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The Muses are the nine companions of Apollo, each embodying a distinctive art, each the idea made flesh, the sublimation of desire into the creation of beauty. The muse inspires…

The sculptor Henry Moore was in his 80s in 1983. At four o'clock I was at his estate outside London, it started to snow. It was getting dark. I thought…

Chronicling a world of beauty and style, photographer Rose Hartman has captured fashion's trendsetters for three decades, and in so doing has helped to define what we remember most about…

Summer 1983. While wandering the streets of Paris, Sophie Calle finds an address book with an enticing red cover. Overwhelmed by curiosity as she turns the pages covered in casual…

Today we’re looking at two small books by the French publisher Jean-Boîte, each of which began as a project developed on the Internet. Kim Jong Il Looking at Things is…

This fall, the Parisian publishing house Various is releasing Journal, 2000-2012, a series of color photographs by the artist Julien Magre. Following the 2010 publication of Caroline, Histoire numéro deux (Éditions…

Barbara and I go back forty years. Our professional lives have run in parallel, both of us devoted enthusiasts sharing a deep love of Art Nouveau, Barbara as a prominent…

These girls? Their curves sketch infinity; their eyes pierce the image when they reach you. Waxy bodies bring back the image to a less synthetic century. Artificial? Bodies…

Bureau d'Etudes Japonaises just published Bruno Quinquet's "Salaryman Project business schedule 2013". In the shape a a 2013 professional agenda, the "Salaryman Project" is a parallel observation of the cycle…