Portraits of the Famous and Almost Famous From Folk Art to Facebook May 12, 2010

How does an image turn a person into something larger than themselves? Are you famous--or almost? Join us as we examine what portraiture means today and explore the role images play in transforming the unknown into the renowned. Thirteen artists, ranging from the famous Annie Leibovitz to the almost famous Modern Man of Fargo, inquire into the process of fame using an array of media from photography to portraits made from seeds and from ceramic plates to a dazzling, simultaneous display of 3,000 internet video diaries.