A black page of the left holds a column of white text separated with white horizontal lines, it reads: FACT OR FICTION: Robert Bean, Barbara Badessi, Bruce Johnson, Maureen Donnelly, Susan McEachern, David Middleton, Charlie Murphy, Geri Nolan. A white page on the right repeats this format with grey blocks, adding: Some points of view in contemporary Nova Scotian photography. Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, 3 March - 3 June, 1990. Cathy Busby, Guest Curator.
A magazine page with three columns of text. At the top the title FACT OR FICTION and below an directors statement from Gallery Director Bernard Riordon which reads in part: The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia is pleased to present this exhibition of contemporary Nova Scotian photography as part of the celebration to mark the 150th anniversary of photography…The guest curator Cathy Busby has chosen works within the range of the medium that show the "explorations" of the artists represented in the exhibition.

FACT OR FICTION (1990)

Centring contemporary Nova Scotian photography, Cathy Busby curated Fact or Fiction at The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia for the 150th anniversary of photography in 1990. The works chosen acknowledge the intersubjective nature of viewing photographs and post questions to the viewers, inviting them to engage in a deeper dialogue with the work.

Artists included: Robert Bean, Barbara Badessi, Bruce Johnson, Maureen Donnelly, Susan McEachern, David Middleton, Charlie Murphy, and Geri Nolan.

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Curation
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Exhibition
Photography