Words and Images from the American Media

Donald Blumberg: Words and Images from the American Media gathers over 100 of Blumbergandrsquo;s pictures of newspapers and televisions, many published here for the first time. Photographing the television screen directly, the artist replicates images that are themselves a distorted representation of reality, offering a unique look at one of the most important inventions of the 20th century and how it, and the content it broadcasts, has evolved throughout the years. One of the most creative and perceptive conceptual photographers, Blumberg invests these images with a view of the American media that is at turns humorous, at others poignant.and#160;

Over 100 of Donald Blumbergandrsquo;s innovative and perceptive television photographs are published here, many for the first time.

Words and Images from the American Media gathers over 162 images that Donald Blumberg has photographed directly from newspapers and television screens since the 1960s. In his most recent work from this series, Blumbergandrsquo;s photographs also include closed captioning texts. This new approach reveals numerous contemporary American cultural expressions and archetypes. Blumbergandrsquo;s presentation of these images is often highly humorous and darkly satirical, and at times deeply poignant.

Donald Blumberg is a photographer based in California. Jock Reynolds is the Henry J. Heinz II Director of the Yale University Art Gallery.and#160;

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