EditorialThe designer Paco Rabanne uses pliers to repair one of his plastic and metal dresses during a show at Lord & Taylor in New York, March 28, 1966. (Neal Boenzi/The New York Times)
EditorialClaes Oldenburg, widely recognized as the father of pop art, at his studio in New York on May 30, 2019, with his sculptures “Big Balancing Tools (Screwdriver, Pliers, Hammer),” from 1985, and “Study of Cross Section of a Toothbrush With Paste in a Cup,” from 1980. (Kate Owen/The New York Times)
EditorialThe sculptor Jean Shin tailor-fits leather to the trunk of a hemlock using pliers, upholstery tacks and a hammer, for her “Fallen,” 2021, at Olana State Historic Site in Greenport, N.Y., April 19, 2021. (Amanda Picotte/The New York Times)