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Arles Retrospective
Michael Wolf

Arles Retrospective

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Created
Jun 23, 2017
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Jun 23, 2024
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From the series "Architecture of Density," hyper-detailed, large-scale views of high-rise structures that are homes to millions in modern Hong Kong.
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From the series "Architecture of Density," hyper-detailed, large-scale views of high-rise structures that are homes to millions in modern Hong Kong.
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From the series "Architecture of Density," hyper-detailed, large-scale views of high-rise structures that are homes to millions in modern Hong Kong.
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From the series "Informal Solutions," a visual collection of the endless ingenuity displayed by urban dwellers—using a typological, we discover workers’ gloves, drying mops, maze-like ventilation pipes and much more.
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From the series "Informal Solutions," a visual collection of the endless ingenuity displayed by urban dwellers—using a typological, we discover workers’ gloves, drying mops, maze-like ventilation pipes and much more.
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From the series "Informal Solutions," a visual collection of the endless ingenuity displayed by urban dwellers—using a typological, we discover workers’ gloves, drying mops, maze-like ventilation pipes and much more.
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From the series "Paris Rooftops," which Wolf made during his years in the City of Light, an iconic location that initially stymied his creative efforts. Eventually, Wolf took to the roofs, discovering a simple and appealing geometric beauty that contrasted with the heavily loaded architecture found on the street level.
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From the series "Paris Rooftops," which Wolf made during his years in the City of Light, an iconic location that initially stymied his creative efforts. Eventually, Wolf took to the roofs, discovering a simple and appealing geometric beauty that contrasted with the heavily loaded architecture found on the street level.
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From the series "Paris Rooftops," which Wolf made during his years in the City of Light, an iconic location that initially stymied his creative efforts. Eventually, Wolf took to the roofs, discovering a simple and appealing geometric beauty that contrasted with the heavily loaded architecture found on the street level.
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From the series "Paris Rooftops," which Wolf made during his years in the City of Light, an iconic location that initially stymied his creative efforts. Eventually, Wolf took to the roofs, discovering a simple and appealing geometric beauty that contrasted with the heavily loaded architecture found on the street level.
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From the series "Tokyo Compression," a series of candid portraits of Japanese commuters enduring the inhuman daily crush of bodies in Tokyo’s subway cars.
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From the series "Tokyo Compression," a series of candid portraits of Japanese commuters enduring the inhuman daily crush of bodies in Tokyo’s subway cars.
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From the series "Tokyo Compression," a series of candid portraits of Japanese commuters enduring the inhuman daily crush of bodies in Tokyo’s subway cars.
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From "A Series of Unfortunate Events," a set of photographs taken of quirky scenes which Wolf discovered while trolling around the world via the all-seeing eye of Google.
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From the series "Paris Street View," a set of photographs that Wolf produced when he found himself frustrated with the mundanity and unchanging nature of Paris' iconic street life.
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From the series "The Transparent City," where architectural abstraction meets high-tech voyeurism in a study of downtown Chicago.
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From the series "The Transparent City," where architectural abstraction meets high-tech voyeurism in a study of downtown Chicago.
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From the series "The Transparent City," where architectural abstraction meets high-tech voyeurism in a study of downtown Chicago.
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From the series "The Real Toy Story," Wolf's first major art project. The work was inspired by Wolf's childhood fascination with plastic toys (which were forbidden to him by his parents). By scouring the California coast, Wolf gathered over 20,000 toys which, when combined with portraits of Chinese workers, produced his first investigation into the broader contours of urban life.
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From the series "The Real Toy Story," Wolf's first major art project. The work was inspired by Wolf's childhood fascination with plastic toys (which were forbidden to him by his parents). By scouring the California coast, Wolf gathered over 20,000 toys which, when combined with portraits of Chinese workers, produced his first investigation into the broader contours of urban life.
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From the series "The Real Toy Story," Wolf's first major art project. The work was inspired by Wolf's childhood fascination with plastic toys (which were forbidden to him by his parents). By scouring the California coast, Wolf gathered over 20,000 toys which, when combined with portraits of Chinese workers, produced his first investigation into the broader contours of urban life.
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From the series "The Real Toy Story," Wolf's first major art project. The work was inspired by Wolf's childhood fascination with plastic toys (which were forbidden to him by his parents). By scouring the California coast, Wolf gathered over 20,000 toys which, when combined with portraits of Chinese workers, produced his first investigation into the broader contours of urban life.
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