Every Photo an Archive

April 17, 2008 | This article appeared in the May 5, 2008 edition of The Nation.

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Peppered with moving, thought-provoking elements, the photographic exhibition "Archive Fever" is fascinating but essentially incoherent.

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Susie Linfield

Susie Linfield writes about culture and politics, and directs the Cultural Reporting and Criticism program in the...

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