In 1936, publisher Henry Luce decided that pictures could tell a story just as well, if not better than text. He bought LIFE magazine from its previous owners and made it the first magazine that was photo-centric, using only captions of text to bring its readers the latest weekly news. Canadian Artist Geoffrey Farmer has taken thousands of these beautiful images from issues of LIFE magazine in 1935 through 1985 and turned them into a fascinating 3D collage that spans over 50 feet. Farmer’s “Leaves of Grass” Exhibition will be on display in Kassel, Germany along with over 300 other art pieces for the 13th edition of the dOCUMENTA Art Festival September 6th through 16th, 2012. [Read more...]