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Article: Family matters.(Allan Sekula's 'Dismal Science: Photo Works 1972-1996')
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- January 1, 1999
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Dismal Science: Photo Works 1972-1996 by Allan Sekula Atlanta College of Art Atlanta, Georgia October 9-November 29, 1998
Dismal Science: Photo Works 1972-1996 by Allan Sekula New York, NY: D.A.P., forthcoming
"Dismal Science: Photo Works 1972-1996 by Allan Sekula" is a 25-year survey of work remarkable for its visual power and conceptual density that joins documentary photography and critical writing. For those who persevere through the opaque veneer of this work, the whelm, stimulate and certainly reward. The title is an apt signpost for the entire exhibit and a succinct insight into the artist's use of words. While "Dismal Science" also operates as a ...