The Contemporary Dayton is presenting Stacy Kranitz: Ain’t No Grave Gonna Hold My Body Down, a landmark multi-year project by Pulitzer Prize–winning photographer Stacy Kranitz that challenges long-held stereotypes and assumptions about Appalachia. Opening as part of the 2026 FotoFocus Biennial: The Long View, the exhibition brings together more than 40 photographs alongside historical archival materials, texts, installation, and a world-premiere film, produced by FilmDayton. Together, these works examine how Appalachia has been represented—and misrepresented—across generations, asking who has had the power to shape the story of the region and what is revealed when those narratives are reconsidered. Kranitz’s project explores Appalachia as a place shaped by myth, exploitation, resilience, and resistance. Her photographs
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