What’s On at the International Center of Photography

Ensemble worn by Edia Vairelli, Haute Couture Spring/Summer 1982 collection, 5 Avenue Marceau, Paris, January 1982. Polaroid by fashion house staff © All rights reserved © Yves Saint Laurent.

The International Center for Photography in New York City’s Lower East Side, also known as ICP, is one of the world's most prominent institutions for photography and visual culture. For over 50 years, the ICP has dedicated its multi-floor space to exhibitions, education programs, community outreach, and public programs to preserve the power of imagery and visual arts.

The ICP has three new exhibitions on view until September 13 and September 28, 2026: Andrea Hernández Briceño: Fire Becomes Spirit, Yves Saint Laurent and Photography, and Photobooks USA 2000-25. These exhibitions explore the importance of visual archiving, artists’ impacts, and historic preservation. You can view these exhibitions at 84 Ludlow St., New York, NY.

Andrea Hernández Briceño: Fire Becomes Spirit

A light shines upon the tip of the Huöttöja communal home “churuata” in the Amazonas state, Venezuela, on April 21, 2025.

Andrea Hernández Briceño is a Caracas-based Venezuelan journalist and visual storyteller. Since 2024, she has been documenting the Huöttöja People in the Amazon basin. By building genuine relationships and trust, Briceño was invited into their community to document their traditions, spirituality, and ancestral knowledge, and how they’re preserving them as the mining industry is diluting their land and culture. Following the devastating earthquakes in Venezuela, her contributions remain relevant and essential not only to art but also to the politics within it.

Fire Becomes Spirit is on view in ICP’s Incubator on the Ground Floor until September 13.

Yves Saint Laurent and Photography

James Moore, Models from the Spring/Summer 1966 haute couture collection. Published in Harper’s Bazaar, March 1966. © James Moore. © Yves Saint Laurent.

Yves Saint Laurent and Photography comprises over 300 iconic archival photographs and objects dedicated to the eponymous designer. This exhibition was achieved in collaboration with the Musée Yves Saint Laurent Paris and the Fondation Pierre Bergé–Yves Saint Laurent. It includes featured works by Richard Avedon, Cecil Beaton, Guy Bourdin, Robert Doisneau, Horst P. Horst, William Klein, Annie Leibovitz, Steven Meisel, Duane Michals, Helmut Newton, Irving Penn, David Seidner, Andy Warhol, and more.

Yves Saint Laurent and Photography is on view at ICP until September 28.

Photobooks USA 2000-25

Image Courtesy of ICP

Photobooks USA 2000-25 delves into the impact of physical photography books in America over the past 25 years. The exhibition highlights the evolution of photobooks, various publishers, and experimental designs and concepts. Photobooks USA 2000-25 features over 50 photobooks, including works by Farah Al Qasim, Josué Rivas, LaToya Ruby Frazier, Brendan George Ko, Betty Yu, Pacifico Silano, Jon Henry, Anthony Hernandez, Zora J Murff, among many more.

Photobooks USA 2000-25 is on view at ICP until September 28.