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The Tompkins Square Park Riots.
It’s hard to believe it’s been twenty years since the police — and the city that employs them — began their methodical takedown of the Lower East Side. (In spite of what your real estate agent told you, no one called it the “East Village” back in 1988.) Photographer Q. Sakamaki has published a commemorative book on the riots and their aftermath, but if you can’t wait, Gothamist has a preview.
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Days With My Father.
I know that some days it might seem like I’m just a big crybaby, but this website — a collection of photos and vignettes from the soft-hearted son of an aging father — made me weep. Spurned by feeling the depth of his love for the man, mind you, but tears nonetheless. It was totally worth it. (via)
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Every Night, Fire Works.
This extraordinary collection of light-based photography from Geman photographers Cenci Goepel and Jens Warnecke is like a library of Bloc Party album covers just waiting to happen. (via)
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For If You Cannot Fly.
I’m not sure that this collection of hyperreal photos needs an explanation — which is good, because you won’t find one at Denis Darzacq’s decidedly non-English-speaking website. Unless you’re French.
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Things you can’t do coked up.
Such as look as good in the photo as you felt when it was taken.
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The Weather Diaries.
Another great piece from P.S. 1’s Arctic Hysteria exhibit: The photos of Jari Silomäki, who adds a handwritten note to connect each image to a generally unrelated personal or world political event from that date — a simple concept with complex results.
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Extending album art.
Photoshop always offers the best and worst in creativity, but this collection is worth a few laughs. (via)
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The Furry Kama Sutra.
While I get the feeling that Michael Cogliantry’s exhibit, which opens today in Portland, is more satirical than sexy, it probably goes without saying that some folks are gonna love this.