Link: New Space and New Conversations for I.C.P.
The International Center of Photography recently announced that it would be leaving its museum space on Sixth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan at the end of this year. It has not yet disclosed plans for temporary or permanent exhibition space. Mark Lubell, the former director of Magnum Photos, became executive director of ICP in November 2013. He spoke with James Estrin about the future of I.C.P.
Lubell, who joined Magnum in 2004 and assumed his post in 2006, came from a background in private equity. He describes his idea to sell the prints as “the 101 of business.” Magnum, he says, was a strong brand but had limited funds, and the changing media landscape — which involved dwindling photo assignments and a diminished licensing business, once Magnum’s traditional revenue streams — spelled “a perfect storm” for the organization. So Lubell looked around the co-op, he says, and asked himself, “What are the opportunities here?”
Magnum Photo Agency has established an internal fund to support long-form coverage of Haiti by its photographers for at least the next 12 months, says director Mark Lubell. “We had three photographers in Haiti shortly after the earthquake,” says Lubell, “
via WIRED: http://www.wired.com/rawfile/2010/02/magnum-launches-fund-to-support-haiti-coverage/
Mark Lubell believes Magnum’s presence is particularly important to Haiti coverage, because its photographers own the rights to their photos. “When you own the story,” he says, “you hang out and you take a much more in-depth look. You don’t just jump off a plane take pictures and go home. Not only is [Magnum’s approach] in-depth, but also the quality of the work is so high.”