Join us at ICP for the New York launch of "Painted Frames” by iconic photographer Malick Sidibe, published by Loose Joints. Contributing essayist Amy Sall will be in conversation with ICP Creative Director David Campany to discuss the impact of Sidibe’s legacy, the distinctive craft in this late career series, and the accompanying exhibition at Jack Shainman Gallery. Reserve "Malick Sidibé: Painted Frames" (Loose Joints, $75) for pick-up when reserving your seat to the program or order through the ICP shop for shipping. About the Book Loose Joints is honoured to announce Painted Frames, a little-known collection of works by the late Malick Sidibé. Known as the 'Eye of Bamako,' Sidibé documented the lives, style, and energy of post-independence Mali with unparalleled intimacy. His iconic black-and-white photographs, from the exuberant youth of Bamako's dancehalls to the self-assured subjects in his studio, captured a nation defining itself in a moment of profound social and cultural change. Painted Frames reimagines this legacy, blending Sidibé's hallmark portraits with vivid, hand-painted coloured frames created in collaboration with the artist and local Malian artisans toward the end of Sidibé's life. These frames were not mere embellishments but functional objects — keepsakes and symbols of status, gifted, circulated, cherished and shared. They reflect the joy, pride, and self-expression of Sidibé's subjects, reminding us that his photography was always a social practice first and foremost, designed to celebrate the interconnectedness of African people, culture, and identity. This late series highlights Sidibé's enduring commitment to celebrating Mali's cultural modernity, emphasising his works as dynamic pieces of social transmission rather than fetishised art objects. By layering painted borders with photographic portraits, Sidibé brought a new richness to his work, amplifying its role as a celebration of social exchange, while also serving as a curatorial gesture in which he gathered together the most important works from his diverse and expansive œuvre into a jubilant burst of colour and affirmation.About the GuestsAmy Sall is a writer, independent researcher, and collector-archivist based in New York. She is the founding editor of SUNU: Journal of African Affairs, Critical Thought + Aesthetics, a pan-African, post-disciplinary platform exploring the artistic, cultural, and intellectual production of Africa and the diaspora across time and space. Amy holds a master's degree in human rights studies from Columbia University. As a Part-time Lecturer at The New School, New York, she conceived and taught two courses, “The African Gaze: Visual Culture of Postcolonial Africa and the Social Imagination” and “Third Cinema & the Counter Narratives.” Through her work, she has been invited to participate in and moderate a number of panel discussions and Q&As with artists, filmmakers, scholars and curators, and invited to deliver guest lectures at universities such as Yale. Amy's work also extends to consulting and conducting research for entities engaged in projects, programming, and exhibitions relating to contemporary African and Afro-diasporic visual culture. She has worked with companies and organizations such as A24 Books where she served as Archival Consultant for the book On The Dance Floor. Amy's private collection, The Sall Collection, is an assemblage of studio and other vernacular photography, printed matter, and ephemera with a pan-African focus. Her work and interests explore the theory and praxis of cultural sovereignty, cultural preservation, anti-/de-/post-coloniality, human rights, visual culture, and the archive. Amy's first book, published by Thames & Hudson titled The African Gaze: Photography, Cinema and Power, was released in 2024. Aside from her writing and cultural work, she also collaborates with fashion and beauty brands. She has collaborated with and has been featured in editorials and campaigns for global brands and a number of publications. David Campany is Creative Director of the International Center of Photography, New York. He has worked worldwide with institutions including MoMA New York, Tate, Whitechapel Gallery London, Centre Pompidou, Le Bal Paris, ICP New York, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, The Photographer’s Gallery London, ParisPhoto, PhotoLondon, The National Portrait Gallery London, Aperture, Steidl, MIT Press, Thames & Hudson, MACK and Frieze.Image by Malick Sidibe

This event is free with museum admission.Join us for a guided walking tour of the exhibitions Weegee: Society of the Spectacle, To Conjure: New Archives in Recent Photography, and American Job 1940-2011.About the ExhibitionsWeegee: Society of the Spectacle aims to reconcile Weegee's broad photographic career through an investigation of his focus on a critique of 20th century popular culture and its insatiable appetite for spectacle.To Conjure: New Archives in Recent Photography reimagines what an archive can be or might look like—more than just a means of recuperating the past, these artists utilize the archive as a form for imagining new futures.American Job: 1941-2011 surveys the photographic response to labor organizing and strike activity, race and gender discrimination in labor, organized labor’s role in politics, labor and activism, and the intersection of labor and the social changes wrought by the economic restructurings of the twentieth century. Program Format/Accessibility InformationThis is a walking tour of the gallery; no seating is provided. For accessibility questions or requests, please email [email protected].

