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Susan Meiselas and Alfredo Jaar in Conversation

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Susan Meiselas and Alfredo Jaar
In Conversation

Wednesday, October 08, 2008
6:30 p.m.

Aperture Gallery
547 West 27th Street, 4th floor
New York, New York
(212) 505-5555

Join Aperture for a special evening of conversation between photojournalist Susan Meiselas and artist Alfredo Jaar. Meiselas joined Magnum Photos in 1976 and is renowned for her coverage of the insurrection in Nicaragua and her widely-published documentation of human rights issues in Latin America. Jaar emigrated from Chile at the height of Pinochet’s military dictatorship in 1981. His installations, photographs, films, and community-based projects bear powerful witness to military con flicts, imbalances of power, and political corruption.

Upcoming Lecture: Susan Meiselas @ ICP

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Susan Meiselas: Rethinking Documentary Photography

September 20 | Saturday | 2:00 pm | $10/$5 for ICP members
School at ICP, 1114 Avenue of the Americas

Documentary practice has raised ethical questions that have been central to debates in photography since the 1970s. American photographer Susan Meiselas has actively participated in these conversations and raised thought-provoking issues, which will be the topic of this afternoon panel discussion moderated by Kristen Lubben, ICP Associate Curator. The discussion will be followed by a reception in the ICP Museum.

Upcoming:Susan Meiselas: In History @ ICP

(from ICP.org) Since the 1970s, questions of ethics raised by documentary practice have been central to debates in photography. Perhaps no other photographer has so closely and consistently represented and participated in these debates than Susan Meiselas. An American photographer best known for her work covering the political upheavals in Central America in the 1970s and '80s, Meiselas' process has evolved in radical and challenging ways as she has grappled with pivotal questions about her relationship to her subjects, the use and circulation of her images in the media, and the relationship of images to history and memory. Her insistent engagement with these concerns has positioned her as a leading voice in the debate on contemporary documentary practice. Susan Meiselas: In History will be the first U.S. overview of her work, and will be structured around three key projects: Carnival Strippers, Nicaragua, and Kurdistan. The exhibition is organized by Kristen Lubben, Associate Curator at the ICP, and will be accompanied by a catalogue including essays by Lucy Lippard, David Levi-Strauss, Elizabeth Edwards, and others.

The exhibit will open in September 2008.
To see Susan Meiselas work, head over to: www.susanmeiselas.com