Chilean-born, New York City–based artist Alfredo Jaar questions the ethics of representation and the politics of images in his photography, installations, films, and new media works. Focusing on themes like power, war, and mass media, Jaar consistently creates provocative and innovative work. Hear from the artist as he discusses his work and what drives him to create.

See a multimedia installation by Jaar in “Life Magazine and the Power of Photography,” opening October 9. The exhibition takes visitors behind the scenes of the wildly popular and visually revolutionary magazine that shaped the way many Americans experienced, perceived, and collectively remembered important 20th-century events. Jaar’s work is one of several contemporary “moments” in the exhibition that critiques news media.

Alfredo Jaar, artist