This event is in the past.It took place on October 15, 2022 at Dia Chelsea.
Literature TalkLiterature TalkDominique Hurth and Kari Conte dissect how 19th-century museum photography built America's visual identity. Through cyanotypes from the Smithsonian archives, the conversation explores empty display cases, staged objects, and the politics of collection-making.
Artist talk
Photography history
Museum studies
Archive exploration
Tips
📚great for photo nerds and museum geeks
🖼️Hurth's book features reworked visual montages
🪑venue has benches and a bookshop
Stutters — Conversation with Dominique Hurth and Kari Conte
Chelsea
Literature TalkLiterature TalkDominique Hurth and Kari Conte dissect how 19th-century museum photography built America's visual identity. Through cyanotypes from the Smithsonian archives, the conversation explores empty display cases, staged objects, and the politics of collection-making.
Artist talk
Photography history
Museum studies
Archive exploration
Tips
📚great for photo nerds and museum geeks
🖼️Hurth's book features reworked visual montages
🪑venue has benches and a bookshop
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