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In the fall of 1990, Keizo Kitajima received a commission from Japan’s Asahi Shimbun newspaper to visit the Soviet Union, the opportunity to spend a year documenting both people and places in what was then a monolithic entity. 15 republics, 11 time zones, and thousands of miles spanning the two—the task was daunting in the All the Clothes of a Woman, 1970′s By Roy Arden, This curator’s text was originally published for the exhibition ‘Hans-Peter Feldmann’ at the Contemporary Art Gallery, Vancouver, June 9 – August 20, 2006. Hans-Peter Feldmann’s oeuvre includes works in many media, from painting to sculpture, installation, photography, collage, bookworks, archives or collections of images, objects, etc, however HANS-PETER FELDMANN: “Hans-Peter Feldmann” (2006) Poppy: Trails of Afghan Heroin

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The 40 Sexiest Scarlett Johansson GIFs « 9 out of 10 doctors agree that you absolutely cannot have enough Scarlett Johansson in your diet. And since we’ve already brought you Scar-Jo’s hottest photos in celebration of her birthday, we decided today to show you her sexiest GIFs from various movies, TV appearances, and life. Obviously we won’t be including this one. Because it’s her stunt double from The Avengers. Who is a man. Conscientious Articles Contemporary Photographers Diane Meyer

Powerful Pictures Three sisters pose for photographs taken years apart. A Russian war veteran visits the tank that he fought in which has been preserved as a monument. A child gives a gift to riot police in Bucharest. Retired Police Chief Captain Ray Lewis is arrested at an Occupy Wall Street protest. A monk prays over the body of an elderly stranger who died suddenly while waiting on a train in China. A dog named Leao keeps watch by the the grave of his owner who was killed in a landslide in Rio de Janeiro.

GetGlue: Check-in to tv, movies and music Social Network for Entertainment Discover what to watch, share what you're watching with friends and fans, and get updates from your favorite shows. HMAb — HeatherMortonArt buyer One of my favourite things about this show is that it includes so much variety. Subject matter, technique and of course style- the show is a lovely mixture. Plus, it represents photographers in very different places in their careers.

Photographic Review: Submissions Direct Submissions: Source is interested in seeing new previously unpublished projects for publication and has an open and ongoing submissions policy. We publish a variety of work but we would encourage you to see what kind of material we publish by looking at the material available on our web site. To give us focus, Source only publishes work made in the UK or Ireland - or by photographers from the UK or Ireland - on its portfolio pages. International work is covered through our book and exhibition reviews. Showbiz Imagery and Chicanery Harry The Hipster plays downtown Los Angeles click to watch this very rare 1939 Universal comedy Ted Flicker’s creation premieres nice Joan Rivers ad from 1968 WOR, simple but effective late 50s design.

The San Francisco Globe - Everything Worth Seeing On the Internet Here at the SF Globe we get a lot of user submitted pictures. These definitely struck us as memorable. 1. William Harley and Arthur Davidson, 1914 - The company was founded in 1903 and demand for motorcycles grew starting with WWI. Uploading... 2. 1977, Bill Gates' mug shot for driving without a license 35 Insane Optical Illusions That Will Make You Question Your Sanity - distractify These squares are actually the same exact color. Hold your finger over the boundary between the two shapes and see them change. Source: americanscientist.org The Cornsweet illusion exploits the brain's lateral inhibition, which creates more contrast between the two objects when they have different colored edges.

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