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Dec. 31 2009 10:07 AM

Tim Burton's Charmed Life

Is the acclaimed Hollywood filmmaker an artist?

By Ben Davis

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Click here to read a slide-show essay about the Tim Burton show at the Museum of Modern Art.

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