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On the “Pixelations” (and Not Knowing)

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Erik Sanner

New technologies afford us new ways to view the world. For the artist, these same technologies can be tools to depict real and perceived realities. In a digital age, are we to consider traditional art forms, such as painting, quaint? In this statement, artist Erik Sanner tackles this question and, in a twist, laments the disappearance of the short-lived pixel.

Witnesses to Revolutions

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Jika González

Recently the Instituto Cervantes in New York held an exhibition featuring the work of photojournalists on the frontlines of revolutionary movements in the Middle East and North Africa. In her review of Revolucion(es), Jika González notes that beyond composition and storytelling, the show was also a tribute to the men and women behind the lenses. A slideshow accompanies the essay.

Capturing the Zeitgeist

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Anthony P. Johnson

Much of the Middle East, north Africa, and the American Midwest is beset by labor strife. In Suez, labor unions led the fight that eventually toppled the Mubarak regime. In Madison, Wisconsin, labor union protests have become a siren call for the American Left. A staging of Marc Blitzstein's The Cradle Will Rock couldn't be more appropriate. Anthony P. Johnson reviews the timely play.

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