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June 21, 2019
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Salem

PEM presents the first retrospective of celebrated American photographer Olivia Parker

by John Andrews
Order of Imagination: The Photographs of Olivia Parker On view July 13 through November 11, 2019 SALEM, MA – For more than 40 years, Olivia Parker (b. 1941) has used photography to explore the relationships between vision, knowledge, and the natural world. From deceptively simple still lifes that transform the commonplace to her most recent work exploring memory loss, Order of Imagination: The
June 21, 2019
June 17, 2019
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Peabody

Samantha Scavo Examines Personal Space, and How It's Threatened, in "Don't Touch Me"

by John Andrews
by Joey Phoenix CW: Personal Space Violations, Sexual Abuse For the last couple of months, Samantha of Samantha Scavo Photography has been working on a poignant series of photographs entitled “Don’t Touch Me,” a portrait series that ties directly into the #MeToo movement, drawing attention to issues of personal autonomy, space, and violations against those rights. “‘’Don’t Touch Me” was
June 17, 2019
April 2, 2019
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Salem
TRENDING

Order of Imagination: The Photographs of Olivia Parker

by John Andrews
On view at PEM from July 13 through November 11, 2019 Exhibition Fact Sheet Salem, MA — For more than 40 years, Olivia Parker (b. 1941) has used photography to explore the relationships between vision, knowledge, and the natural world. From deceptively simple still-lifes that transform the commonplace to her most recent work exploring memory loss, Order of Imagination: The Photographs of Olivia
April 2, 2019
May 11, 2018
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North Shore Creative Happenings
PHOTOS

Sally Mann's Haunting View of the American South at PEM

by John Andrews
 The Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) presents the first international traveling exhibition of work by Sally Mann (b. 1951), one of the country’s most influential and distinguished photographers.
May 11, 2018
March 4, 2018
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North Shore Creative Happenings
PHOTOS

Salem Photos – House of the Seven Gables – Jim Bostick

by John Andrews
I love to tell stories within my images. Within The House of the Seven Gables who couldn’t become immersed in the idea that so many lived moments have taken place within these marvelous rooms. I imagine all the people who’ve lived in this home, both real and written by Hawthorne, every time I visit this historic place. Each image creates a thoughtful moment in my picture that you, the viewer, get to finish as a story in your mind. I’m inspired by storytelling and here attempt to portray a small bit of theater.
March 4, 2018