Whoever you are, dear reader, I guarantee you this: Depending on your age, you will see Trump’s Georgia mugshot hundreds and possibly thousands of times over the course of the rest of your life. T-shirts and coffee mugs, book jackets and magazine covers, print and online news articles, his eventual obituaries … lodged irrevocably in your memory. Get used to it. […]
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Ironic that in the case of Warhol Foundation v. Goldsmith an otherwise astute member of the court’s liberal minority, Justice Elena Kagan, should offer a surprising arrogant and patronizing dissent that pretends to art-historical savvy while merely parroting postmodern “theory” and art-market rationales. […] The only disappointment on the otherwise momentous and joyous occasion of Donald Trump’s first-ever indictment on criminal charges? NYC D.A. Alvin Bragg decided, presumably for strategic reasons, to forego not just public documentation of the arrest and processing but also the production and distribution of the standard mug shot of the accused. […] With Nikki Haley’s announcement of her candidacy the 2024 campaign has officially started. And, in my opinion, the imagery that will affect this election has already begun to emerge. So I’ve decided to throw my photo-critical hat into the ring once more on this subject, and to do so even earlier this time around. […] |
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Eyes on Ukraine (1)
Though by definition I can only observe the war in Ukraine from afar, I don’t think of myself as merely a spectator, nor of this as a spectator sport. Count me instead as a concerned citizen of the world — a world that the outcome of this catastrophe will affect deeply. And someone who sees democracy worldwide at stake here. […]