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A worm’s eye view: this photograph upends our expectations, helping us think more deeply about seeing.
László Moholy-Nagy, Climbing the Mast, 1928, gelatin silver print, 5.4 x 28 cm (The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
Bauhaus: Building the New Artist at the Getty Research Institute
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