Museum of Contemporary Photography in Chicago Presents 'If Emmett Till Lived' Exhibition
The Museum of Contemporary Photography (MoCP) in Chicago is hosting an exhibition titled 'If Emmett Till Lived: Freedom on American Ground.' This exhibition explores a hypothetical future for Emmett Till, imagining the life he might have led had he survived the 1955 incident in Mississippi. Curated by Sarah Elizabeth Lewis, the exhibit features over 110 photographs from the MoCP's collection, tracing a path from childhood to adulthood, and from the North to the South and back. The images are displayed without captions, allowing viewers to encounter works by photographers like Dorothea Lange and Gordon Parks without explicit identification. The exhibition includes diverse imagery such as prom nights, the Chicago Bulls, and a portrait of Barack Obama, with recurring motifs of train tracks symbolizing the journey Till never completed. Responses to the exhibition have been shared by figures including Ava DuVernay, John Legend, and Till's cousin, Reverend Wheeler Parker Jr. Newcity described the exhibition as '...
