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Collage of five diverse artworks from the Hammer Museum Collections side by side. From left to right: 1) Contemporary painting of two embracing figures with surreal elements. 2) Post-impressionist style painting of trees with vibrant blues and greens. 3) Black and white illustration of a face with intricate patterns. 4) Japanese woodblock print style image of a figure in a checkered robe. 5) Photograph of a couple dancing, the woman in a black dress and the man in white

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Public, Private, Secret: On Photography and the Configuration of Self

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Curator and writer Charlotte Cotton discusses her ongoing curatorial research into how image-making and image-consumption patterns are reconfiguring the social conventions that define our public and private selves. Cotton has been at the forefront of the appraisal of contemporary art photography for over 20 years. As the first curator-in-residence at the International Center of Photography in 2015–16, she opened the museum’s new home on the Bowery in New York with her exhibition and program Public, Private, Secret. 

 

 

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