Taryn Simon on Charlie Rose

Last Friday's Charlie Rose featured an interview with Taryn Simon on the occasion of her new book and show, "An American Index of the Hidden and Unfamiliar", now on view at the Whitney.

Interview starts at the 11:41 mark.

It's funny how once you get a meme in your head, you start seeing it everywhere. Simon talks about he inspiration for her project "The Innocents", a photographic family album of sorts featuring exonerated death row prisoners in the environs of their supposed crimes. She talks about how the initial concept had to do with how mug shots, through repetitive viewings, can eventually supplant real memories in the minds of crime victims. More on the Innocents on Frontline.

An American Index of the Hidden and Unfamiliar
Through June 24 at the Whitney
945 Madison Ave (at 75th St)
(800) WHITNEY