Martin Parr, the British documentary photographer who captured the peculiarities of the nation with clarity and hilarity, died on Dec. 6 at age 73, noted The Guardian. He had been diagnosed with cancer in May 2021. Known for his acute observations of the English class system, Parr's images covered sunbathers and Conservative clubs, village fetes and coffee mornings, often in vivid color and with more than a dash of humor, added TG. The Magnum photographer rose to prominence in the mid 1980s with his book "The Last Resort," a study of working class people on holiday in New Brighton in Merseyside.

  Gabrielle Munter | Contours of the World at The Guggenheim Gabriele Münter was at the forefront of modern art in early 20th-century Europe. Constantly experimenting, she revitalized landscape, still life, and portrait painting, transforming everyday subjects into bold, original works. Rather than imitating reality, she sought to “convey an essence,” offering an alternative to modernist movements that favored pure abstraction. The artist was a key figure of Der...