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Read More“..we were interested in discussing the concept of custody. It was vital to articulate how, from the point of view of the institution and as subjects, we were asking ourselves about the limits between guarding and possessing a collection..”
Read More“Through a process that begins with the artist exposing himself to the footage from body cameras, public surveillance tapes and pedestrian iphone footage, Watts experiments with creating visual representations of suspended historicity and trauma.”
Read MoreThe staff of the North Carolina Room at Pack Memorial Library is always on the lookout for new ways to engage the public in our work.
Read MoreIn “Censorship, Not the Painting, Must Go: On Dana Schutz’s Image of Emmett Till,” Coco Fusco wrote about Open Casket, an abstracted depiction of Emmet Till in his open casket by Dana Schutz, and the widespread criticism it received while on view at the Whitney Biennial in 2017.
Read MoreIn recent years, the interest in community-based participatory archiving has grown enormously. This growth reflects a recognition that people and communities should be empowered to document and preserve their own histories…
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