FAM: CMU MFA Exhibition

“The concept of family has been hijacked by privilege, defined by heteronormative structures, and destroyed across decades of global expansion and individual attrition. So what is the family—the “fam”—that we claim today? ... The reality of family is far messier than anything on screen: no credits will roll at the close of our days, no wardrobe changes will remove the stains of guilt and regret. A family fills this gallery, in all of the complexity, anxiety, and turbulence of the real thing. This is Fam today.”

- Charlie White, Regina and Marlin Miller Professor, Head of the School of Art