The Eyes Have It: New exhibition reopens Lehman College Art Gallery
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Time to read: about 4 minutes Looking Back 1 by Lava Thomas. Courtesy the artist and Rena Bransten Gallery.
When printed photographs became available to the public in the mid-19th century, the phrase the camera never lies was coined, largely because the photograph was considered a faithful representation; a precise and infallible record of persons or events. We now know that the medium of photography is open to any number of manipulations and distortions. The current exhibition at the Palo Alto Art Center, The Black Index, seeks to, according to a press release, question our reliance on photography as a privileged source for documentary objectivity and understanding, especially as it pertains to Black subjects.
With The Black Index, Palo Alto Art Center explores representation
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