Good morning, President Biden. ⛅ Today, art dealer Helly Nahmad got a Presidential pardon 🤮 , check o
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Good morning, President Biden. ⛅ Today, art dealer Helly Nahmad got a Presidential pardon 🤮 , check out the very first photo of a US Presidential Inauguration 🖼️, and we review of an exhibition about the Kamoinge Workshop 📷.
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The Best Memes from Inauguration Day
A pointillist Bernie lazes in the park in "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte" (edit by Jasmine Weber for Hyperallergic)
A pointillist Bernie lazes in the park in "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte" (edit by Jasmine Weber for Hyperallergic)
It’s now official: Joe Biden is the 46th president of the United States!
On Inauguration Day, Twitter was buzzing with memes and jokes about moments in the inauguration ceremony in Washington, DC.
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The Living Legacy of the Kamoinge Workshop, a Force in Black Photography
The Living Legacy of the Kamoinge Workshop, a Force in Black Photography
The influential collective created a rigorous yet non-hierarchical sphere of influence, which challenges the very tidiness of retrospectives like Working Together.
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The Very First Photograph of a US Presidential Inauguration
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The image dates from the 1850s, when the recent discovery of the wet-plate collodion process allowed for crisp captures of landmark moments to be faithfully documented and easily disseminated.
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