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“Contemporary art photography, or, more specifically, what I would term mainstream art photography, represents for the most part the mining of an exhausted lode.”

Quote by Abigail Solomon-Godeau

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Abigail Solomon-Godeau

Abigail Solomon-Godeau is a prominent art critic and theorist known for her research on modern and contemporary art, with a particular focus on photography and film. Her work has had a profound impact on the field of art criticism and theory. more

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