This year, the ambitious students of the Business class organized two exhibitions, simultaneously: Jack Davis: Legacy of Laughter, a retrospective of drawings and ephemera featuring the widely recognizable, if not infamous, works by the Mad magazine cartoonist, and Nothing New: Archives of Affection, a historic collection of daguerreotypes of male couples from the early and mid-19th century. Located in the Willis Smith Gallery, Archives of Affection presents 300 tiny portraits of queer love in a dimly lit, soft pink painted gallery, full of cozy furniture and offering an intimate atmosphere. The museological setting situates the portraits, not in a cozy intimate space of the era of their making, but in a contemporary home, as if they were cherished portraits of family members or queer ancestors who paved the way for future gay and trans folks to experience loving relationships. 

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