Explore the world of Weegee and create art inspired by Weegee: Society of the Spectacle during this hands-on all ages family workshop led by educator Carlos Nunez.Learn about Weegee during an introductory tour of the show and then join the hands-on activity to make your own monotype frame and polaroid self-portrait. All ages 4 and up are welcome. Parents and guardians must remain with their children during the activity.

What can a photographer do on a movie set? Beginning with the photographer Weegee's invitation from director Stanley Kubrick to shoot the making of the film Dr. Strangelove, ICP's Creative Director David Campany discusses the rich and overlooked history of independently-minded photographers gaining access to film studios and movie productions. From Margaret Bourke-White, Edward Weston, and Diane Arbus, to William Eggleston, Saul Leiter, and Garry Winogrand, when photographers are free to respond as they wish, what they often make are documents that question or contemplate the nature of cinematic artifice.Weegee, Cinema, and Beyond is being offered both in person at ICP, located on NYC's Lower East Side, and online. Tickets to attend the conversation in person in the ICP library are $5 and do not include access to ICP’s galleries. Arrive early to see current exhibitions Weegee: Society of the Spectacle, To Conjure: New Archives in Recent Photography, and American Job: 1940–2011, on view through May 5, 2025.David Campany is Creative Director of the International Center of Photography, New York. He has worked worldwide with institutions including MoMA New York, Tate, Whitechapel Gallery London, Centre Pompidou, Le Bal Paris, ICP New York, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, The Photographer’s Gallery London, ParisPhoto, PhotoLondon, The National Portrait Gallery London, Aperture, Steidl, MIT Press, Thames & Hudson, MACK and Frieze.

In this members-only event, Photographer’s Circle level members and up are invited for a special tour of The Photography Show 2025 presented by AIPAD at the Park Ave Armory. Enjoy an in-depth look at works on view, discuss photography with fellow members, and explore the photography fair guided by an ICP expert.Learn more and become an ICP member here.

Visit ICP late night for a special screening in the ICP Library of Lee Shulman’s new documentary “I Am Martin Parr,” the definitive portrait of an extraordinary photographer who revolutionized contemporary photography by inventing a political, humanist and accessible photographic language. Director Lee Shulman will join ICP Director at Large, Francois Hebel for a Q&A after the screening. About the FilmSince the 1970s, English photographer Martin Parr has held up a sometimes tender, sometimes critical and always mischievous mirror to our times, forcing us to take a hard look at how consumer society has shaped our lives. Discover the maverick behind some of the most iconic images of the past century on an intimate and exclusive road trip across England with the uncompromising Parr, whose subjects, frames and colours have revolutionised contemporary photography.Tickets to attend the screening are $5 and include access to ICP’s galleries. Arrive early to see current exhibitions "Weegee: Society of the Spectacle", "To Conjure: New Archives in Recent Photography", and "American Job: 1940–2011", on view through May 5, 2025.About Lee ShulmanLee Shulman is the founder and creative director of The Anonymous Project. He is a graduate of the University of Westminster with a BA (Hons) in film and photography. For the last two decades he has worked as an award-winning film maker both in the UK and France. He is also an avid art collector and very active in the international arts community.Image by Martin Parr, Cover by Lee Shulman

For the Friday night of The Photography Show, ICP will be sponsoring The Night of Photography.The Night of Photography features an open bar from 5–7 PM. ICP will welcome all members, alumni, students and friends to join us in the Veterans Room after the Living Room finishes at 5 pm. We look forward to raising a glass together and saying hello to our photo community. ICP also has some tickets available with priority to faculty, alumni and students, and may be able to present Faculty work during the Friday Night.Please register your interest here. If you are an alum and interested in the Living Room, please RSVP here. This will be a fun afternoon and evening for the ICP Community. We hope you can join us.Learn more and become an ICP member here.