In Sickness and In Health

[image error]Nina Berman, "Marine"This image by Nina Berman is from her well-received series called "Marine Wedding," which is featured in the Whitney's biennial until May 30. She documents the re-entry of an injured Marine from the Iraqi war and then his marriage to the fiancee who waited at home for him. I first saw Berman's work when one of my students brought one of these photographs to class to discuss. It was the couple's wedding portrait and it showed the Marine's disfigured and reconstructed face ...