Courtside: Photographs by Bill Bamberger
Student Co-Curated Exhibition
The Nasher Museum presented Courtside: Photographs by Bill Bamberger, an exhibition of vibrant color photographs that capture a variety of basketball hoops around the world. The artist, Bill Bamberger, is a Durham resident and instructor at Duke’s Center for Documentary Studies and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. From Maine to Florida and Rwanda to Mexico, the hoops indicate places both where basketball is played and where communities and relationships are built. They are objects that often shape and reflect these communities. As a part of many diverse landscapes, the hoops become integral elements of each location’s unique narrative. Duke undergraduate students curated the exhibition through a Curatorial Practicum class taught at the Nasher Museum by assistant curator Molly Boarati.
Behind the Scenes with Duke Students
The basketball hoop is ubiquitous. That was a quick conclusion for four Duke undergraduate students when they began to co-organize the exhibition Courtside: Photographs by Bill Bamberger. Janie Booth (T’19), Savannah Chauv...
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It really does seem that basketball hoops are everywhere.
Brittany Halberstadt, Duke Class of 2019
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Bill Bamberger, Neighborhood above steel mill, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, 2006. Inkjet print on archival paper. Courtesy of Bill Bamberger. © Bill Bamberger.
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Bill Bamberger, Backyard, rural Kentucky, 2008. Inkjet print on archival paper. Courtesy of Bill Bamberger. © Bill Bamberger.
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Bill Bamberger, Public school playground, Sedona, Arizona (detail), 2009. Inkjet print on archival paper. Courtesy of Bill Bamberger. © Bill Bamberger.
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Bill Bamberger, Public high school, Miami, Florida, 2008. Inkjet print on archival paper. Courtesy of Bill Bamberger. © Bill Bamberger.
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Bill Bamberger, School playground, Shawnee, Wyoming, 2008. Inkjet print on archival paper. Courtesy of Bill Bamberger. © Bill Bamberger.
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Bill Bamberger, Trailer park outside Logan, West Virginia, 2008. Inkjet print on archival paper. Courtesy of Bill Bamberger. © Bill Bamberger.
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Bill Bamberger, Primary school, Panajachel, Guatemala, 2016. Inkjet print on archival paper. Courtesy of Bill Bamberger. © Bill Bamberger.
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Bill Bamberger, Abandoned barn, Mebane, North Carolina, 2006. Inkjet print on archival paper. Courtesy of Bill Bamberger. © Bill Bamberger.
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Bill Bamberger, Church playground, Kinihira, Rwanda, 2013. Inkjet print on archival paper. Courtesy of Bill Bamberger. © Bill Bamberger.
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Bill Bamberger, Retired couple's garage, Franklin, Maine, 2006. Inkjet print on archival paper. Courtesy of Bill Bamberger. © Bill Bamberger.
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Bill Bamberger, Charter school playground, Harlem, New York, 2007. Inkjet print on archival paper. Courtesy of Bill Bamberger. © Bill Bamberger.
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Installation view; Courtside: Photographs by Bill Bamberger; January 26 – May 13, 2018; Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University. Photo by Peter Paul Geoffrion.
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Installation view; Courtside: Photographs by Bill Bamberger; January 26 – May 13, 2018; Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University. Photo by Peter Paul Geoffrion.
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Installation view; Courtside: Photographs by Bill Bamberger; January 26 – May 13, 2018; Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University. Photo by Peter Paul Geoffrion.
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Installation view; Courtside: Photographs by Bill Bamberger; January 26 – May 13, 2018; Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University. Photo by Peter Paul Geoffrion.
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Installation view; Courtside: Photographs by Bill Bamberger; January 26 – May 13, 2018; Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University. Photo by Peter Paul Geoffrion.
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Installation view; Courtside: Photographs by Bill Bamberger; January 26 – May 13, 2018; Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University. Photo by Peter Paul Geoffrion.
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