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"Why do we save photographs?" is the question posed by the curators of Framing the Real. "We cherish our snapshots of loved ones, newspaper photos of national events, and pictures of spaces we've visited or lived in. Photographs trigger a memory of something or someone that we never want to forget." The exhibition shows the work of artists who question our reliance on photographs as a way to capture the "true" version of an event or a person. Whether a photograph by a young, up-and-coming artist like Nikki S. Lee or a painting by Gerhard Richter, all the works enjoin the viewer to see and to think about the photograph itself and whether it succeeds in portraying reality. The exhibition is curated by first-year students in the Center's graduate program, Stacey Allan, Claire Barliant, Mary Katherine Matalon, Ryan Rice, and Yasmil Raymond Ventura. The exhibitions will present works from the Marieluise Hessel Collection, on permanent loan to the Center. For more information see the exhibition web site at: http://www.bard.edu/ccs/projects/framingthereal Programs at the Center, including the first-year exhibitions, are supported by the Friends of the Center for Curatorial Studies and by the Center’s annual benefit for student scholarships and exhibitions.
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