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  • Ericka Beckman, Switch Center (still), 2003 16mm film, transferred to HD video, color, sound, 12 min. Image courtesy the artist
    Ericka Beckman, Switch Center (still), 2003 16mm film, transferred to HD video, color, sound, 12 min. Image courtesy the artist

    Ericka Beckman: Double Reverse

    Since the mid-1970s, Ericka Beckman has forged a signature visual language in film, video, installation, and photography. Ericka Beckman: Double Reverse features four major films in installation settings with sculptural elements and theatrical lighting, providing the first opportunity to more fully survey Beckman’s contribution in a US museum.

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    Farah Al Qasimi, Living Room Vape, 2017
    Farah Al Qasimi, Living Room Vape, 2017

    List Projects: Farah Al Qasimi

    1. Member Event Behind the Scenes: Farah Al Qasimi

    In her richly textured photographs, Farah Al Qasimi considers how images inscribe identity along the lines of gender, nationality, and class. Borrowing conventions from sources as diverse as documentary photography and Renaissance painting, Al Qasimi manipulates and subverts codified expectations of how images are constructed and understood.

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