Explore Documentary Artists

Juergen Teller is a German photographer renowned for his raw, unvarnished style in fashion, portraiture, and commercial photography. His distinctive aesthetic often features natural light, direct gazes, and a candid approach, blurring the lines between art and commercial work while capturing an authentic intimacy.

Sam Durant is an American artist whose conceptually driven work engages with social, political, and cultural history. His practice, spanning sculpture, installation, photography, and drawing, often re-examines historical events and their representations to critique power structures and collective memory.

Wilhelm Sasnal is a Polish artist celebrated for his paintings that distil photographic and media images into stark, evocative canvases. His diverse subjects range from historical events and intimate portraits to mundane scenes, rendered with a distinctive, often blurred or simplified, aesthetic that reflects on memory and perception.

T.J. Wilcox is an American artist celebrated for his experimental film and video works that weave together personal narratives, historical footage, and cultural references. His practice often creates evocative, collage-like cinematic experiences that challenge linear storytelling and explore memory and identity.

Teresa Margolles (b. 1963) is a powerful Mexican conceptual artist whose unflinching work confronts violence, death, and social injustice. Her practice often incorporates materials and testimonies from sites of trauma, giving voice to marginalized communities and forcing viewers to confront the harsh realities of impunity and systemic violence.

Hilary Lloyd is a British artist acclaimed for her compelling video installations that scrutinize mundane activities and overlooked details of daily life. Her work often highlights the apparatus of display, foregrounding the monitors and cables to integrate technology into the artistic narrative itself, challenging viewership.

Jonathan Horowitz is an American artist whose multifaceted practice critically examines media, politics, and consumer culture. His work, spanning video, sculpture, painting, and installation, often uses appropriation and humor to expose underlying ideological structures and societal contradictions.

Gauri Gill (b. 1970) is a seminal Indian contemporary photographer. Her practice is distinguished by long-term, collaborative engagements with marginalized communities across rural India, producing empathetic and profound visual narratives that explore themes of resilience, identity, and the human condition.

Erik van der Weijde, a Dutch photographer based in Brazil, is known for his distinct minimalist approach to capturing landscapes, architecture, and everyday scenes. His extensive publishing practice, primarily through artist books, emphasizes the materiality of photography and the subtle poetry of observation, often with a raw and direct aesthetic.

Vincent Trasov, a Canadian artist, is a pivotal figure in Vancouver’s avant-garde, known for his conceptual art and performance work. Famously running for mayor as "Mr. Peanut" in 1974, Trasov consistently challenges artistic conventions and explores the intersection of art, media, and public engagement with wit and criticality.