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The Bureau of Suspended Objects in Jenny Odell's studio at Recology.  Recently, The Contemporary Jewish Museum (CJM) made the trek out to the San Francisco dump (for art’s sake of course). At the  Recology Artist in Residence (AiR) Program , we chatted with artist, archivist, and internet (and now dump) miner  Jenny Odell  about her AiR project— The Bureau of Suspended Objects , the line between utility and trash, and how this experience might influence future projects.  And, in case you’re left wondering what’s next for Odell, she's participating in The CJM's ongoing installation series,   In That Case:  Havruta  in Contemporary Art , collaborating with window dresser Philip Buscemi. _________________________________________________________________________________ The ar(t)chivist's desk. Stephanie Smith (SS):   Tell us about the Recology Artist in Residence Program and the project you’re currently working on. Jenny Od...

Photograph from Jason Lazarus' Too Hard to Keep archive Tucked away in a dusty album or on your digital camera, is there a photograph that you don’t want to look at, but can’t bear to get rid of? This experience is the basis for artist Jason Lazarus’ Too Hard to Keep , an ongoing archive of images whose owners have opted to place them in the care of someone else. Lazarus began the archive in 2010, and it currently contains over 3000 photos, photo objects, digital files, and albums which have been exhibited all over the world, and will be shown at The Contemporary Jewish Museum starting on November 21.