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Outsiders In The Cradle of Humanity: Joji Hashiguchi’s Street Photography Across Six Cities

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July 16, 2025

In the summer of 1981, Japanese photographer Joji Hashiguchi left Tokyo on a self-directed journey through Liverpool, London, Nuremberg, West…

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The Man Who Created a Record Store That Only Buys One Album: Rutherford Chang’s White Album Project

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June 17, 2025

In an era when digital algorithms can summon nearly any song on demand, the late Rutherford Chang’s obsession with a…

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The Tag That Changed New York: The Lasting Legacy of TAKI 183, Graffiti’s First Icon

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June 17, 2025

Graffiti, one of the most pervasive aspects of spontaneous creativity in modern life has surprisingly simple stylistic origins, and while…