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The Artist Project: An-My Lê

Sep 16, 2015 3 MINUTES
"There's a sense of care that goes into the preparation of a meal."

Artist An-My Lê reflects on Eugène Atget's "Cuisine" in this episode of The Artist Project—an online series in which artists respond to works of art in The Met collection.

About the Artist
An-My Lê, born in 1960 in Vietnam, is an American photographer.

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An-My Lê (American, born Vietnam, Saigon 1960)

Dong Thap, Southern Vietnam, 1994

Gelatin silver print; 15 7/8 × 22 5/8 in. (40.3 × 57.4 cm). The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Purchase, The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation Gift, through Joyce and Robert Menschel, 1998 (1998.251) © An-My Lê

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Cuisine
Cuisine
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