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Chapter IX, A Living Man Declared Dead and Other Chapters
2011 · Inkjet prints
84 × 118 3/4" (213.4 × 301.6 cm)
Museum of Modern Art
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Taryn Simon
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Taryn Simon
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
2026
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Taryn Simon creates large-format photographic series that investigate systems of power, secrecy, and institutional authority through archival research and visual documentation. Her work interrogates classified spaces, forensic protocols, and historical narratives, combining conceptual rigor with documentary methodology to expose the gap between official narratives and material reality.
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