Factory of Facts

Presented here is a selection of published and unpublished art historical writings by Beth E. Wilson, amanuensis to Mère Ubu.

The Corporate Creation of the Photojournalist: Margaret Bourke-White and LIFE Magazine in World War II

This article began its life as a paper presented at the symposium "The Business of War Photography: Producing and Consuming Images of Conflict," held at the Durham University and Durham Light Infantry Museum & Durham Art Gallery, UK, 31 July to 1 August 2014. It was subsequently re-edited and expanded for publication in the Journal of War & Culture Studies, Vol. 9 No. 2, May, 2016, 133–150.

From Instant to Enveloppe: Reflections on Monet, Photography, and Time

This essay was published as part of the exhibition catalogue for Monet in Giverny: Landscapes of Reflection, curated by Benedict Leca, which appeared at the Cincinnati Art Museum from February 04 - May 13, 2012.

Permission to Speak: Proximities of trauma at
dOCUMENTA (13)

An unpublished review of of Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev's dOCUMENTA (13), focusing on its approach to the theme of trauma, and the exhibition's use of images by and of the photographer Lee Miller.