If you live in the LA area you can check out the Barack Obama: The Freshman exhibit by Lisa Jack at M+B. The opening of the exhibit is May 28th from 6PM To 9PM and the exhibit will run from May 28th to July 18th. You can find out more about the exhibit here.
M+B is pleased to announce the inaugural exhibition BARACK OBAMA: THE FRESHMAN, black and white photographs by Lisa Jack. First featured in Time Magazine’s 2008 “Person of the Year” Issue, which chose then President-elect Barack Obama for his “rare ability to . . . organize himself and others to anticipate change and translate it into opportunity,” these photographs offer a window back in time before the posters and before the campaign, when a 20-year-old young man was caught up in just such a change that Time Magazine would later describe. Lisa Jack, then a student of photography at Occidental College, sought a striking subject for a portrait project and was tipped off about a charismatic freshman named “Barry” Obama who would make an ideal subject. After the shoot, these images would remain locked away for the next 28 years, until a dare from a friend triggered Lisa Jack to seek them out. At first worried these images could be used against President Obama, Jack realized they were not incriminating of anything other than being young and self-conscious, and that they offered a unique glimpse into how the man who made history went from being “Barry” to Barack. This exhibition marks the first time these rare photographs have ever been printed and on display.
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What a bunch of fools. Who cares about photos of Obama. You’re acting as if he’s some sort of god. It’s absolutely incredible. You all are in a haze and missing what this guy is really doing to this country. You need to wake up and get out of this dream cloud you’re in.
He just started his Presidency and has no mishaps that you can point out so I don’t think that people are in a dream cloud that appreciate him. He is doing a good job so far but needs a long time to clean up this mess