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Learn MoreSeptember 11 - December 1, 2012
In Education Hallway
September 11 - December 1, 2012
In Education Hallway
This exhibition explores the elements of storytelling in works by Jeff Wall, Carrie Mae Weems, Holly Wright, Jen Davis, and Tina Barney. The exhibition views the human figure as central in the construction of narrative by both the artist who stages the image and the viewer who interprets it through visual cues such as grimace, gesture, and setting. The photographs pose a question about the viewer’s role as an active image/story reader—is it participatory or voyeuristic?
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