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There and Not There: the World Trade Center Towers in Art

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , on July 5, 2010 | 5 Comments »

Below are three works of art that include, as part of their subjects, the World Trade Center towers. I. This picture was taken in 1977.  Its effect, for a long time, derived mainly from its symbolism – from what its juxtapositions suggest about modern life.  A man rests on a cot beside a large American [...]

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black family by the sea: a note on interpretation and race

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on February 3, 2010 | 8 Comments »

Below is a photograph by William Eggleston that I saw on the cover of a book called ‘How to Read a Photograph’ by Ian Jeffrey.   I didn’t buy the book (it was in a museum gift shop, and I was on my way out), but I was fascinated by the image, which is beautiful [...]

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