— Mar 6, 11:20 AM — 

“Tracing the Untraceable”

Untraceable is an exhibition of artists’ responses to political control, violence and torture, inspired by the work of Reed College political science professor Darius Rejali, an internationally recognized expert on modern torture and the author of Torture and Democracy (Princeton, 2007). Untraceable explores explores political violence and oppression, specifically the symbolism and psychology of torture.

The group exhibition runs February 28 – March 28 and is curated by Stephanie Snyder, Curator, Douglas F. Cooley Memorial Art Gallery, Reed College, with contributions by Stuart Horodner, Curator, Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, Georgia and Mack McFarland, Exhibitions Coordinator, Pacific Northwest College of Art.

DK Row writes in The Oregonian,

“With its impressive group of featured artists — the German-born Haacke is a legendary political artist, Helms is a rising New York figure and the Boston-based Alexanian has a growing reputation built on his recent photography — “Untraceable” is a sprawling display of installation pieces, works on paper, video and photography…

The opportunity to explore these issues will be attraction enough for many art viewers looking for a discussion about the social and political issues of this extraordinary time of upheaval, especially the Iraq war.”

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Image by: Nubar Alexanian, shot on the set of Errol Morris’s “Standard Operating Procedure.”

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