The Performance Issue #7912

Launching today, our first issue of the year explores Performance. ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ [The Performance Issue]( Issue #7912 We begin the year with the [Performance issue](. This edition’s cover image is taken by German photographer Isabelle Wenzel. Trained as an acrobat and professional skateboarder all before the age of 20, it is Wenzel’s own body that we see pictured in much of her work. It is a heightened expression of strength, athleticism and artistry, where she explores the ‘joys of inhabiting this human body’, as she explains to George H King in her interview. [Purchase yours now]( The issue also explores the performative potential of the photographic medium. Curator Holly Roussell delineates the history of the slide show and projected photography through the 70s and 80s, and the impact this communication made on the evolution of contemporary art in China. Morgan Ashcom speaks about his latest project, Open, a series based on images that were originally taken in Palestine, and corrupted by Israeli police searches. Looking ahead to Carrie Mae Weems’ major retrospective opening this summer at the Barbican, we hear from nine photographers and curators who she profoundly influenced, including Antwaun Sargeant, Jess T Dugan and Zora J Murff. Other main features include special interviews with Rose Marie Cromwell, Alejandro Acín and Jem Southam. In Intelligence, we ask James Hyman about his latest endeavour, the brand new Centre for British Photography in London. Plus, we are on location in Kyoto with Sean Lotman, and visit the hillside studio of Yan Wang Preston in West Yorkshire. As always, we end the issue with our pick of the best photobooks for the new year. Get your copy via thebjpshop.com Limited stock available. [Purchase yours now]( Learn more about our Print & Digital Subscription - Unlimited digital access to all the latest articles and photography from British Journal of Photography, plus our online archive and 7+ years of back issues. Celebrating the best in contemporary photography since 1854 - Receive British Journal of Photography's print magazine delivered bi-montly to your doorstep. Designed to inspire, this is British Journal of Photography in its finest form. 1,080 carefully curated, beautifully bound pages of the best in contemporary photography [Learn more]( Our [Membership packages]( offer everything from unlimited online reading to the BJP print magazine, free award entry and much more. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [1854 Media Ltd, 244-254 Cambridge Heath Rd, Cambridge Heath, London, E2 9DA, United Kingdom Click here to update your email preferences]( [Click here to unsubscribe from all emails](