Tag: photography
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Zoe Leonard
I took pictures in the natural history museum in Venice. There were rooms stacked with animal heads. There were no labels or information—just the walls covered, floor to ceiling, with trophies—mounted heads and animal pelts and stuffed animals on the floor. It was creepy and disgusting. It says so much about the people who assembled…
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Cindy Sherman
I have just vaguely fantasized about being in the exhibit while the public is there. But then what always completely turned me off of it is any particular moment that somebody would suddenly realize it was me — that would just freak me out. — Cindy Sherman, interview with Ira Glass, THIS AMERICAN LIFE
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David Hockney
When I went to see Pearblossom Highway at the Getty, I was quite amazed. I could see it through two dimly lit photography galleries. I could see it from far away. In fact, it looked like a big painting. Any collage previous to that would not work that way, and they weren’t done that way…