Minnesota artwork part of New York exhibit exploring 'data consciousness'

Prints from a Minnesota studio are among those on display as a part of novel exhibit at the Print Center New York. The project, called “ Data Consciousness: Reframing Blackness in Contemporary Print ,” is inspired by the ground-breaking data visualization work of W.E.B. Du Bois presented at the 1900 Paris Exposition, which sought to present various aspects of Black life after Reconstruction. This contemporary exhibit draws on updated data from official records, archives and oral testimonies to provide a contemporary look into the same themes explored by Du Bois. MPR News host Nina Moini talked with one of the artists behind the show, William Villalongo, along with Alex Blaisdell, gallery director at Highpoint Center for Printmaking in Minneapolis.