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...Tokyo's National Museum of Modern Art (momat.go.jp), this sweeping exhibition comprises work shot over 40 years by a remarkably diverse group of photographers. One common theme is Germany's sudden rise (and subsequent decline) as an industrial power; look out for the grim, 1960s factory pictures by Bernd and Hilla Becher (the oldest work on show) or the disturbing aridity of Hans Christian Schink's images of an empty autobahn (among the newest photographs displayed). Even when the subject matter isn't German?as in Andreas Gursky's vast photographs of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange?there is often...
...Tokyo's National Museum of Modern Art (momat.go.jp), this sweeping exhibition comprises work shot over 40 years by a remarkably diverse group of photographers. One common theme is Germany's sudden rise (and subsequent decline) as an industrial power; look out for the grim, 1960s factory pictures by Bernd and Hilla Becher (the oldest work on show) or the disturbing aridity of Loh and Behold Avant-garde murals and imaginative furnishings characterise a new Singapore hotel Identity Parade An iconic style magazine marks its quarter century Summits of Style Esoteric treatments in a minimalist setting A Starflyer Is Born...
...order for the main force to move comes on Sept. 2. That day, in an armored squadron pushing into the city from the north and the south, Grim Troop's Blue Platoon, dubbed the Dragoons, enters from the southeast along an artery code-named Route Corvette, into a predominantly Shi'ite neighborhood. Within 30 minutes, they come under sniper fire. A three-man sniper team from the élite Iraqi Counterterrorism Task Force (akin to the U.S. Delta Force), with a pair of U.S. special-forces liaisons, takes positions in front of the platoon, scanning for muzzle flashes...
...return. For those who do, precaution includ wearing protective clothing, gloves and masks in areas of dense mold. Tetanus shots are being made available at entry checkpoints for those who have not had one in the past 10 years. Situation reports, issued daily by the city now, seem pretty grim too, warning that all schools are closed, recovery of the dead goes on, water service is lacking even in downtown, and there are 14 new oil spills...
...Insofar as my work attempts to expose the grim realities behind New Orleans’ glitzy facade, I think now it will meet less resistance than I previously feared it would,” she said. “People around the world are finally addressing the fact that there is nothing particularly romantic or fun about New Orleans’ desperate poverty and social inequalities. I don’t think they’re going to be able to forget about it for a while. The next Mardi Gras is going to be a lot more subdued...