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Capturing Street Life with Photography

June 19, 2008

by Benjamen Walker

Historian Luc Sante has spent years documenting the street life and culture of New York City through words and photos. And he's a judge for WNYC's Street Photography contest. Streetshots producer Ben....

Central Europe Between the World Wars

January 09, 2008

by Benjamen Walker

"Foto Modernity in Central Europe 1918 - 1945," which closes on Monday at the Guggenheim Museum, is one of the most talked about photography exhibitions of the year. WNYC’s Benjamin Walker makes th....

Eclectic East Village Lives On

November 21, 2007

by Benjamen Walker

The East Village is fast becoming a neighborhood known for luxury condos and NYU dorms – but as Benjamen Walker reports, if you listen closely you can still hear the eclectic mystical East Villa....

A Visit to Christie's

November 15, 2007

by Benjamen Walker

The Fall Auction Season is wrapping up. Christie's and Sotheby's both held their Contemporary Art Auctions this week. Benjamen Walker asked whether you have to be a millionaire to get in on New Yorkâ....

Old Meets New at Zwirner and Wirth

August 28, 2007

by Benjamen Walker

For most of New York's art galleries summertime means group shows. They're a chance for unknown and untried artists to make their debuts. But a show called Old School mixes old masters with new art....

Warholia

August 14, 2007

by Benjamen Walker

Last month, an art collector took out a lawsuit against the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Art, accusing the Foundation of manipulating the market for the Warhol’s works by refusing to authe....

First Contact: A Photographer's Notebook

July 26, 2007

by Benjamen Walker

All great photographs tell stories. First Contact: Photographer's Notebook is a show that uses the contact sheet, the negatives from a roll of film printed on a single page, to expose the stories b....