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Rineke Dijkstra, Rebecca Solnit & Iceberg Economies

Photograph © Rineke Dijkstra, from Portraits. “Tecla, Amsterdam, Netherlands, May 16th 1994“ “The official economic arrangements and the laws that enforce them ensure that hungry and homeless people will be plentiful amid plenty. The shadow system provides soup kitchens, food… Continue reading

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One off: Rineke Dijkstra.

“Rineke Dijkstra’s figures are simply ‘there’. Whether full or half-length, frontal or in three-quarter view, whether indoors or outdoors, the figures stand their ground, self-evident, calm, simple, almost everyday. There are no histrionics or wild contortions, no dramatic gestures or… Continue reading

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Visser on Dijkstra

“One would clearly not want to term the work of Rineke Dijkstra ironic, but it is certainly averse to great gestures, leaden concepts of academic reflection. Despite all her artistic and commercial success, Dijkstra operates on a small scale, and… Continue reading

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