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September 23, 2015

Moving Pictures

To begin this week’s episode, Michael and Jessica discuss the photograph of 3-year-old Syrian refugee Aylan Kurdi and the changing role of photography and photojournalism.

Also mentioned:

  • Paolo Pellegrin, Desperate Crossing, New York Times Magazine
  • Brendan O’Neill, Sharing a photo of a dead Syrian child isn’t compassionate, it’s narcissistic, The Spectator
  • Airline Visual Identity, 1945-1975
  • Revolution of the Eye at the Jewish Museum
  • Thirty at the Cooper Union

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    By Michael Bierut & Jessica Helfand

    Jessica Helfand is an artist and writer based in New England. A former critic at Yale School of Art and one of the founding editors of Design Observer, she is the author of several books on visual culture including Self Reliance, Design: The Invention of Desire, and Face: A Visual Odyssey. jessicahelfand.com

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