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Artistic rebel, urban poet: new book celebrates the iconic photography of Saul Leiter

Creative Boom

As a new monograph highlights, this uncompromising artist was a true rebel with a radical approach that resulted in a huge archive of truly groundbreaking work. This allowed her to delve into the monumental task of organising his archive. After Leiter died in 2013 at the age of 89, she and Michael Parillo continued this work.

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Coverjunkie curates the latest collection of limited-edition art prints from RoomFifty

Creative Boom

It was founded in 2017 by Guardian creative director Chris Clarke and illustrator and writer Leon Edler. Jaap's work has also been recognised by multiple award bodies, and he was awarded Art Director of the Year in 2017 by the Mercurs, Amsterdam. We chat to both parties to find out more about the release.

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Coverjunkie curates the latest collection of limited-edition art prints from RoomFifty

Creative Boom

It was founded in 2017 by Guardian creative director Chris Clarke and illustrator and writer Leon Edler. Jaap's work has also been recognised by multiple award bodies, and he was awarded Art Director of the Year in 2017 by the Mercurs, Amsterdam. We chat to both parties to find out more about the release.

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Sarah Waiswa’s exhibition challenges the colonial gaze

Creative Review

Documentary and portrait photographer Sarah Waiswa, who is based in Nairobi, is exhibiting a new body of work that sits contemporary portraits in dialogue with images drawn from the British Empire and Commonwealth Collection at Bristol Archives, which were mainly taken by British travellers. Top: An educated Kikuyu (Elspeth Huxley, 1937).

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Humans and Animals Commune with Nature and the Cosmos in the Multidisciplinary Work of Kiki Smith

Colossal

“Evening Star” (2023), aqueous archival inkjet, acrylic archival inkjet, white gold leaf on Hahnemüle rag paper, 60 × 43 inches. Edition 1 of 18, edition of 18 + 7 AP + 2 PP + 1 BAT. Edition 1 of 3, edition of 3 + 1 AP Do stories and artists like this matter to you?

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Imagining Worlds After Climate Disaster, Julie Heffernan Melds Chaos and the Sublime

Colossal

It’s worth checking out an archive of the artist’s paintings to see how the scenes and characters have evolved. She’s also known to paint over and retouch works even after she’s deemed them complete, each time revising her idyllic vision and inching closer to the sublime.

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Explore the Vast Archive of the Museum of African American History and Culture Through Its New Digital Platform

Colossal

The latest in a slew of institutions launching virtual counterparts, the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture released a new platform that makes its archive accessible to those outside of its Washington, D.C. Henrietta Lacks (HeLa): The Mother of Modern Medicine by Kadir Nelson, 2017.

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