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With & Against

January 16 – August 7, 2027
Archival Material in Contemporary Art

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  • A painting of a black woman holding a conch shell in one hand and a scythe in the other. She is standing on a large catfish. There are stars in the background and a halo around her head.

    Alison Saar, Mutiny of the Sable Venus, 2024, woodcut on vintage cotton seed sacks. Purchased through the Virginia and Preston T. Kelsey 1958 Fund; 2025.27. © Alison Saar. Courtesy of L.A. Louver, Venice, CA

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This exhibition explores the ways contemporary artists work with archival materials. Through their creative engagement with institutional, governmental, and personal collections, these artists bring new understandings to the role archives play in our lives today.

This exhibition is organized by the Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth, and generously supported by the Cissy Patterson Fund.

Exhibition Curator

Evonne Fuselier

Exhibition subject: Modern & Contemporary Art