Artist Ross MacDonald has worked as a prop maker for Boardwalk Empire, National Treasure, Hateful Eight, Joy and John Wick among others.
Film, television and theatre professionals create works of art that only work if they are unseen, yet they often drive plot completely. This exhibition features the work of Carl Sprague, Annie Atkins, Eric B. Hart, Jay Duckworth and others.
How has “blindcasting”—casting a television show without specifying a character’s race—affected what we watch and how we watch it? What do shows like Scandal reveal about how Americans define social progress? Professor Kristen Warner will explore the intersection of primetime television and the concept of racial colorblindness, gauging whether strategies like blindcasting can bring about enduring racial progress or just the illusion of parity.