Photo: Four Freedoms reinterpreted by alumni Emily Shur & Hank Willis Thomas for For Freedoms, 2018
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DPI Professor Lorie Novak presents The Afterlife of Images @ NYU Florence's Villa La Pietra
Monday, Nov 19, 2018
How do we come to know the world and ourselves through photographs? In this artist talk, Lorie Novak will discuss her archive-based art practice.
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For Freedoms Billboards from 50 States feature DPI Alumni and Faculty
Tuesday, Oct 30, 2018
For Freedoms Billboards from 50 States feature DPI Alumni and Faculty
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DPI Chair Dr. Deborah Willis Appointed to Warhol Foundation Board
Wednesday, Oct 10, 2018
DPI chair Dr. Deborah Willis was one of three new appointments to the prestigious foundation's board.
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The Appointment of Deborah Willis as Director of IAAA
Monday, May 21, 2018
Deborah Willis, University Professor and Chair of the Department of Photography and Imaging at the Tisch School of the Arts, will be the new director of the Institute of African American Affairs, effective September 1, 2018.
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ReSignifications: The Black Mediterranean - Call for Papers
Thursday, Apr 5, 2018
ReSignifications: The Black Mediterranean joins a series of international conversations, including Black Portraitures, breaking new ground in the fields of African and African Diasporic art, literature, cultural theory, history, and political practice.
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DPI Chair Dr. Deborah Willis Appointed to the Smithsonian American Art Museum Commission
Friday, Mar 16, 2018
The Smithsonian American Art Museum has announced that Elizabeth A. Eisenstein and Deborah Willis have been appointed to the museum's Board of Commissioners; each will serve a four-year term. Their appointment was approved by the Smithsonian's Board of Regents at their meeting Jan. 29.
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DPI Prof Bayeté Ross-Smith joins TED Residency
Friday, Mar 31, 2017
DPI Adjunct Professor Bayeté Ross-Smith has joined TED's third Residency Class. TED's residency program provides connections, resources, and support to creators, artists, and thinkers during a four-month program which culminates with the presentation of a TED Talk.
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DPI Prof. Joseph Rodríguez's Photos in NYTimes
Tuesday, Mar 21, 2017
DPI Professor Joseph Rodríguez is featured in the New York Times op-ed "The Gangs of L.A." for his photographic documentation of the lives of gang members in Los Angeles, California.
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DPI Chair Deb Willis Gives Interview on Some Highlights of Her Life's Work
Wednesday, Mar 15, 2017
Chair Deb Willis discusses some highlights of her life's work including the BLACK PORTRAITURE[S] lll conference, her time as curator at The Schomburg Center, and her groundbreaking photography.
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DPI Chair Deb Willis' Exhibition Opens at SNAP! Orlando
Thursday, Feb 2, 2017
DPI Chair Dr. Deb Willis will give a lecture on Saturday, February 4 at 6:00pm at the Suntrust Auditorium at Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida on the occasion of the closing of the exhibition, "Posing Beauty in African American Culture."
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