Press Release: Pace University Art Gallery Presents Retold
Pace University Art Gallery in Lower Manhattan is presenting three interconnected exhibitions—"Retold: Altered Photography," "Cut and Paste," and "Open for Interpretation"—that explore how photographic meaning is shaped by manipulation. The shows open with a free public reception on June 11, 2025, and feature historic newsroom prints from the George Stephanopoulos Collection at Pace, which retain visible marks of manual editing such as pen lines, white-out, and incisions from mid-20th century newspaper production. Contemporary artists including Nouf Aljowaysir, Garth Amundson, Pierre Gour, Juyon Lee, Negin Mahzoun, and Wendel A. White contribute works that use photographic alteration to reclaim personal narratives and challenge photography's authority as a neutral record. Student-curated selections and digital works from Pace courses complement the main exhibition, running through July 30, 2026.
