
Taryn Simon: Contraband
11 May 2019
⬤ Anna Schwartz Gallery 2 Apr - 1 Jun 2019
⬤ Anna Schwartz Gallery 2 Apr - 1 Jun 2019
In late November 2009, American artist Taryn Simon photographed objects detained or seized from airline passengers and express mail entering the U.S. from abroad. To do so, Simon spent five days, 24 hours per day at both the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Federal Inspection Site and the U.S. Postal Service International Mail Facility, both located at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in New York.
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