In this week's edition of my art column for The L Magazine, I take a look at four photography exhibitions currently hanging in Chelsea. In these three solo shows and one group exhibition, I isolate the various ways that photography can be applied to create a sense of isolation or privacy in public spaces and rituals, and can just as effectively render a private narrative public. From the accessibility activism of Jem Cohen at Robert Miller Gallery to the photoessay on teenage angst at ClampArt, via the ominous public landscapes of Matthew Sleeth at Claire Oliver Gallery (above) and Sonnabend's Clay Ketter retrospective, photography introduces avenues through and between boundaries of public and private. Read the whole article here.
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