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With her camera in hand, the artist Jessica Craig-Martin goes on safari for the world’s rich and beautiful. With her hunting ground comprising exclusive dinner parties, gala events, and movie premieres, the results of her shoots are close-ups from the world of glitz and glam, zeroing in on the habitus of the party guests she encounters. Craig-Martin's photographs are not only fascinating because of their snapshot aesthetic. In the tradition of Henri Cartier-Bresson, she captures the decisive moment. Having perfected the balance between chance and composition, the artist presents us with …