Sedition at White Box opens Wednesday 10/29

SEDITION
Curated by Dread Scott, Kyle Goen,
and Hajarah Abdus-Sabur

Exhibition on View:
October 29th - November 23, 2008
Opening Reception: Wednesday October 29th, 6-9pm

Artists: Melanie Baker, Wafaa Bilal, Sandow Birk, Emily Douglas, Hasan Elahi, Mounir Fatmi, Jon Hendricks, Arnold Mesches, Naeem Mohaiemen, Sheryl Oring, Jenny Polak, Martha Rosler, Jackie Salloum, Hank Willis Thomas and Raphael Zollinger

When the President of the United States says, “You’re either with us or you’re with the terrorists”, Sedition is the only option. In an era of war, lies and torture, Sedition is the only option. When Black people are left to suffer and die in a flooded city, when cops fire fifty shots at an unarmed person and are later found inculpable, when nooses are hanging in Jena, Louisiana, Sedition is the only option. Empires demand Sedition*. ­

Sedition will reveal art about the tumultuous times we are living in. Following the rich history of art that challenges dominant ways of seeing, Sedition will show work that has been under fire and art that is firing its own ammo. Work such as Hank Willis Thomas’s Hang Time (Circa 1923), which features the “Air Jordan” logo hanging from a noose on a tree, encourages viewers to contemplate how systemic violence against African-Americans has set the stage for the persistence of racism. Wafaa Bilal’s Virtual Jihadi is an interactive video game in which an avatar becomes a suicide bomber in a hunt for President Bush. Jenny Polak’s ICE raid tracking uses Google Maps to document and trace Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids on the undocumented throughout the U.S.

WHITE BOX
Viewing Hours
Wednesday to Sunday, 11am - 7pm
Location
329 Broome Street. New York, NY. 10002

Posted by Esa | Tuesday, October 28th, 2008 | Leave a Response