The Things We Choose is a video series profiling unique items and their significance in our Special Collections. In the series, we feature Charlotte Priddle, director of NYU Special Collections; Michael Koncewicz, Cold War collections specialist; and Nicholas Martin, curator for the arts & humanities.
“When there is some dominant literary voice, there are always other things going on at the same time, and often those are quite difficult to find. The collections really operate as counter-narratives to the accepted canon. Exhibitions like these allow people to just see the tip of the iceberg.”
Charlotte Priddle
Director of NYU Special Collections
“Research and curation can be radical acts. Deciding what kind of histories are preserved—those are political choices. Making sure that the history of the anti-war movement is preserved is a radical act. These stories are important [to] understanding our present struggles with U.S. foreign policy.”
Michael Koncewicz
Cold War Collections Specialist
“Stuart Sherman was mostly a performance artist, but he has a series of drawings—designs for sculptures that are almost impossible to execute. Maybe Tom [Zummer] would take that idea and turn it into something more polished and the project might end there, but the fact of that conversation taking place was a piece of performance art they were doing together.”
Nicholas Martin
Curator for the Arts & Humanities
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