Whitworth Art Gallery, UK presents an exhibition named 'The Uncertainty of Identity: The Biographies of Things' that runs through February 2008.
Objects are part of our lives, and also have lives of their own. Like people, objects have biographies.
Inspired by the work of the anthropologist Igor Kopytoff, this exhibition reveals how an object's identity is not fixed, but is shaped by the contexts in which it is exchanged, owned and used.
On entering a museum or gallery, objects that once had a market value become 'singularised' and are valued more highly for their cultural significance. Objects from the Whitworth's collection have been researched for their biography, generating interesting discussions about value and worth.
The exhibition is organised jointly by the Whitworth Art Gallery and by students and staff of the University of Manchester's Centre for Museology. -- www.whitworth.manchester.ac.uk
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