Fabricated in the Actual Arctic (After Nanook)
2018 3min
A silent essay considers the legacy of Robert Flaherty’s 1922 documentary, Nanook of the North (also known as, A Story of Life and Love in the Actual Arctic). An image by an Inuk artist is discovered “missing” from the Museum of Modern Art collection.
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A silent essay considers the legacy of Robert Flaherty’s 1922 documentary, Nanook of the North (also known as, A Story of Life and Love in the Actual Arctic). An image by an Inuk artist is discovered “missing” from the Museum of Modern Art collection.