In an unfinished, unpublished draft for an article dated January 4, after stumbling through several false starts attempting to sum up the previous 12 months, I finally concocted an appropriate phrase to describe 2009. I called it The Year of the Ninja.
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I want to thank photographers Jessica Horwitz, Faith Ploener, and Sandy Hooper for their brilliant efforts last Friday night. They collectively shot over 200 photos of Le Flash, capturing the action from nearly every possible angle. Still, we couldn’t cover everything; there was simply too much. Today’s photo tour focuses on artist projects.
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Rarely do people set out to be “local artists”—not when the industry has become so highly professionalized, global, and grand. Although there are practitioners who bring true dignity to the phrase, its contemporary usage still carries an unsaid judgment that lingers in the air like an annoying, dull dagger. Embarrassing and often...
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