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Taryn Simon: Rear Views, A Star-forming Nebula and the Office of Foreign Propaganda

February 24 – May 17, 2015

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Presented by Jeu de Paume

Presented by Jeu de Paume

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This exhibition presents the ambitious body of work by Taryn Simon. Through photography, text, and graphic design, her work examines the production and circulation of knowledge, as well as the politics and truthfulness behind representation and media.

22 Artworks

Cutaways, 2012

"Rear Views, A Star-forming Nebula, and the Office of Foreign Propaganda" at Jeu de Paume, Paris (2015)

Troy Webb Scene of the crime, The Pines, Virginia Beach, Virginia, 2002

"Rear Views, A Star-forming Nebula, and the Office of Foreign Propaganda" at Jeu de Paume, Paris (2015)

Larry Youngblood Alibi location, Tucson, Arizona, 2002

"Rear Views, A Star-forming Nebula, and the Office of Foreign Propaganda" at Jeu de Paume, Paris (2015)

The Central Intelligence Agency, Art CIA Original Headquarters Building Langley, Virginia, 2007

"Rear Views, A Star-forming Nebula, and the Office of Foreign Propaganda" at Jeu de Paume, Paris (2015)

Hymenoplasty Cosmetic Surgery, P.A. Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 2007

"Rear Views, A Star-forming Nebula, and the Office of Foreign Propaganda" at Jeu de Paume, Paris (2015)

Nuclear Waste Encapsulation and Storage Facility, Cherenkov Radiation Hanford Site, U.S. Department of Energy Southeastern Washington State, 2007

"Rear Views, A Star-forming Nebula, and the Office of Foreign Propaganda" at Jeu de Paume, Paris (2015)

White Tiger (Kenny), Selective Inbreeding Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge and Foundation Eureka Springs, Arkansas, 2007

"Rear Views, A Star-forming Nebula, and the Office of Foreign Propaganda" at Jeu de Paume, Paris (2015)

Animal Corpses (Prohibited), Animal Parts (Prohibited), Animal Skeletons (Prohibited), Animal Specimens (Prohibited), Butterflies (Prohibited), Snails (Prohibited), , 2010

"Rear Views, A Star-forming Nebula, and the Office of Foreign Propaganda" at Jeu de Paume, Paris (2015)

Folder: Financial Panics, 2013

"Rear Views, A Star-forming Nebula, and the Office of Foreign Propaganda" at Jeu de Paume, Paris (2015)

Chapter VII, 2011

"Rear Views, A Star-forming Nebula, and the Office of Foreign Propaganda" at Jeu de Paume, Paris (2015)

Chapter V (Censored) Installation view, Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing, China, 2013, 2011

"Rear Views, A Star-forming Nebula, and the Office of Foreign Propaganda" at Jeu de Paume, Paris (2015)

Larry Mayes Scene of arrest, The Royal Inn, Gary, Indiana, 2002

"Rear Views, A Star-forming Nebula, and the Office of Foreign Propaganda" at Jeu de Paume, Paris (2015)

Charles Irvin Fain Scene of the crime, the Snake River, Melba, Idaho, 2002

"Rear Views, A Star-forming Nebula, and the Office of Foreign Propaganda" at Jeu de Paume, Paris (2015)

An American Index of the Hidden and Unfamiliar, 2007

"Rear Views, A Star-forming Nebula, and the Office of Foreign Propaganda" at Jeu de Paume, Paris (2015)

Cryopreservation Unit Cryonics Institute Clinton Township, Michigan, 2007

"Rear Views, A Star-forming Nebula, and the Office of Foreign Propaganda" at Jeu de Paume, Paris (2015)

Playboy, Braille Edition Playboy Enterprises, Inc. New York, New York, 2007

"Rear Views, A Star-forming Nebula, and the Office of Foreign Propaganda" at Jeu de Paume, Paris (2015)

Cigarettes & Tobacco (Abandoned/Illegal/Prohibited), 2010

"Rear Views, A Star-forming Nebula, and the Office of Foreign Propaganda" at Jeu de Paume, Paris (2015)

Oxalis tuberosa, Peru (7CFR) (prohibited), 2010

"Rear Views, A Star-forming Nebula, and the Office of Foreign Propaganda" at Jeu de Paume, Paris (2015)

Handbag, Louis Vuitton (Counterfeit)

"Rear Views, A Star-forming Nebula, and the Office of Foreign Propaganda" at Jeu de Paume, Paris (2015)

Folder: Express Highways, 2013

"Rear Views, A Star-forming Nebula, and the Office of Foreign Propaganda" at Jeu de Paume, Paris (2015)

