tableau

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One almost gets a sense that the great doers of history were like robots, temporarily inhabited by an otherworldly spiritual force or, alternatively, were stick figures that Hegel moved about on his grandiose world-historical tableau.

From Salon

The British photographer Martin Parr transformed moments from the everyday world into vibrant, witty tableaux.

From The Wall Street Journal

The British photographer Martin Parr transformed moments from the everyday world into vibrant, witty tableaux.

From The Wall Street Journal

The British photographer Martin Parr transformed moments from the everyday world into vibrant, witty tableaux.

From The Wall Street Journal

Wright manages his scene like Classical or biblical tableaux, but his subject and cast are as modern as the philosopher’s machines.

From The Wall Street Journal