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The Cone Sisters
Jan 5, 2019
The Cone Sisters
Jan 5, 2019

Gertrude Stein is a household name. But do you know Claribel and Etta Cone?

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Jan 5, 2019
What is in a Museum Basement?
Jan 2, 2019
What is in a Museum Basement?
Jan 2, 2019

So there may not be an Egyptian uprising in the basement of your local museum. But, there is probably some really amazing artwork you might never get to see.

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Jan 2, 2019
Democratizing Art...Finally!
Dec 30, 2018
Democratizing Art...Finally!
Dec 30, 2018

Despite how many artists, curators, and critics talk about “democratizing art,” original, blue-chip artwork will always be reserved for the wealthy. That’s just a fact.

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Dec 30, 2018
Dec 29, 2018
Will Freeports Have a Profound Effect on the Global Art Market?
Dec 29, 2018

You’ve no doubt heard the stories about terrorists and the uber wealthy hiding money in Swiss bank accounts to evade taxes.

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Dec 29, 2018
The Power of Influence
Dec 29, 2018
The Power of Influence
Dec 29, 2018

Are you familiar with Hans Christian Anderson's tale of an Emporer so vain and easily duped, his tailors dress him in "invisible" fabric?

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Dec 29, 2018
Mar 8, 2016
Wonderful Other Worlds : Ysabel LeMay
Mar 8, 2016

Ysabel LeMay's phantasmagorical nature photographs defy all odds. In a world where nature photography has been done to death, LeMay' creates unique images that radiate with awe. 

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Mar 8, 2016
Feb 24, 2016
David Burdeny: Salt
Feb 24, 2016

That tension between utilitarian purpose and artistic inspiration is the unexpectedly compelling strength of David Burdeny’s mesmerizing series of aerial abstractions called Salt.

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Feb 24, 2016
Feb 22, 2016
Attractive People Attractive Things
Feb 22, 2016

One of Slim Aarons’ most famous quotes states that he built his career “photographing attractive people who were doing attractive things in attractive places.” Today, his fresco of this international Jet Set looks unreal — as if the world he depicted never existed.

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Feb 22, 2016
Sep 9, 2015
The Newest Twist in Toile
Sep 9, 2015

Toile in its classic sense is defined as a pattern of regal-looking people or animals in some landscape setting, like a garden or farm.

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Sep 9, 2015
The Life and Legacy of Bill Ray
Sep 2, 2015
The Life and Legacy of Bill Ray
Sep 2, 2015

Marilyn Monroe and JFK, the Hells Angels to Vietnam: Bill Ray has captured them all.

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Sep 2, 2015

Faces: The Work of Chester Higgins Jr. and Fox Harvard

Marla Kennedy June 15, 2015

The works of Chester Higgins Jr. and Fox Harvard could not appear more dissimilar. Higgins has spent the past 30 years photographing the decency, dignity, and virtuous character of people of African descent. Whilst Fox Harvard (a regular fixture in the pop culture photozine C-Heads Magazine captures the beauty and sensuality of glamorous youth. Upon closer examination of these works, they bear more of a resemblance to one another than the obvious aesthetics. Yes, the black and white frontal portraiture, horizontal plane, the stark contrast and covered hair of both women is clear. Higgins portrait is of a Moslem woman hidden by religious ritual and duty; Harvard’s’ a voluptuous beauty thinly veiled, her face unobstructed revealing youth and sexuality. Yet both works incorporate strong emotive and sentimental qualities, wrestling with issues of memory, place, and identity, both Harvard and Higgins. Never sacrificed the beauty and humanity of their subjects to tell the story. Never defined by their condition, their subjects are human first.

In Photography Tags Art, photography, Chester Higgins Jr, Fox Harvard, portrait, contemporary photography, black and white, black and white photography, religious art, pop culture
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