Masquerading Politics: Gender, Culture, and Power in Southwestern Nigeria
Student Remix
January 2–March 11, 2012

Students in Professor Willis' HIST 282: Masquerades in Africa will use the Fall 2012 exhibition, Masquerading Politics, as a starting point and inspiration for their own exhibition. Drawing from course readings and Professor Willis' extensive library of photographs and video, students will curate and produce their own exhibition examining genders, culture and power in Nigerian Masquerade.

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Cryptolibrary: Uncertain,Unidentified, and Unknown in the Library
January 2–March 11, 2012

Books about mysterious creatures, flying saucers, and strange disappearances lurk in library collections but rarely see the light of day. While libraries are sites for the production and dissemination of knowledge, their collections also harbor texts that explore the uncertain, unknown, and unverified. This exhibition features news reports, artist’s books, government documents, manuscript facsimiles, and popular books about stuff we don’t really know. 

Fovea Centralis: A Visual Commentary on the Medium of the 21st Century Photography
January 2–March 11, 2012

This exhibition by Hai Ngo '12 visually explores the entire process of modern photography, not merely its end result.This project by Hai Ngo was made possible by a grant from the Larson International Fellowship.

Vietnam 2011: 7 Weeks of Travel Photography
January 2–March 11, 2012

This series of photographs by Hai Ngo '12 is a selection of digital, 35mm, medium, and large format photography from Hai Ngo’s recent journey to Vietnam. You can find these photographs and more at hai-lights.com. This project was made possible by a grant from the Larson International Fellowship.

Gould Library Fall Exhibitions 2011

Quilting, Copper, and Yarn: Math with Models
September 29–November 17, 2011
Gould Library

Helen Wong taught MATH 395: Surfaces during Spring 2011. Students explored the relationship between topology and geometry in the course, and this exhibit presents some examples of surfaces and a smattering of ideas which were studied. Many of the objects were created by Carleton students both for use in the course and as a result of the course, and all of the labels were written by students in Helen's class.

Masquerades in Africa
September 12–November 17, 2011
Gould Library

The Yoruba people of southwestern Nigeria have contributed some of the most dynamic, imaginative, and flamboyant masked performances on the African continent. While the chief-priests who organize these performances are generally assumed to be men, women are among the highest-ranking masquerade chiefs and performers. Through images and video, this exhibit explores the ways in which gender is understood, constructed, and refashioned.

Down Under Up Here
September 27–November 25, 2011

Curated by Fred Hagstrom, Rae Schupack Nathan Professor of Art at Carleton College, Down Under, Up Here provides a window into the Australian landscape, people, culture and way of life through a diverse display of artist's books. "The books selected for this exhibition are intended to give an overview of the book/print/art scene in Australia," Hagstrom says, "and I hope that the show represents this as a true picture of how things are."

The exhibition includes works from the collections of Ron McBurnie, Lyn Ashby, Fred Hagstrom and the Gould Library Special Collections at Carleton College and originated at the Minnesota Center for Book Arts.