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Allan Sekula

Polonia and Other Fables
September 20 – December 13, 2009

 
Allan Sekula - <i>Farmer threshing grass at abandoned airport used by CIA for transport of clandestine "high value" terrorism suspects. Szymany, Poland, July 2009</i>from <i>Polonia and other Fables</i>
Allan Sekula
Farmer threshing grass at abandoned airport used by CIA for transport of clandestine "high value" terrorism suspects. Szymany, Poland, July 2009from Polonia and other Fables, 2007
Chromogenic print
48 x 48 inches
 
Allan Sekula - <i>Ladies Auxillary Polish Army Veterans of World War II. Polish Constitution Day parade, 3 May 2008</i> from <i>Polonia and Other Fables </i>
Allan Sekula - <i>Accordionist. Chicago, September 2007</i> from<i>Polonia and Other Fables</i>
Allan Sekula - <i>Mother and child. "Taste of Polonia" festival, Chicago, September 2007</i> from <i>Polonia and Other Fables</i>
Allan Sekula - <i>My mother outside the empty house. Sacramento, December 2008</i> from <i>Polonia and other Fables</i>
Allan Sekula - <i>Smoker. Chicago, December 2008</i> from <i>Polonia and other Fables</i>
Allan Sekula - <i>Smoking and talking. Tygmont Jazz Club, Warsaw, August 2009</i> from<i>Polonia and other Fables</i>
Allan Sekula - <i>Blacksmith (hammering sickle.) Ochojno, Poland, July 2009</i> from <i>Polonia and other Fables</i>
Allan Sekula - <i>Daughter and grandaughters of blacksmith. Ochojno, Poland, July 2009</i> from<i>Polonia and other Fables </i>
Allan Sekula - <i> Replica of door to blacksmith's shed, in situ (original in collection of Warsaw Ethnographic Museum.) Ochojno, Poland, July 2009 </i> from <i>Polonia and other Fables</i>

Allan Sekula - <i>F-16 pilot prepares. Polish Air Force base near Poznan, July 2009</i> from<i>Polonia and other Fables</i>
Allan Sekula - <i>CIA Black Site seen from the bushes. Kiejkuty, Poland, July 2009</i> from<i>Polonia and other Fables</i>
Allan Sekula - <i>Mother and son. May Day parade, Chicago, 2009</i> from <i>Polonia and other Fables</i>
Allan Sekula - <i>Detail from Stanislaw Batowski, </i>Pulaski at Savannah<i>, 1932. Polish Museum of America, Chicago, August 2007</i> from <i>Polonia and other Fables</i>
Allan Sekula - <i>Father Andrej, who gave last rites to my father. Sacramento, December 2008</i> from<i>Polonia and other Fables</i>
Allan Sekula - <i>My father with his list. Sacramento, December 1979</i> from <i>Polonia and other Fables</i>
Allan Sekula - <i>Farmer threshing grass at abandoned airport used by CIA for transport of clandestine "high value" terrorism suspects. Szymany, Poland, July 2009</i>from <i>Polonia and other Fables</i>
Allan Sekula - <i>Radio Maryja. Poland, July 2009</i> from <i>Polonia and other Fables</i>
Allan Sekula - <i>Art student working on commodity futures exchange. Mercantile Exchange, Chicago, August 2007</i>from <i>Polonia and other Fables</i>

Allan Sekula - <i>CIA black site seen from across the lake just before the wrong film was confiscated. Kiejkuty, Poland, July 2009</i> from <i>Polonia and other Fables</i>
Allan Sekula - <i>Lockheed-Martin F16 rollout. Polish Air Force base near Poznan July 2009</i> from <i>Polonia and other Fables</i>
Allan Sekula - <i>Factory occupation. Chicago, December 2008</i> from <i>Polonia and other Fables</i>
Allan Sekula - <i>Boat builders who hope to circumnavigate the globe, at Lazarus shelter for homeless men, former Ursus Tractor Factory. Warsasw, August 2009</i>from<i>Polonia and other Fables</i>
Allan Sekula - <i>Boatbuilders, veterans of Gdansk shipyard and Solidarity in the 1970s and 80s. Warsaw, August 2009</i>s from <i>Polonia and other Fables</i>
Allan Sekula - <i>Spectators observing shadow of hammer and sickle cast at high noon on May 1 by Virginio Ferrari's sculpture</i> Dialogo (1971).<I>University of Chicago, 1 May 2008</i>from <i>Polonia and other Fables</i>

