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70 Years of Jules Feiffer's Expressive and Satiric Art
Out of Line: The Art of Jules Feiffer, a recent book by Martha Fay, now takes the cake for presenting "more Feiffers than have ever been discovered together in one spot before."
Photo Essays
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Photographs of the Relics Kurt Cobain Left Behind
In 2007, the Estate of Kurt Cobain commissioned Los Angeles–based photographer Geoff Moore to shoot the objects that the late Nirvana frontman left behind.
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Photochroms Capture Belle Époque Germany in Color
Whether it offers an image of a sun-drenched beach or a pristine ski slope, the picture-postcard has become a photographic genre unto itself, synonymous with escapist fantasy.
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Digitally Sewn Photographs that Extend Our Depth of Vision
Turkish photographer Aydın Büyüktaş describes his surreal photographic series Flatland as a “multidimensional romantic point of view.”
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From Míro's Studio to Ledger Art, Standouts of the Armory Show's Modern Section
The Armory Show is thought of first and foremost as a venue for buying contemporary art, but on the fair's southern pier dealers quietly move Modern masterpieces worth millions.
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Documenting the Disappearing Rest Stops of the American West
While on a solo road trip from California to Texas in 2007, Austin-based photographer Ryann Ford became enamored with the quirky designs of the rest stops along Route 66.
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A Photographer Follows the Ubiquitous Bike Taxis of Burundi
“Uwunguruza abantu n’ikinga,” in the Kurundi dialect of Burundi, means “bike taxi-man.”
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Cultural Differences Between East and West, Reduced to Pictograms
When graphic designer Yang Liu moved from Beijing to Berlin at age 13, she found herself in culture shock.
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Previously Unpublished Pics of Picasso in His Studio
Rare, previously unpublished photographs of Pablo Picasso in his studio are now on view in Paris, offering intimate views of the artist in several of his French ateliers.
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From a Helicopter, a Photographer Finds Novel Angles on NYC
There's a reason why thousands of tourists wait in hours-long lines to One World Trade Center’s observation deck or to peer out from the Statue of Liberty’s crown: seeing New York City from the sky is an indescribable sight.
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Peter Hujar's Photographs of the Downtown Legends of 1970s New York City
In the comparatively safe, sleek, and expensive New York City of today, nostalgia for the crime-ridden, scummy, and cheap New York City of the 1970s is as strong as ever.
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Psychedelic Micrographs Illuminate the Structures of Cells
Today’s micrographs depict the minute cellular structures that comprise living things, from cotton plants to algae blooms, in dazzling detail and vibrant color.