pov: in my nasher teen era

LaToya Ruby Frazier, Grandma Ruby and me, 2005 (printed 2013). Gelatin silver print mounted on museum board, edition AP 1/2/Edition of 3 + 2 AP, 20 × 24 inches (50.8 × 61 cm). Collection of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University. Museum purchase with funds provided by Marjorie (P’16, P’19, P’19) and Michael Levine (B.S.’84, P’16, P’19, P’19); 2013.6.2. © LaToya Ruby Frazier. Courtesy of the artist and Michel Rein, Paris / Brussels.

Nasher Teen Council 2023-24 FRONT ROW: Mackenzie Jones, Methila Nasiri, Syma Sheila. MIDDLE ROW: Maira Magwene Muñiz, Samantha Gonzalez. TOP ROW: Riziki Chabeda, Lois Cunningham, Kelly-Preston Davis, Ismael Guzman Garcia. Photo by Cornell Watson.

The Nasher Museum presents pov: in my nasher teen era, an installation of photography and collage works chosen and contextualized by the Nasher Teen Council. The works of art, all from the Nasher Museum collection, explore race, economics, culture, gender, age, and more from their point of view. The selection of artworks is both personal and collaborative, as are the accompanying responses written for each chosen work. Together, the texts form an anthology of reflections on contemporary works from the Nasher Museum’s collection.

The responses to the works of art are directly correlated to the individual and collective experiences of the Nasher Teen Council in Durham, North Carolina. Their identities weave through each response, offering a tapestry of diverse stories to be uncovered. Through the exhibition, they explore their own positions as young creatives from diverse ethnic, racial, and gender backgrounds. The exhibition, pov: in my nasher teen era, amplifies their voices, but also leaves room for those of the artists and the visitors who interact with the exhibition.

Diego Camposeco, Tabaco (Tobacco) from the series Diego Saves the World, 2015 (printed 2016). Inkjet print; 24.25 x 24.25 inches (61.6 x 61.6 cm). Courtesy of the artist. © Diego Camposeco.
John Cohen, Q'eros, 2005. Gelatin silver print, 6 1/16 × 9 3/16 inches (15.4 × 23.3 cm). Collection of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University. Gift of Ippy and Neil Patterson, 2014.16.1. © John Cohen. Courtesy of L. Parker Stephenson Photographs.
LaToya Ruby Frazier, Grandma Ruby and me, 2005 (printed 2013). Gelatin silver print mounted on museum board, edition AP 1/2/Edition of 3 + 2 AP, 20 × 24 inches (50.8 × 61 cm). Collection of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University. Museum purchase with funds provided by Marjorie (P’16, P’19, P’19) and Michael Levine (B.S.’84, P’16, P’19, P’19); 2013.6.2. © LaToya Ruby Frazier. Courtesy of the artist and Michel Rein, Paris / Brussels.
LaToya Ruby Frazier, Self Portrait In Gramps' Bedroom (227 Holland Avenue) from the series Notion of Family, 2009 (printed 2013). Gelatin silver print mounted on museum board, edition 1/3 + 2 AP, 20 × 24 inches (50.8 × 61 cm). Collection of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University. Museum purchase with funds provided by Marjorie (P’16, P’19, P’19) and Michael Levine (B.S.’84, P’16, P’19, P’19); 2013.6.1. © LaToya Ruby Frazier. Courtesy of the artist and Michel Rein, Paris / Brussels..
Lalla Essaydi, Photographic Resource Center at Boston University, Les Femmes du Maroc #45 from The PRC Portfolio, 2006 (printed 2008). Chromogenic print, edition 21/35, 18 1/4 × 14 5/8 inches (46.4 × 37.1 cm). Collection of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University. Gift of Jody Vipperman Saarmaa and Erik Saarmaa, 2016.25.1.3. © Lalla Essaydi.
Antoine Williams, Untitled from the seriesThere Will Be No Miracles Here, 2021. Collage on wood panel, 12 x 9 inches (30.48 x 22.86 cm). Collection of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University. Anonymous gift in honor of Marshall N. Price, 2022.13.1. © Antoine Williams.
Renée Stout, Lost in Her Thoughts, 2007. Archival pigment print, edition /2/3, 18 3/4 × 24 inches (47.63 × 60.96 cm). Collection of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University. Museum purchase, 2023.3.1. © Renée Stout. Courtesy of the artist and Marc Straus, New York.
Diego Camposeco, Quince (Fifteen) from the series Transterrestria , 2014 (printed 2021). Archival ink print, 24 1/4 × 29 inches (61.6 × 73.66 cm). Collection of the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University. Museum purchase, 2021.11.3. © Estate of Diego Camposeco. Image courtesy of the artist’s estate.

Organization & Support

This exhibition is organized by the Nasher Teen Council, comprised of 12 high school students from Durham, NC. The student co-curators:

Riziki Chabeda, Lois Cunningham, Kelly-Preston Davis, Samantha Gonzalez, Ismael Guzman Garcia, Mackenzie Jones, Portia Leonard, Maira Magwene Muñiz, Tatiana Molina-Hueda, Methila Nasiri, Jae Hee Shin and Syma Sheila.

The Nasher Teen Council is generously supported by The Sahm Family Foundation and the William R. Kenan, Jr. Charitable Trust.

Organization & Support

Scenes from the Opening Event for pov: in my Nasher teen era