Man Ray is considered one of the most influential visual artists of the 20th Century, significantly contributing to the Dada and Surrealist art movements through his painting and photography. A ...

Man Ray, "Boardwalk" (1917), oil, wood handles, and yarn on wood (© Man Ray 2015 Trust / Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY / ADAGP, Paris 2025; all other photos Julia Curl/Hyperallergic) Stepping into ...

Man Ray’s “Ava Gardner in Costume for Albert Lewin’s ‘Pandora and ther Flying Dutchman’ ” (1950). Photo courtesy of Gagosian Gallery The artist Man Ray led a productive and celebrated life in Paris, ...

Man Ray was the ultimate networker. From the time he was twenty-three years old, when he asked Alfred Stieglitz to sit for a painted portrait, he had an uncanny knack for befriending important people.

American born, but spending most of his career in Paris, visual artist Man Ray contributed greatly to the Dada and Surrealist movements, and even though he above all considered himself a painter, he ...

But at the same time, the very promise of truthfulness invited falsification, especially in the course of the 20th century, starting with relatively amateurish efforts such as hoax photos of fairies ...

Alias Man Ray: The Art of Reinvention, Jewish Museum, New York, NY (solo) Man Ray: African Art through the Modernist Lens, Phillips Collection, Washington, DC; University of Virginia Art Museum, ...