Dara Birnbaum: March 5

Thursday, March 5, 7 pm
Whitney Museum

A pioneer in the appropriation of popular television imagery, Dara Birnbaum probes and subverts conventional viewing patterns, narrative structures, and pop icons to address the ideological and aesthetic character of mass media. Spanning four decades and varying styles, her work reveals a sustained engagement with media's complex and dominant societal presence. This evening, Birnbaum will discuss her attempts to find alternative expressions that “talk back” to mainstream media’s penetration of – and even intrusion on–public and private life.

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