Close Encounters: Facing the Future - Exhibition, September 13 - October 26, 2008
Close Encounters: Facing the Future
Exhibition, September 13 - October 26, 2008
Curated by Don Russell and Niels Van Tomme
Opening, Saturday 13, 6pm
American University Museum
Katzen Arts Center
4400 Massachusetts Ave NW
Washington, DC 20016
Organized by Provisions Library
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'Close Encounters: Facing The Future' is a compelling dialogue on social issues disguised as a contemporary art exhibition.
Artists: Allora & Calzadilla, Cory Arcangel, Beehive Collective, Enrique Chagoya, Mel Chin, Sam Durant, Floating Lab Collective, Futurefarmers, Leon Golub, Wayne Gonzales, Daniel Heyman, Jenny Holzer, Mildred Howard, Chris Jordan, Ligorano/Reese, Robyn O'Neill, Yoko Ono, Ester Partegas, Jefferson Pinder, Adrian Piper, Andrea Robbins & Max Becher, Martha Rosler, Roger Shimomura, Taryn Simon, Nancy Spero, Jon Winet
Special Gallery Tour, Saturday 13, 3pm
Join us this Saturday at 3pm for a special preview tour of Close Encounters with curators Don Russell and Niels Van Tomme and featured artists Ligorano/Reese, The Beehive Collective, Jon Winet, The Floating Lab Collective and Jefferson Pinder.
'Close Encounters' is organized by Provisions Library and part of BrushFire, a national arts initiative focusing on social activist art in the crucial run-up to the November elections. BrushFire is sponsored by the CrossCurrents Foundation with additional support from the Creative Communities Fund of The Community Foundation for the National Capital Region, The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, The Humanities Council for Washington DC, The Nathan Cummings Foundation and The Tides Foundation.
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