The Art of Noticing

The Art of Noticing

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The Noticing of (Everyday) Art. Plus The Heard

Rob Walker
Mar 18, 2025
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Henri Cartier-Bresson, “Behind the Gare Saint-Lazare,” full frame via NYT.

I’m a big fan of The New York Times’ 10-Minute Challenge series. Once a month, they present an artwork and ask you to spend 10 minutes looking at it. Afterward, there’s a fairly brief and generally quite astute analysis.

The latest installment was the first to involve a photograp…

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