Seeking Translation and Reading Comprehension in College Entrance Examination of English

The photos you may find behind the sofa are big business now!

In 2005, the photographic work Untitled (Cowboy) by American artist Richard Prince was sold for $65,438+$2480.

Prince is certainly not the only contemporary artist who works with so-called "discovered photos"-a loose term that refers to everything from discarded printed matter found in junk shops to amateur photos in old advertisements or family albums of strangers. Joachimschmid, a German artist, thinks that "basically everything is worth seeing". He started collecting discarded photos, postcards and newspaper images from 1982. In his ongoing project Archiv, he classifies photos of family life by theme: dog owners; Team; New car; Have dinner with your family; And so on.

Like schmid, the editors of seven self-published art magazines also discovered photography. One of the children named "Simple Discovery" was born on a snowy night in Chicago. When david s. rose Budd returned to his car, he found under his windshield wiper: "Why is your car at her place?" This note became the starting point of Rothbard's addictive publication, which featured photos sent by readers, such as a poster found in our drawer.

The whole phenomenon of finding photos has caused some problems. Perhaps the most difficult question is: Can these images really be regarded as art? If so, whose art? However, it is found that photos taken by artists, such as Richard Prince, may ride his horse to meet someone in a hurry? Or how did Prince create this photo? This is anyone's guess. In addition, when we imagine people's background stories in photos compiled by artists like Schmidt, we also turn to our own photo albums. Why is memory so important to us? Why do we all try to make our children, our parents, our lovers and our own faces freeze in time? Did they mean anything to anyone after we left?

The photo you found under the back of the sofa is now a big business!

In 2005, the untitled (cowboy) photo of American artist Richard Prince was sold for $65,438+$2480.

Prince is really not the only contemporary artist. He and the so-called "found photo"-an unprofessional photo of discarded printed matter found in a thrift store, as opposed to an old advertisement or photo album of a strange family. Joachim Schmid, a German artist, has been collecting discarded photos, postcards and newspaper pictures since 1982. He thinks that "basically everything is worth seeing". In his continuing project Archiv, he grouped photos of family life by theme: people with dogs; Team; New car; Family dinner; Wait a minute.

Like schmid, the editor who has published several art magazines himself, he also defended the photos he found. One of them, named Discovery, was born on a snowy night in Chicago. When david s. rose Budd returned to his car, he found an angry note on his windshield wiper: "Why are you here? Where is your car?" Notes became an addictive publication in Rothbard, with the aim of finding such posters sent by photo readers and found in our drawers.

The comprehensive discovery of photo phenomenon has caused some problems. Perhaps the most difficult thing is: can these images really be regarded as art? If so, whose art is it? All the photos found were made by artists so that Richard Prince could meet someone on horseback in a hurry? Or how did the prince create this photo? This is everyone's guess. Besides, when we imagine the story behind the artist who found these photos (such as schmid), we will also turn to our photo albums. Why is memory important to us? Why do we all seek to freeze our children, our parents, our loved ones and ourselves? Did they mean anything to anyone after we left?