The Memory of Time: Contemporary Photographs at the National Gallery of Art

A rich and varied examination of contemporary photographs at the National Gallery of Art, as seen through the lens of time

Photography’s remarkable ability to represent the past in the present is frequently invoked as one of the medium’s essential characteristics. Yet, as many contemporary photographers acknowledge, its relationship to the past is by no means straightforward. Organized thematically, the exhibition The Memory of Time: Contemporary Photographs at the National Gallery of Art ex...