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Category: Spectacles

Images that mesmerize and galvanize.

NOT TODAY, EBAY (27)

By: Joshua Glenn

Navarone Playset US Soldiers

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UNDEVELOPED FILM

By: Julian Richards

“A time capsule, this forgotten roll of film.”

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THUMB-PUMP OILER

By: Annie Nocenti

“Dorothy used a similar device to oil the Tin Man’s rusted jaw.”

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EVENING BAG

By: Maggie Inge

“I hold the evening bag as I swirl around the dance floor.”

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SCREENSHOTS (8-25)

By: Joshua Glenn

Works in progress, this past August…

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BROKEN BARRETTE

By: Karlie Flood

“It sees me at my best and at my worst, the barrette.”

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WOODEN SCIMITAR

By: Drew Broussard

“The scimitar was used in theater-adjacent shenanigans.”

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MARRIAGE DISH

By: Emma Tourtelot

“I was mistaken about the marriage dish’s slogan.”

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NYC BICYCLE

By: Halimah Marcus

“I could go anywhere, be anyone, as long as I was on a bicycle.”

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PHOTO DUMP (8-25)

By: Joshua Glenn

Photos from this past month…

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HUMILITY PLAQUE

By: Will Hermes

“Sending this message out into the world would be a mitzvah.”

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BIRCH BARK

By: Samuel Shapiro

“The birch bark is a reminder of the magic of the natural world.”

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PROTECTOGRAPH

By: Adam Snyder

“Learning what the Protectograph is makes me want to keep it.”

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LOVE-LOST NECKLACE

By: Adriana Wong

“The necklace reminds me that I could build a big, interesting life.”

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GIVE IT UP!

By: HILOBROW

Visit GIVE IT UP’s 11 exhibits — beginning today!

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