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Hide / Seek Exhibit at the National Portrait Gallery Becoming Contentious

by | 2 December 2010 | Americas, Current Events, Film, Modern, Museums

The National Portrait Gallery’s innovative exhibition of images of and by queer people in America, HIDE/SEEK: Difference and Desire in American Portraiture, is becoming controversial.  The exhibit was altered by pulling a video by David Wojnarowicz and it may close before the scheduled date.  The story has been picked up by The Washington Post as well as bloggers.  One of the researchers for the exhibit, Jennifer Sichel, has commented on these events in a message circulating by email and social media.  Please comment below if you know more.

4 Comments

  1. Jennifer Sichel said on 2 Dec 2010 at 3:32 am:

    Hi, Jenn Sichel here.

    For updates, please visit our facebook page:

    http://www.facebook.com/support.hide.seek

  2. Anne said on 2 Dec 2010 at 7:07 am:

    Hey Jenn!
    Good job with the emails!

  3. Travis Nygard said on 2 Dec 2010 at 7:43 pm:

    The facebook link above contains a statement from the curator Jonathan D. Katz, and here is a link to adversarial coverage on Fox News: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7Eog-Oiu6s

  4. Jenn said on 9 Dec 2010 at 9:48 pm:

    Show your support for Hide/Seek! Feel free to add a widget of the book to your website by clicking here: http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9781588342997.