His goal is to bear witness, because somebody must.
Written on March 28, 2007
Amazing article today in the New York Times today by Michael Kimmelman about James Nachtwey…in addition to his recent show at 401 Projects (the opening for which I had the good fortune to attend) the exhibition “World Free of TB” is showing at the UN.
My favourite excerpt…
“The marine said he thought these pictures should be on billboards in Times Square so that everybody would know what’s really happening over there, and nobody could miss seeing them.
Wouldn’t that be something? Public art of real consequence and quality for a change, bringing home a war that the whole country is conducting but that only the small percentage of families in the volunteer military experience firsthand. There would be no chance to turn the page or flip the channel or skip the exhibition.”
Filed in: Art, Exhibitions & Events, Talent.