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Andy Warhol’s “Death and Disaster” Series

The loosely connected works employ repetition to convey our desensitization to death and disaster

Andy Warhol is without a doubt one of the more popular and well-known 20th century artists. Most people associate Warhol with his repetitive, advertisement-based art such as the “Campbell’s Soup Cans” piece. Warhol frequently employed the use of repetition to … Continue reading

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An Occupation of Loss: Installation Featuring Professional Mourners From Around the World

Taryn Simon's gathers professional mourners from 15 different countries

In September 2016, an installation opened at the Armory Arts Center in New York that explored the cultural multiplicities of grief as expressed in different countries, from Ecuador to Ghana to Burkina Faso to Cambodia. For the installation, “An Occupation … Continue reading

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Death Masks Created by 3D Printer Symbolize Journey From Life to Death

The new-age death masks are exquisitely colored and pay homage to the ancient practice

Death masks have a long history, dating back thousands of years. In the absence of photography, they were an excellent way for the still-living to remember and commemorate their loved ones who had died. And now, Neri Oxman and her … Continue reading

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“Journey Through Dementia” Depicts the Terror of Living with a Failing Mind

Faye Hall's portrait of her mother incorporates her terrified notes to a non-existent intruder

Canadian advertising designer turned painter Faye Hall is all too familiar with the ravages of dementia. She watched her mom, Helen Goertzen, battle the disease for years, all the while denying that there was anything wrong. Goertzen would make up … Continue reading

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“Pharmacy” Asks Us To Consider Medicine and The Fragility of Life

Damien Hirst reminds us that medicine serves only a short-term purpose

Damien Hirst has always been a provocateur of sorts, and is one of contemporary art’s more controversial and well-respected figures. Much of his work explores death and the fragility of life, and his 1992 room-sized installation “Pharmacy” falls neatly into … Continue reading

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Anonymous Postcard Confessions Reveal Secrets of Grief and Guilt

Postcard art and poetry provide outlets for intense emotional expression

If you could tell the world just one secret about yourself, anonymously, what would it be? This is precisely what PostSecret founder Frank Warren wants to know. His project asks total strangers to draw or write on blank postcards, revealing one … Continue reading

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