Ghostly Traces: Memory and Mortality in Contemporary Photography

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March 7th – April 21st, 2019

Opening Reception March 7th, 5-8 PM

Mark Sink, Elementary School, 2018

Ghostly Traces explores issues of memory, mortality, and transience in contemporary photography. The exhibition features an international roster of artists who probe the medium’s inherent tensions between presence and absence, recording and erasure, material and spirit. Curated by Geoffrey Shamos and MA students from the School of Art and Art History.

Featured Artists: Halim Al Karim, Fatemeh Baigmoradi, Maureen Cummins, Torben Eskerod, Tobias Fike, Kei Ito, Priya Kambli, David Maisel, Sally Mann, Robert Mapplethorpe, Ana Mendieta, Chris Oatey, Marlo Pascual, Daisy Patton, George P. Perez, Robert Rauschenberg, Marcos Raya, Dario Robleto, Andres Serrano, Laura Shill, Mark Sink, Trine Søndergaard, Angela Strassheim, JP Terlizzi, Chinn Wang, and Mario Zoots.