Uploaded May 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Tune in to a conversation with data journalist Mona Chalabi and curators Christina L. De León and Devon Zimmerman as they celebrate the closing of Deconstructing Power: W. E. B. Du Bois at the 1900 World’s Fair. The exhibition places decorative arts from Cooper Hewitt’s permanent collection in dialogue with 20 innovative data visualizations that Du Bois created for the 1900 Paris World’s Fair to explore how design can both reveal and mask dynamics of power and equity. Through the lens of Chalabi’s contemporary data visualizations, the panelists discuss the enduring legacy of Du Bois’ work and data as a source of power in today’s world.
Tune in to a conversation with data journalist Mona Chalabi and curators Christina L. De León and Devon Zimmerman as they celebrate the closing of Deconstructing Power: W. E. B. Du Bois at the 1900 World’s Fair. The exhibition places decorative arts from Cooper Hewitt’s permanent collection in dialogue with 20 innovative data visualizations that Du Bois created for the 1900 Paris World’s Fair to explore how design can both reveal and mask dynamics of power and equity. Through the lens of Chalabi’s contemporary data visualizations, the panelists discuss the enduring legacy of Du Bois’ work and data as a source of power in today’s world.
