Buckets of iron ore are transported to a major steelworks in Hunedoara, Romania, November 1975.
Photograph by Winfield Parks, National Geographic
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“I bought these prayer beads in Karbala during a trip to Iraq in 2002. Only 55 of the fragile beads have survived. They are a representation of history, remembrance, and balance.”
Maryam Rabiee was photographed in New York City on April 23rd.
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“My dad bought this mask in the olden days before I was alive from a Chinese man with one eyeball who painted it. When I was little I would run past it at night because it looked alive in the dark. Now I like it so much, I even think it will scare bad guys away.”
Raul Andres was photographed in New York City on March 2nd.
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“I have a lot of secret things and collections, like potions and rocks and fortune tellers, and stuff like gallium which is a metal that melts. I chose this string because you can make so many things with it but if you looked at it, you would think, ‘oh that’s just a string.’ Sometimes in school I don’t talk, but I’m always thinking.”
Gabriel was photographed in New York City on March 2nd.
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“I keep pretty much all of my tattooing machines. Around 25, so far. I feel lucky because I get to do art every day and actually make a living off of it.”
Zac Scheinbaum was photographed in New York City on January 29th. You can follow him on Instagram.
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Pari Dukovic, a regular contributor toThe New Yorker, will see his first solo show open at Giacobetti Paul Gallery in Dumbo tonight.
Over the course of two years, Dukovic photographed burlesque performers in New York City. His interest in the scene was fuelled by the contrast between an artist’s public and private persona: “A burlesque performer takes a piece of themselves and builds a character in their fantasy world,” he writes. “While these performances take place in public, performers actually share a very private story.”
The resulting photographs are emotional and quite intimate: “I wanted my viewer to enter the emotional state of the performer’s character and psyche.” For Dukovic, the biggest challenge was “to capture the most ethereal moments of the performers and to have the sense of looking into a private world.”
I think he succeeds.
“Burlesque” opens tonight at 111 Front Street, Suite 220, at 6 P.M. There will be an encore opening, to coincide with the Armory art show, on Saturday, March 9th, from 6 to 9 P.M.
Click-through to see a selection of Dukovic’s work: http://nyr.kr/13Jt82g
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“When I was younger I would spend hours playing with my collection of toy Breyer Horses, but when I grew up they all somehow got lost. A few years ago I opened a birthday present from my older sister and inside were these vintage Breyer horses. I was so touched I cried; she’s the only person in the world who would know how wistful I was about this missing souvenir of my childhood.”
Joanna Lily Wong was photographed in New York City on January 24th. View her site.
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Paul Sérusier, Mount Gaussier with the Mas de Saint-Paul, 1889
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