners spoke with Fallow Café, The Font, and Revolution Fallowfield to enforce the curfew.
Almost 500 animals killed a day by University of Manchester research | The Mancunion
Photo: Linda Bartlett The University of Manchester has been found to kill more animals for scientific research than nearly all other universities in the country. Manchester’s biology department has been obliged to publish data on the number of animals they used for research in 2016 in accordance with Concordat on Openness on Animal Research in the UK. 174,120 animals were experimented on throughout the year, averaging to almost 500 animals a day.
Self-harm among teenage girls rising dramatically | The Mancunion
“Very steep rise” in incidences of self-harm among teenagers in the UK has been found by University of Manchester researchers By Amy Wei Photo: Manos Bourdakis @ Wikimedia Commons University of Manchester researchers have found a 68 per cent increase in self-harm among teenage girls between 2011 and 2014.
Green jobs suffer slow growth in Manchester | The Mancunion
The Greater Manchester Combined Authority is determined to correct slow but steady job growth in green sectors By Amy Wei Image: Joblift A new report found that green industries are growing at just half the rate of the UK average. Joblift, a meta search job seeking engine, found that jobs in renewable energy industries in the UK are increasing by 1% monthly, lagging behind the UK average job growth of 2%. London has been home to almost a fifth of all green job vacancies since last September.
Mental Health First Aid course now available for students | The Mancunion
Photo: Hannah Brierley The organisation Mental Health First Aid England (MHFA UK) has launched a training course designed to “enable students and staff to recognise the signs and symptoms of mental health issues.” The one day course is designed for “anyone who works or studies in a university environment.” Objectives include being able to spot the signs of mental health issues, offer first aid and signpost students to appropriate services.
Manchester to become one of the greenest cities in Europe | The Mancunion
Photo: Hannah Brierley Andy Burnham, the Mayor of Greater Manchester, has announced a Green Summit which will determine plans to make Manchester one of the greenest cities in Europe. Alex Ganotis, the Councillor for Stockport, is leading the agenda. The landmark summit will be held in March 2018. It aims to set a pioneering deadline for Greater Manchester to achieve carbon neutrality — a net zero carbon footprint.
Andy Burnham to crack down on private landlords | The Mancunion
Photo: Hannah Brierley Andy Burnham, the Mayor of Greater Manchester, is planning to implement a ‘Good Landlords’ scheme in Greater Manchester to protect students from dodgy contracts.
Voluntourism harms communities: make a difference, stay at home | The Mancunion
Photo: FrontierEnviro @ Wikimedia Commons It’s enticing, I know, to be a holiday humanitarian. Helping villagers in Third World countries seems charitable enough to counteract the hedonism of lavish vacationing — and it should, if our work is meaningful. At every Freshers’ Fair, a procession of pamphlet-pushing charity reps promote expeditions they promise help foreigners develop communities sustainably. Children smile welcomingly at us from their posters.
Manchester second most entrepreneurial UK city | The Mancunion
Photo: Bill Boaden @ Wikimedia Commons Manchester is one of the best cities in the world for startups, a new study suggests. While the UK still ranks the 8th most entrepreneurial country in the world, a new analysis finds that Manchester is its biggest driver of business growth, after Brighton. In a surprising study conducted by office space broking company Impact Offices, the city of Manchester has the second highest rate of business growth, proportional to population size, in the UK.
G4S security return to patrol Manchester’s student suburbs | The Mancunion
Manchester City Council is implementing security in Fallowfield and Withington to control antisocial behaviour for the second year in a row By Amy Wei Photo: HKivoryinvestigator @Wikimedia Commons Night-time patrols are scheduled to monitor student house parties in Fallowfield and Withington this Welcome Week. A security team from G4S, accredited by Manchester City Council, is being funded by both The University of Manchester and Manchester Metropolitan University.
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