Today, the name “Vivian Maier” is far from unknown. People around the world have seen and read about Maier’s photographs, taken in New York, Chicago, and countless other places during the second half ...

It's no wonder "paradoxical" is the first word uttered in the documentary Finding Vivian Maier to describe its elusive and mysterious subject. Vivian Maier made her living as a nanny for upper ...

Reality Checks is a weekly column dedicated to the coverage of the documentary scene. Read the previous installment here. “Every time a film is shot, privacy is violated,” the famous cinema verite ...

Vivian Maier (1926–2009), an American who died at 83 in 2009, was an ordinary person entirely unknown to the world until her death. She spent her life working as a nanny in the suburbs of Chicago, U.S ...

She was a supremely gifted chameleon. But even in her striking new exhibition at Fotografiska, Maier remains in the shadows. By Arthur Lubow See more of our coverage in your search results.Encuentra ...

A self-portrait of Vivian Maier from 1953 © Estate of Vivian Maier, Courtesy of Maloof Collection and Howard Greenberg Gallery, NY For decades, Vivian Maier wandered ...

The discovery of the so-called “undiscovered genius” is the driving narrative behind the boom in what’s come to be called outsider art over the past few decades. The notion that great art is being ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

© Estate of Vivian Maier, Courtesy of John Maloof Collection and Howard Greenberg Gallery, NY For many photographers, flying low under the radar—snapping pictures ...

In 2007, writer and director John Maloof bought a box of photograph negatives at auction for roughly $400. He was hoping to find photos for a book about his Northwest Chicago neighborhood. He ended up ...