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The Best of Photography and Film from the George Eastman House Collection
October 10, 2008–January 25, 2009

Featuring masterpieces of photography and film from throughout history, this exhibition includes works by Ansel Adams, Edward Weston, and Alfred Stieglitz while also presenting various versions of famous photographs.

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	Indelible The Photographs of Lalla Essaydi October 10, 2008–January 25, 2009
	Through her thought-provoking photographs, Moroccan-born artist Lalla Essaydi confronts the issues of confinement and repression experienced by many women in Islamic societies.Learn More...

	Snapshots and the Family Album More Than Just Memories October 10, 2008-January 25, 2009
	Snapshots and the Family Album: More Than Just Memories includes 64 photographs submitted by Frist Center volunteers featuring amateur photos that document events of everyday life.Learn More...

	Paint Made Flesh January 23–May 10, 2009
	Paint Made Flesh presents paintings created in Europe and the United States since the 1950s in which a wide range of painterly effects suggest the carnal properties and cultural significance of human flesh and skin.Learn More...

	Medieval Treasures from the Cleveland Museum of Art February 13–June 7, 2009
	The Cleveland Museum of Art possesses one of the finest and most comprehensive collections of early Christian, Byzantine, and medieval European art in the world.Learn More...

	Mike Hoolboom Imitations of Life February 13–June 7, 2009
	Toronto-based independent filmmaker Mike Hoolboom’s Imitations of Life integrates images drawn from mainstream cinema, newsreels, and science fiction films. Learn More...

	Museums in the 21st Century Concepts, Projects, Buildings May 29–August 23, 2009
	This exhibition explores important trends in contemporary museum architecture.Learn More...

	Chuck Close Prints Process and Collaboration June 26–September 13, 2009
	This exhibition is a comprehensive survey of the work of Chuck Close as a printmaker and collaborator with master printers, spanning more than 30 years.Learn More...

	Dean Byington New Works June 26–September 13, 2009
	Dean Byington creates large collaged paintings, comprising dense accumulations of imagery as anthropomorphic animals and topographical views of enchanted lands as if seen from a distant mountaintop. Learn More...

	The City in Twilight Surrealism, Photography, and Paris 1924–1939 September 10, 2009–January 3, 2010
	The City in Twilight celebrates Paris as the literal and metaphoric foundation of Surrealism and includes photographs by such arists as Man Ray, Eugène Atget, Brassaï, and Hans Bellmer.Learn More...

	Georgia O’Keeffe and Her Times American Modernism from the Lane Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston October 2, 2009–January 31, 2010
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	Oliver Herring Sculpture and Video October 2, 2009–January 31, 2010
	New York-based artist Oliver Herring creates photographs cut into jigsaw puzzle-like shapes and adhered to sculpted figures, lending the uncanny quality of a photograph seen in the round. Learn More...