Tufts/Exposure Preview #3: Public Imagery in Boston: Where to Draw the Line

Photograph by Jessica Bal

The distinction between art and crime is debated and redefined by residents of historic Back Bay and beyond. As some push for more severe punishment for vandalism, others embrace the graffiti subculture and even glorify guerrill a art.

Jessica Bal is a junior majoring in English and Art History, and hails from the most boring town in Massachusetts (as voted officially on Boston’s KISS 108 radio station). She is a newcomer to Exposure, having realized that journalism might be a serious possibility in the mysterious “real world” of careers and responsibilities after college. Tufts has provided her with many opportunities to combine her passion for art with her interest in communication. She is an editor for the Arts Section of the Tufts Daily newspaper and currently finds herself hopping around Boston covering anything from subway musicians to opera film festivals. She can also be heard on the Tufts radio station each week selecting tunes, hosting game shows, and interviewing anyone of interest in the local music/art community. She hopes this workshop will deepen her understanding of how words and images interact.

[EXPOSURE] is dedicated to the advancement of human rights through the instruction, promotion, and encouragement of photojournalism and documentary studies. [EXPOSURE] is a program of the Institute for Global Leadership at Tufts University.

I led the Exposure in Boston 2009 urban photojournalism workshop from January 3rd through January 10th. Our project will go live online soon, and I hope to present more previews in the interim. – Jim MacMillan