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Chance Encounters: Portraits from Sovfoto

R. Karmen, Mme. Eliane Dardain, ca. 1945, gelatin silver print.
Exhibition

September 5 - November 15, 2015

This exhibition features portraits of well-known and anonymous Soviet men and women, all of whom suggest competing personal, cultural and political narratives. They hint at complex life histories—tragedies and triumphs alongside everyday concerns—while maintaining an inherent tension based on their inclusion in a sanitized, state controlled archive.

Exhibition

September 5 - November 15, 2015

This exhibition features portraits of well-known and anonymous Soviet men and women, all of whom suggest competing personal, cultural and political narratives. They hint at complex life histories—tragedies and triumphs alongside everyday concerns—while maintaining an inherent tension based on their inclusion in a sanitized, state controlled archive.