Another great WNYC interview, this time with Katherine Harmon, editor of the new book The Map As Art: Contemporary Artists Explore Cartography. The interview is here. The slideshow is here.
Two images from The Green(er) Side of the Line, 2005: Butcher in Bartaa East and Abandoned military base north of the Dead Sea. Artist: Alban Biaussat
Mount Fear, East London: Police Statistics for Violent Crimes 2002-3, 2003. Artist: Abigail Reynolds
Caspian Sea, 2006. Artist: Maya Lin
Map of USA from memory, 2007. Artist: Ellis Nadler
Also, a caller specifically mentioned Paula Scher whose work is in the book but not in the slideshow so check out her personal website for her own take on maps.
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