THE BLAME SHOW Art Exhibit

Opening reception May 1, 6-8PM

[included in the exhibit will be a presentation by the Artists Network
of projects, performances, etc. which we have done since 9/11]

if dissent = freedom then political satire = artistic freedom

Curated by the blame committee, Eleanor Heartney & Larry Litt.

Sponsored in part by American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) & National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC), artists, activists, videographers, designers: Sarah Glover, Larry Litt, Dan Perkins (aka Tom Tomorrow), Tim Rollins and KOS, Artists Network of Refuse & Resist, Dread Scott, The Indypendent Newspaper.

White Box
525 W 26th Street/NYC
May 1 to May 11, 2002

Dissent = Freedom

The Blame Committee believes America's artistic patriotic opposition has been deliberately and deviously excluded from almost all current Homeland political conversation and debate. The committee has sought out artists, writers, media, and concerned citizens who are committed to expressing their opinions about the current political social crises created by both attacks on our country and attacks on our constitutional freedoms.

The Blame show video by Larry Litt will be shown, and the Blame Show Exhibition in the gallery will be devoted to topical political and satirical art and graphics from a diverse group of artists and writers whose critical voices appear in public despite subtle and overt intimidation in this time of deep governmental paranoia.

These works include:
- Dan Perkins's (aka Tim Tomorrow) politically engaged comic strips "This Modern World" and "Drawing Board"
- National Coalition Against Censorship Art's Advocacy Coordinator Svetlana Mintcheva's "Censorship Timeline: 1989-2002
- ACLU design Director Sarah Glover's installation "Your Right Not To Remain Silent"
- Projection of Tim Rollins & KOS renowned "Animal Farm"
- Artists Network of Refuse & Resist's controversial action "Our Grief is Not a Cry for War"
- Highlights from the Independent Media Center's alternative newspaper "The Indypendant"
- Eleanor Heartney's "Public Interventions" video survey or political public art
- Daniel kurtzman's www.politicalhumor.about.com
- Political Artists Open Media Lab

Public Forum, May 8, 2002 7:30PM
Art Now: Polite Politic or Political
An open discussion form voicing perspectives on the current state of free expression and political dissent in the arts. A panel of speakers featuring writer-videographer Larry Litt, art critic Eleanor Heartney, ACLU Design Director Sarah Glover, NCAC Arts Advocacy Coordinator Svetlana Mintcheva, artists-educator Tim Rollins and artist-activist Dread Scott will briefly address their experiences and concerns as members of the artistic patriotic opposition, followed by an open discussion with the audience.

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