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Tag Archives: children

Children not looking at modern art

Posted on 22 December 2012 by Chelsea Nichols
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Two little girls captivated by looking through a vent instead of the modern art on the museum walls.

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Posted in Contemporary Art, history, Ideas, Museums | Tagged art, children, humor, imagination, museum, photography | 19 Replies

Morbid kid’s wear: A contemporary spin on hidden mothers and post-mortem photography by Anuschka Blommers and Niels Schumm

Posted on 8 November 2012 by Chelsea Nichols
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Baby girl models pink pyjamas with dark figure hidden in background. Anuschka Blommers and Niels Schumm kidswear that looks like hidden mother in Victorian photography. Anuschka Blommers and Niels Schumm kidswear that looks like hidden mother in Victorian photography.

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Posted in Contemporary Art, history | Tagged art, body, children, face, hidden mothers, photography, unsettling, victorian era | 13 Replies

Hidden mothers in Victorian portraits

Posted on 5 January 2012 by Chelsea Nichols
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Hidden mother in unsettling Victorian photograph of childrenHidden mother in unsettling Victorian photograph of childrenHidden mother in unsettling Victorian photograph of children Continue reading →

Posted in history | Tagged art, children, hidden mothers, history, humor, images, photography, victorian era | 121 Replies

Irina Werning: Back to the Future

Posted on 15 December 2011 by Chelsea Nichols
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Irina Werning, Back to the Future series

Irina Werning, Back to the Future series: Maartje in 1990 and 2011, Amsterdam

Irina Werning, Back to the Future series

Irina Werning, Back to the Future series: Oscar in 1978 and 2010, Buenos Aires

Irina Werning, Back to the Future series

Irina Werning, Back to the Future series: Lucia in 1956 and 2010, Buenos Aires

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Posted in Contemporary Art, Ideas | Tagged art, body, children, history, images, nostalgia, photography, time | 7 Replies

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