Perpetual Revolution: The Image and Social Change International Center of Photography MuseumThrough May 7 More Reviews Beauty by the Book: ‘The Art of the Qur’an’Presidential Libraries: Ego vs. Truth‘Run the Jewels 3’: Amped Up Album, Uninventive Concert “Perpetual Revolution: The Image and Social Change” at the International Center of Photography Museum is nonetheless a game and useful effort to map a few contours of this amorphous expanse. Image from Tomas van Houtryve's 'Traces of Exile' (2016) Photo: Tomas van Houtryve/VII, Courtesy Anastasia Photo, New York A remarkable update of this tradition is “Traces of Exile” (2016) by Tomas van Houtryve. A poignant record of the gamble desperate people will take, and of the longing to stay connected with home—many self-portraits feature the Mediterranean as a backdrop—the images also underscore how much social media is shaping personal identity. What links groups as starkly different as the alt-right, Black Lives Matter, LGBTQ youth, and Islamic State is alienation from the governing establishment.

Source: Wall Street Journal January 28, 2017 15:00 UTC