Chapter I , 2011

"Rear Views, A Star-forming Nebula, and the Office of Foreign Propaganda" at Jeu de Paume, Paris (2015)

Chapter XI , 2011

"Rear Views, A Star-forming Nebula, and the Office of Foreign Propaganda" at Jeu de Paume, Paris (2015)

22 Artworks:

Cutaways, 2012

"Rear Views, A Star-forming Nebula, and the Office of Foreign Propaganda" at Jeu de Paume, Paris (2015)

Charles Irvin Fain Scene of the crime, the Snake River, Melba, Idaho, 2002

"Rear Views, A Star-forming Nebula, and the Office of Foreign Propaganda" at Jeu de Paume, Paris (2015)

The Central Intelligence Agency, Art CIA Original Headquarters Building Langley, Virginia, 2007

"Rear Views, A Star-forming Nebula, and the Office of Foreign Propaganda" at Jeu de Paume, Paris (2015)

Cryopreservation Unit Cryonics Institute Clinton Township, Michigan, 2007

"Rear Views, A Star-forming Nebula, and the Office of Foreign Propaganda" at Jeu de Paume, Paris (2015)

White Tiger (Kenny), Selective Inbreeding Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge and Foundation Eureka Springs, Arkansas, 2007

"Rear Views, A Star-forming Nebula, and the Office of Foreign Propaganda" at Jeu de Paume, Paris (2015)

Oxalis tuberosa, Peru (7CFR) (prohibited), 2010

"Rear Views, A Star-forming Nebula, and the Office of Foreign Propaganda" at Jeu de Paume, Paris (2015)

Folder: Financial Panics, 2013

"Rear Views, A Star-forming Nebula, and the Office of Foreign Propaganda" at Jeu de Paume, Paris (2015)

Chapter I , 2011

"Rear Views, A Star-forming Nebula, and the Office of Foreign Propaganda" at Jeu de Paume, Paris (2015)

Larry Mayes Scene of arrest, The Royal Inn, Gary, Indiana, 2002

"Rear Views, A Star-forming Nebula, and the Office of Foreign Propaganda" at Jeu de Paume, Paris (2015)

Larry Youngblood Alibi location, Tucson, Arizona, 2002

"Rear Views, A Star-forming Nebula, and the Office of Foreign Propaganda" at Jeu de Paume, Paris (2015)

Hymenoplasty Cosmetic Surgery, P.A. Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 2007

"Rear Views, A Star-forming Nebula, and the Office of Foreign Propaganda" at Jeu de Paume, Paris (2015)

Nuclear Waste Encapsulation and Storage Facility, Cherenkov Radiation Hanford Site, U.S. Department of Energy Southeastern Washington State, 2007

"Rear Views, A Star-forming Nebula, and the Office of Foreign Propaganda" at Jeu de Paume, Paris (2015)

Cigarettes & Tobacco (Abandoned/Illegal/Prohibited), 2010

"Rear Views, A Star-forming Nebula, and the Office of Foreign Propaganda" at Jeu de Paume, Paris (2015)

Handbag, Louis Vuitton (Counterfeit)

"Rear Views, A Star-forming Nebula, and the Office of Foreign Propaganda" at Jeu de Paume, Paris (2015)

Folder: Express Highways, 2013

"Rear Views, A Star-forming Nebula, and the Office of Foreign Propaganda" at Jeu de Paume, Paris (2015)

Chapter V (Censored) Installation view, Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing, China, 2013, 2011

"Rear Views, A Star-forming Nebula, and the Office of Foreign Propaganda" at Jeu de Paume, Paris (2015)

Troy Webb Scene of the crime, The Pines, Virginia Beach, Virginia, 2002

"Rear Views, A Star-forming Nebula, and the Office of Foreign Propaganda" at Jeu de Paume, Paris (2015)

An American Index of the Hidden and Unfamiliar, 2007

"Rear Views, A Star-forming Nebula, and the Office of Foreign Propaganda" at Jeu de Paume, Paris (2015)

Playboy, Braille Edition Playboy Enterprises, Inc. New York, New York, 2007

"Rear Views, A Star-forming Nebula, and the Office of Foreign Propaganda" at Jeu de Paume, Paris (2015)

Animal Corpses (Prohibited), Animal Parts (Prohibited), Animal Skeletons (Prohibited), Animal Specimens (Prohibited), Butterflies (Prohibited), Snails (Prohibited), , 2010

"Rear Views, A Star-forming Nebula, and the Office of Foreign Propaganda" at Jeu de Paume, Paris (2015)

Chapter VII, 2011

"Rear Views, A Star-forming Nebula, and the Office of Foreign Propaganda" at Jeu de Paume, Paris (2015)

