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"   Way back in October, photographer Alex Soth (Sleeping by the Mississippi, Niagra) published a 48-page photobook, on newsprint, of pictures he&amp;#039;d taken in America during the eight years of George W&amp;#039;s administration.The photos, and the method of delivery, act as a commentary on the mess W leaves behind.Though the collection is primarily landscapes and still lifes, there are a number of startling portraits. In his introduction to the series, Soth says, &amp;quot;Having done so much work focused on America, I figured I ought to finally make my Big Political Commentary before \u2014 as W. says \u2014 the past is over. But during these last days of the administration, what is the point of protest, satire, or any other sort of rabble-rousing? Like the mother in Nebraska and just about every other American, mostly I feel worn out. So in assembling this collection of pictures, I suppose I&amp;#039;m not really trying to accomplish much at all. Rather, as President Bush himself once said, &amp;#039;One of the great things about books is, sometimes there are some fantastic pictures.&amp;#039;&amp;quot; I&amp;#039;m in love with The Last Days Of W.I love that it&amp;#039;s on newsprint, I love the photos, and I love that Soth just did it.I also love the price \u2014 $17! Who said art wasn&amp;#039;t accessible? "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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