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A Russian Poet Recounts Literary Life in 1966
Soviet-era poet Igor Kholin describes social realities of life among the writers living in cultural exile outside Moscow.
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Performing European Traditions in the US and Reviving American Myths in Europe
In her book EUSA, photographer Naomi Harris documents Bavarian and Danish festivals in the US, Wild West theme parks in Europe, and other reciprocal cross-Atlantic cultural rituals.
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The Enterprising Illusionists of 19th-Century Spirit Photography
What does the continuing popularity of books about 1850s spiritualism and ghost photography say about us today?
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The Entirely Fake Villages Erected Around the World
The Potemkin Village is a phenomena that appears in countries all around the world.
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Beguiling Photographs of Pancakes Cast As Moons
Can a book of pancake photographs lead you to question the power of images in general? Well, this one is pretty convincing.
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A Visual Typology of Japanese Logos
Japanese design often stands apart from design in other countries because it seems to follow its own path.
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Photographs of the Vanishing Southern Pinelands, an Ecosystem that Thrives Through Fire
In 2010, photographer Chuck Hemard began documenting what remains of the longleaf pinelands in the Coastal Plain of the southeastern United States.
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A Modern Poet's Timeless Word Bank
Maureen McLane starts off her collection with a gaze that projects itself from the ground to the depths of the galaxy.
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A Trove of Dadaist Fun Is Reissued
As part of the Dada centennial celebrations, Ugly Duckling Presse has published a 1000-copy, boxed-set, limited-edition facsimile of the two editions of The Blind Man, called The Blind Man: New York Dada, 1917.
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An Artist Repatriates the Body of Julia Pastrana, an Indigenous Mexican Woman Exhibited as a “Freak”
A new book chronicles how artist Laura Anderson Barbata led the repatriation and burial of Julia Pastrana, a 19th-century indigenous Mexican woman exhibited in life and death for her excessive hair.
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The Many Spheres of Hell As Seen In Japanese Art
Depicts of hell in Japanese art are intricate fantasy that were used to inspire moral behavior and the only figures smiling are the demons.
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The Soothing Magic of Things Organized Neatly
Austin Radcliffe's book teaches a secret to relaxation: taking in colorful photos of meticulously ordered everyday objects.