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AIPAD Returns to Park Ave. Armory, Apr. 23-27, with 67 International Exhibitors and 20 Book Dealers/Partners, and Adding a Day to Its Schedule
AIPAD's Photography Show returns to the historic Park Avenue Armory, April 23-27, with 65 galleries from around the world showing photography from the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. The show’s…
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Charles Nègre: An Artistic Talent
By Alex Novak
Most sources indicate that Charles Nègre was born in Grasse, France on May 9, 1820. His grandfather came to Grasse from Milan in 1778, where his family name…
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Contemporary Photography: Truth and the Burden of Reality
There has been a tremendous amount of discussion in the popular press lately about photography's relationship with reality. The recent discovery that a Lebanese freelance photographer with more than a decade…
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