Allan Sekula - <i>Spectators observing shadow of hammer and sickle cast at high noon on May 1 by Virginio Ferrari's sculpture </i>Dialogo (1971). <i>University of Chicago, 1 May 2008</i> from <i>Polonia and other Fables</i>
Allan Sekula - <i>Boy outside pig farm. Wieckowice, Poland, July 2009</i> from <i>Polonia and other Fables</i>
Allan Sekula - Aerial view of pig farm owned by the American multinational Smithfield. Located on site of former collective farm. Wieckowice, Poland, July 2009</i> from <i>Polonia and other Fables</i>
Allan Sekula - <i>Ornette Coleman. Chicago, September 2008</i> from <i>Polonia and Other Fables</i>
Allan Sekula - <i>Polish metalhead. "Taste of Polonia" Festival. Chicago, September 2007</i> from <i>Polonia and Other Fables</i>
Allan Sekula - <i>Stodola music club. Warsaw, August 2009</i> from <i>Polonia and Other Fables</i>
Allan Sekula - <i>Three pigs on family farm. Nowa Huty, Poland, July 2009</i> from <i>Polonia and Other Fables</i>

Allan Sekula - <i>My father, brother and nephew. Sacramento, December 1998</i> from <i>Polonia and Other Fables</i>
Allan Sekula - <i>Vinyl curtain-wall advertising. Warsaw,July 2009</i> from <i>Polonia and Other Fables</i>
Allan Sekula - <i>Passersby 1, Warsaw, July 2009</i> from <i>Polonia and Other Fables</i>
Allan Sekula - <i>Passersby 2, Warsaw, July 2009</i>from <i> Polonia and Other Fables</i>
Allan Sekula - <i>Passersby 3, Warsaw, July 2009</i> from <i>Polonia and Other Fables</i>
Allan Sekula - <i>Blacksmith's work. Ochojno, Poland, July 2009</i>from <i>Polonia and Other Fables</i>
Allan Sekula - <i>Rye field with Smithfield pig farm in background. Weickowice, Poland, July 2009</i> from <i>Polonia and Other Fables</i>
Allan Sekula - Installation View, The Renaissance Society, 2009

Allan Sekula - Installation View, The Renaissance Society, 2009
Allan Sekula - Installation View, The Renaissance Society, 2009
Allan Sekula - Installation View, The Renaissance Society, 2009
Allan Sekula - Installation View, The Renaissance Society, 2009
Allan Sekula - Installation View, The Renaissance Society, 2009
Allan Sekula - Installation View, The Renaissance Society, 2009
Allan Sekula - Installation View, The Renaissance Society, 2009

Allan Sekula - Installation View, The Renaissance Society, 2009
Allan Sekula - Installation View, The Renaissance Society, 2009
Allan Sekula - Installation View, The Renaissance Society, 2009
Allan Sekula - quote from Polonia and Other Fables
Allan Sekula - quote from Polonia and Other Fables
Allan Sekula - quote from Polonia and Other Fables
Allan Sekula - quote from Polonia and Other Fables

Allan Sekula - quote from Polonia and Other Fables
Allan Sekula - quote from Polonia and Other Fables
Allan Sekula - quote from Polonia and Other Fables
Allan Sekula - quote from Polonia and Other Fables
Allan Sekula - quote from Polonia and Other Fables
Allan Sekula - quote from Polonia and Other Fables
Allan Sekula - quote from Polonia and Other Fables

Allan Sekula - quote from Polonia and Other Fables
Allan Sekula - quote from Polonia and Other Fables
Allan Sekula - quote from Polonia and Other Fables
Allan Sekula - quote from Polonia and Other Fables
Allan Sekula - quote from Polonia and Other Fables
Allan Sekula - quote from Polonia and Other Fables
Allan Sekula - quote from Polonia and Other Fables

Allan Sekula - quote from Polonia and Other Fables

   

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