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Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (French, 1796-1875), Monsieur Pivot on Horseback, c.1853. Oil on canvas, 39.2 x 30.3 cm.

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“The man in my dreams… he’s real, isn’t he?” A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors

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ianference

Taking a plaster dust bath, 2009.  Shortly before its unceremonious demolition, I made one final trip to one of the earliest Kirkbride buildings still standing.  In the surprisingly intact corridors of Massachusetts’ Taunton State Hospital, this bathtub - full the dust from decades of pulverized plaster - awaited demolition, its drain plug still hanging lazily over the side of the tub.

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archatlas

From the artist: “I am interested in objects that have a past. Their story is often forgotten and their characteristics of being worn out, broken and old are commonly seen as unattractive. I value nostalgia and believe that every antique has a fascinating story. Preservation dose not always equal restoration. To honor the stories of the past, I paint places/objects as they exist in the world today.There is beauty in the undone, the abandon, and in the shadows of a greatness that once was.“

Images and text via Jason Kowalski

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