EAST LANSING, Mich. — The Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University (MSU Broad) presents The Broadcast, an exhibition considering truth and distortion in the media, on view at the MSU Broad Art Lab Nov. 10, 2019–Apr. 4, 2020. Visitors are invited to experience a preview of the exhibition on Friday, Nov. 8 from 6–8pm before it opens to the public.
In this era of hypermedia production and consumption, whose stories are considered newsworthy? Whose voices are represented? And who do these stories belong to? To answer these questions, Chicago-based artist Kirsten Leenaars embarked on a community-based project with a group of middle and high school youth from the greater Lansing area. The result of their collective exploration unfolds as a multimedia exhibition through playful yet detailed scenography, planned and impromptu actions, and the production of their own media content.
With The Broadcast Leenaars continues her ongoing examination of storytelling, performativity, and documentary in contemporary video. Made in close collaboration with the youth participants, who relied on their own lived experiences and imaginations, the resulting exhibition aims to represent the views of their generation more broadly—views that are largely absent from stories spun by the mainstream media. The presentation of The Broadcast in the Art Lab represents a new chapter in the life of the space, reflecting an interest in local engagement and experimentation in the development of exhibitions for the gallery—values which are central to Art Lab’s commitment to the community.
The Broadcast is organized by the Eli and Edythe Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University and curated by Steven L. Bridges, Associate Curator, with the guidance and support of the museum’s education team, in particular Meghan Zanskas and Ellie Anderson. Support for this exhibition is provided by the Elizabeth Halsted endowment fund. Special thanks to the 12 youth participants, Lansing Public School District and the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University, especially Karl Gude, Brian Kusch, Andrew Acciaioli, and Brooke Striker, for their assistance with the project.
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