Tag: Teju Cole

  • In Dark Times, I Sought Out the Turmoil of Caravaggio’s Paintings – The New York Times

    In Dark Times, I Sought Out the Turmoil of Caravaggio’s Paintings – The New York Times

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    In Dark Times, I Sought Out the Turmoil of Caravaggio’s Paintings The work the artist made near the end of his life changed my understanding of both beauty and suffering. Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/09/23/magazine/caravaggio.html The work the artist made near the end of his life changed my understanding of both beauty and suffering.

  • Teju Cole on photographing Switzerland, instead of adding to the “endless books about Mexico”

    Teju Cole on photographing Switzerland, instead of adding to the “endless books about Mexico”

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    Teju Cole on photographing Switzerland, instead of adding to the “endless books about Mexico” The novelist, curator and former photography critic for The New York Times Magazine talks to us about Fernweh, his new photobook documenting his Swiss travels. Link: https://www.itsnicethat.com/features/teju-cole-fernweh-in-conversation-photography-publication-200720?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+itsnicethat%2FSlXC+%28It%27s+Nice+That%29 The novelist, curator and former photography critic for The New York Times Magazine talks…

  • From Teju Cole, an Exhibition as “Tone Poem”

    From Teju Cole, an Exhibition as “Tone Poem”

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    From Teju Cole, an Exhibition as “Tone Poem” Drawing from a Chicago photography collection, the writer continues his interest in presenting the beauty of black skin. via Aperture: https://aperture.org/editorial/teju-cole-go-down-moses/ Drawing from a Chicago photography collection, the writer continues his interest in presenting the beauty of black skin.