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Some Uses of Photography @ Katzen Arts Center

October 29, 2014 By Caroline Space

Ding Ren, i took a picture i was of motion. 2011_2013
Ding Ren, i took a picture i was of motion. 2011-2013

Some Uses of Photography: Four Washington Artists at American University’s Katzen Arts Center is a unique kind of photography show. In a dark room tucked away on the third level is an intriguing exploration of how photography is used to make art. I was delighted to see that Phyllis Rosenzweig, a former curator at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, organized the exhibition—she was, big disclaimer, one of my thesis advisors, so I asked to interview her about the exhibition and how it serves to change the dialogue of cataloguing photography in contemporary art.

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Filed Under: Review Tagged With: Ding Ren, exhibit, Jack Rasmussen, Jenn DePalma, Katzen Arts Center, Phyllis Rosenzweig, Sandra Rottman, show, Siobhan Rigg, The American University

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