Alec Soth: Songbook

From 2012 to 2014 Soth traveled the United States looking for signs of social life in our era of virtual social networks. From upstate New York to Silicon Valley, he attended hundreds of meetings, dances, festivals and family gatherings.

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Alec Soth: Advice for Young Artists
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Alec Soth: Broken Manual