Artist Fred Tomaselli Gives the Front Page of The New York Times a Makeover

Guilty, 2005 © 2014 by Fred Tomaselli

June 29, 2012 © 2014 by Fred Tomaselli

NYC-based artist Fred Tomaselli applies his colorful, playful approach to collage and has a go at the front page of The New York Times, in the process creating a colorful yet deft political commentary of current events of the past few years. For those familiar with his larger-scale work, the look will be familiar. By making deceptively simple additions to front page photos, Tomaselli has succeeded in making a roundup of some of the horrible news of recent years that’s somehow not as depressing as it might otherwise be.

The Times, by Fred Tomaselli, is published by Prestel. All images © Fred Tomaselli. 

Aug. 31, 2005 © 2014 by Fred Tomaselli

May 14, 2013 © 2014 by Fred Tomaselli

Oct. 8, 2008 © 2014 by Fred Tomaselli

Oct. 18, 2011 © 2014 by Fred Tomaselli

Jan. 14, 2010 © 2014 by Fred Tomaselli

Apr. 25, 2011 © 2014 by Fred Tomaselli

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