Luma Foundation opened the exhibition, Picture Industry: A Provisional History of the Technical Image, 1844–2018, a major project exploring the rich history of mechanically-reproduced imagery from the nineteenth century to the present, organized by visual artist and theorist Walead Beshty. The exhibition in Arles also marks the launch of a major scholarly publication with new and historical essays, interviews and historical documents published by Luma and JRP | Ringier. This encyclopedic exhibition casts a particularly strong perspective on the technical production of images. Picture Industry features a selection of over three hundred artworks and objects and includes photography, time-based media, painting and drawing, video, collage, and installations, allowing the public to literally walk through the history of photography, which developed with the help of new technologies. Reflecting upon the use of photography as a mediu
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