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Clip: 04/19/2019 | 1m 57s | Video has closed captioning.
The New Documents exhibition established the three artists as important voices. As curator John Szarkowski noted, they, “redirected the technique and aesthetic of documentary photography to more personal ends. Their aim has been not to reform life but to know it.”
Aired: 04/19/19
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