ARTISTS
ivan F R U E H A N
jason G A L L A C C H I
ramone K E L L Y
johanan M C D O W E L L
ray M I L I A N
alex P E N N I N G T O N
curated by john-patrick A Y S O N
1,000 MATTERS
CURATORIAL statement
born out of a project seminar titled BODIES & SPACES AS OBJECTS this collaboration
between six courageous artists could have only undertaken at the confluence
between research, outreach, practice, analysis; with the 2016 presidential primaries
& elections in the backdrop, in the era of frustrating, emotionally draining footages
of police officers assaulting & murdering black americans 1, 000 MATTERS
parses through such matters via matter-of-fact, immaterial, live & broadcasted mediums.
FEATURED works
# BLM #BUCCHALIVESMATTER (installation; R. Kelly)
Stay in Your Lane! (video; J. McDowell , R. Milian)
BLACK KUSH - "i Seen Hoop Dreams deflate like a true fiend's weight" (prints , images; A. Pennington)
4D HITCHHIKER - OUTER GALACTIC MARAUDER FACTION in its True Form (prints , drawings; I. FRUEHAN)
HEATH PILGRIM - #P0C (text , video art; R. Milian)
KEITH URBAN, BLAKKK KUSH, 4D HITCHIKER (raps, performances; R. Milian , A. Pennington , I. Fruehan)
yohan / theGalaxySplitter: after YEEZY (video; J. McDowell) / mind w/ music (video; J. McDowell)
TRANCEND 47 - Portals to Phobias (sound; J. Gallacchi)
Center for The Arts, buffalo NY
D M S GREEN ROOM
friday / MAY 6 / 7-10PM EST
watch the soft opening's live telecast on Y O U T U B E
