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Painting that Exhilarates the Eye and Mind

by David Carrier March 3, 2022April 1, 2022

It can be tempting to compare these historical Indian paintings with familiar examples from the Euro-American canon but that would do a disservice to these artworks, which are revelatory on their own.

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Tiny Tomes from the World’s First All-Miniature Bookstore

by Claire Voon December 7, 2016December 6, 2016

Tokyo’s Lilliput Oval Saloon closed last year and now part its inventory of miniature books, bookshelves, and lecterns is headed to auction.

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Inside Marwencol, the Art Project That Helped an Amnesiac Recover from Assault

by Carey Dunne November 11, 2015November 11, 2015

In April 2000, after drunkenly confessing his love of cross-dressing in a bar, Mark Hogancamp was brutally beaten and left for dead by five bigots in his hometown of Kingston, New York.

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In an Exhibition of Miniatures, the Good, the Bad, and the Lego

by Benjamin Sutton April 6, 2015April 6, 2015

From 18th-century dollhouses and contemporary architectural maquettes to ancient Egyptian reliquary artifacts, taking pleasure from peering down on diminutive worlds seems to be a universal human delight.

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Historic Photographs Recreated in Miniature

by Laura C. Mallonee March 25, 2015March 25, 2015

Since photography was first invented nearly 200 years ago, humans have gained an unprecedented visual understanding of their past.

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