Read our latest blog post on our new neighbor the International Center of Photography and their first exhibition “Public, Private, Secret” on view now. “On Bowery street, just blocks away from The Drawing Center, the new International Center of Photography building has opened with a foreboding disclaimer posted at the entrance of its inaugural exhibition, Public, Private, Secret: “By entering this area, you consent to being photographed, filmed and/or otherwise recorded, and surrender the right to the use of such material throughout the universe in perpetuity.” On view through January 8th of next year, “Public, Private, Secret”, curated by Charlotte Cotton, addresses the expanded reach of surveillance and social platforms online, a trend which allows mass media to play an increasing role in how self-representation is approached. This generous survey looks as early as 1864, to activist Sojourner Truth, whose three silver albumen portraits on display were sold during her time in support ...
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