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Circa 1958 now showing at the Ackland - UNC Press Blog
Ever had the urge to nail a strand of your hair into a mirror but thought, “Hey, if I nail anything into this mirror, it’s gonna shatter”? Well, think again—in the ’50s anything was possible: they nailed human hair into faux mirrors, splotched paint across the canvas, and even put everyday chairs on display, all in the name of art. Through January 4, 2009, the Ackland Art Museum at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is exhibiting CIRCA 1958: Breaking Ground in American Art, which “explores two vastly different trends that emerged in...
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