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Walker Evans' candid photos of 1930s subway passengers are early conceptual art

"I think it is one of the first conceptual art projects that I’m aware of."

"I think it is one of the first conceptual art projects that I’m aware of."

Curator Jeff Rosenheim on a series of photographs by Walker Evans of New York City subway passengers.

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Throughout 2013, The Met invited curators from across the Museum to each talk about one artwork that changed the way they see the world. Each episode is interpreted by a Museum photographer.

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