Claire Beckett MATRIX 163: Simulating Iraq

Claire Beckett MATRIX 163: Simulating Iraq
The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
Hartford, CT
November 3, 2011 – March 4, 2012
Opening reception Thursday November 4, 2011 5-8 PM, Artist Talk 6 PM

Curated by Patricia Hickson

I’m pleased to announce my first one-person museum exhibition at the Wadsworth Atheneum, featuring photographs from the series Simulating Iraq. The exhibition is part of the MATRIX program, founded in 1974, which has included Robert Mapplethorpe, Cindy Sherman, Doug and Mike Start, John Coplans and Dawoud Bey, among many others.

HomeFrontLine: Reflections on Ten Years of War Since 9/11

HomeFrontLine: Reflections on Ten Years of War Since 9/11
Silver Eye Center for Photography
Pittsburgh, PA
September 13-December 10, 2011
Co-Curated by Ellen Fleurov and Leo Hsu

Photographs from my series In Training are featured in this exhibition along with Nina Berman, Kevin Bubriski, Gabriela Bulisova, Ashley Gilbertson, Baptiste Giroudon, Michael Kamber, Benjamin Lowy, Alfonso Moral, Eugene Richards, and Peter van Agtmael.  The exhibition explores the far-reaching impact of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan – both in and away from the combat zones.

The Truth is Not in the Mirror

The Truth is Not in the Mirror
Illinois State University Galleries
Normal, Illinois
August 16-October 16, 2011

Originally organized by Wally Mason at the Haggerty Museum of Art, Marquette University, the exhibition travels to Illinois State University Galleries this fall.

Auction to Benefit the Photographic Resource Center

Auction to Benefit the Photographic Resource Center
Saturday, October 15, 2011
808 Gallery at Boston University
808 Commonwealth Avenue
Boston, MA

Please join me in supporting this great Boston photography institution.

Flourish: Alumni Works on Paper

Flourish: Alumni Works on Paper
June 6-July 9, 2011

Reception: Thursday, June 9, 6-8 PM
Sandra and David Bakalar Gallery at Massachusetts College of Art and Design
621 Huntington Ave
Boston, MA 02115

Please find more information here.

Flash Forward 2011 Group Show

Flash Forward 2011 Group Show
Flash Forward Festival Boston, June 2-5, 2011

Opening celebration Thursday, June 2, 2011 7–10 PM
Fairmont Battery Wharf
Three Battery Wharf
Boston, Massachusetts
United States
02109

I am pleased to be included in this year’s Flash Forward Group Show.
For more information please visit Flash Forward.

Artforum Review of “You are…” exhibition

Please read this month’s Artforum review of my recently past exhibition “You are…” at Carroll and Sons Gallery.

The Workers Exhibition, Mass MoCA

MASS MoCA
1040 MASS MoCA WAY North Adams, MA 01247

May 29, 2011 – March 31, 2012

I am pleased to be part of The Workers exhibition on view at MASS MoCA.

For more information please visit Mass Moca.

Review Boston Globe: Roles, War, and Insight.

Exhibition at Carroll and Sons reviewed in the Boston Globe.

 

NRC Next Review: Reality Check

Exhibition Reality Check reviewed, and interview with me in NRC Next.