The Media is the Message

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John Wood Loon Drawer and Bomb, 1987

Images from two current shows exhibiting the work of photographic manipulator John Wood (1922–).

John Wood My Lai Massacre, 1969

John Wood: Quiet Protest is up at ICP through September 6th, and On the Edge of Meaning at NYU's Grey Art Gallery through July 18th.

John Wood Cooling Tower and Cactus, 1989-90. Karen Rosenberg in today's New York Times: "These works mimic the typological approach of Bernd and Hilla Becher’s studies of water towers, but with a conscience."

Many more images here.
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