Chapter XI , 2011

"Rear Views, A Star-forming Nebula, and the Office of Foreign Propaganda" at Jeu de Paume, Paris (2015)

Cutaways, 2012

"Rear Views, A Star-forming Nebula, and the Office of Foreign Propaganda" at Jeu de Paume, Paris (2015)

Larry Youngblood Alibi location, Tucson, Arizona, 2002

"Rear Views, A Star-forming Nebula, and the Office of Foreign Propaganda" at Jeu de Paume, Paris (2015)

Cryopreservation Unit Cryonics Institute Clinton Township, Michigan, 2007

"Rear Views, A Star-forming Nebula, and the Office of Foreign Propaganda" at Jeu de Paume, Paris (2015)

White Tiger (Kenny), Selective Inbreeding Turpentine Creek Wildlife Refuge and Foundation Eureka Springs, Arkansas, 2007

"Rear Views, A Star-forming Nebula, and the Office of Foreign Propaganda" at Jeu de Paume, Paris (2015)

Handbag, Louis Vuitton (Counterfeit)

"Rear Views, A Star-forming Nebula, and the Office of Foreign Propaganda" at Jeu de Paume, Paris (2015)

Folder: Express Highways, 2013

"Rear Views, A Star-forming Nebula, and the Office of Foreign Propaganda" at Jeu de Paume, Paris (2015)

Chapter XI , 2011

"Rear Views, A Star-forming Nebula, and the Office of Foreign Propaganda" at Jeu de Paume, Paris (2015)

Larry Mayes Scene of arrest, The Royal Inn, Gary, Indiana, 2002

"Rear Views, A Star-forming Nebula, and the Office of Foreign Propaganda" at Jeu de Paume, Paris (2015)

An American Index of the Hidden and Unfamiliar, 2007

"Rear Views, A Star-forming Nebula, and the Office of Foreign Propaganda" at Jeu de Paume, Paris (2015)

Oxalis tuberosa, Peru (7CFR) (prohibited), 2010

"Rear Views, A Star-forming Nebula, and the Office of Foreign Propaganda" at Jeu de Paume, Paris (2015)

Folder: Financial Panics, 2013

"Rear Views, A Star-forming Nebula, and the Office of Foreign Propaganda" at Jeu de Paume, Paris (2015)

Chapter I , 2011

"Rear Views, A Star-forming Nebula, and the Office of Foreign Propaganda" at Jeu de Paume, Paris (2015)

Troy Webb Scene of the crime, The Pines, Virginia Beach, Virginia, 2002

"Rear Views, A Star-forming Nebula, and the Office of Foreign Propaganda" at Jeu de Paume, Paris (2015)

The Central Intelligence Agency, Art CIA Original Headquarters Building Langley, Virginia, 2007

"Rear Views, A Star-forming Nebula, and the Office of Foreign Propaganda" at Jeu de Paume, Paris (2015)

Nuclear Waste Encapsulation and Storage Facility, Cherenkov Radiation Hanford Site, U.S. Department of Energy Southeastern Washington State, 2007

"Rear Views, A Star-forming Nebula, and the Office of Foreign Propaganda" at Jeu de Paume, Paris (2015)

Cigarettes & Tobacco (Abandoned/Illegal/Prohibited), 2010

"Rear Views, A Star-forming Nebula, and the Office of Foreign Propaganda" at Jeu de Paume, Paris (2015)

Chapter VII, 2011

"Rear Views, A Star-forming Nebula, and the Office of Foreign Propaganda" at Jeu de Paume, Paris (2015)

Charles Irvin Fain Scene of the crime, the Snake River, Melba, Idaho, 2002

"Rear Views, A Star-forming Nebula, and the Office of Foreign Propaganda" at Jeu de Paume, Paris (2015)

Hymenoplasty Cosmetic Surgery, P.A. Fort Lauderdale, Florida, 2007

"Rear Views, A Star-forming Nebula, and the Office of Foreign Propaganda" at Jeu de Paume, Paris (2015)

Playboy, Braille Edition Playboy Enterprises, Inc. New York, New York, 2007

"Rear Views, A Star-forming Nebula, and the Office of Foreign Propaganda" at Jeu de Paume, Paris (2015)

Animal Corpses (Prohibited), Animal Parts (Prohibited), Animal Skeletons (Prohibited), Animal Specimens (Prohibited), Butterflies (Prohibited), Snails (Prohibited), , 2010

"Rear Views, A Star-forming Nebula, and the Office of Foreign Propaganda" at Jeu de Paume, Paris (2015)

Chapter V (Censored) Installation view, Ullens Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing, China, 2013, 2011

"Rear Views, A Star-forming Nebula, and the Office of Foreign Propaganda" at Jeu de Paume, Paris (2015)

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