New Media Series-- William E. Jones: "Killed"
Exhibition at the Saint Louis Art Museum. To create his 2009 video, "Killed", Los-Angeles based artist William E. Jones selected approximately one hundred photographs from the archives of the Farm Security Administration (FSA), the New Deal agency founded to aid American farmers during the Great Depression. The video's arresting title originates from a practice used by Roy E. Stryker, the government official who led and managed this documentary project for the FSA. When Stryker found a shot that did not measure up to his exacting standards, he punched a hole in the negative, destroying the photograph and classifying the image as "killed." Curated by Tricia Y. Paik, assistant curator of modern and contemporary art, "Killed" will be on view in Gallery 301 from February 8 through April 28, 2013. Free.
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![Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577–1640), After Titian (Tiziano Vecelli) (Italian [Venetian], c. 1488–1576), Rape of Europa, 1628–29. Oil on canvas, 71 7/8 x 79 3/8 in.](/images/c/e2/2e/Jan20_Rape_of_Europa100x100_c.jpg "Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577–1640), After Titian (Tiziano Vecelli) (Italian [Venetian], c. 1488–1576), Rape of Europa, 1628–29. Oil on canvas, 71 7/8 x 79 3/8 in.")
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