See A Journal of Visual Culture/Autumn 1994

see, a quarterly journal published by The Friends of Photography, presents striking photography and fine writing that explore the impact of lens-based images on contemporary culture. Unlike other photography-related journals currently being published, seeneither limits itself to technical aspects of the artmaking process nor isolates the medium by presenting images in a strictly photographic context. Rather, seeplaces the medium within the broad discourse of visual culture, including literature that addresses visual ideas. Photographs by contemporary artists as well as classic or underappreciated images culled from the medium's 150-year history, and from other image-based media, are featured in tandem with fiction, poetry, essays, and critical writings that respond to our image-dominated surroundings. In addition to beautifully reproduced portfolios of artists' work and insightful, provocative writings, regular features of seeinclude a section of artist's pages; reviews of current exhibitions, books, and multimedia titles; and a column in which seeeditor-in-chief Andy Grundberg addresses topical issues. Another regular feature addresses original and humorous analyses of fictional photographers within the realm of popular culture. Contents of the premier issue: Portfolio, Susan Derges. Viewfinder, fictionby Raymond Carver. Real Estate Photographs, Henry Wessel. Anna Lee's Pictures, Julia Parker-Pribuss. Bedrooms, poem by Sandra McPherson. Open Space: One Story about June Riley, Susan Schwartzenberg. Skellig, David Ireland. The Africa Series, Carrie Mae Weems. Out of a Picture by Arbus, essay by Rebecca Solnit. Collage, poem by Quincy Troupe. The Presidio: A City Woodland, Lyle Gomes. In Print: Road Work, reviews by Glen Helfand. The Photographers: The Shooter, essay by Michael Read. On Display: The Theater of Refusal: Black Art and Mainstream Criticism, essay by Maurice Berger. State of the Art:Surface Effects, essay by Andy Grundberg.Grundberg, Andy is the author of 'See A Journal of Visual Culture/Autumn 1994' with ISBN 9780262560849 and ISBN 0262560844.