Dispositive Environments
Curated by Dr. Jeffrey Hughes, the exhibition Dispositive Environments will highlight the tension between technology and permanence, as well as the too often neglected ecological consequences of technologys rapid expansion.
The juxtaposition of still necessary mechanisms and technologies of the Industrial Revolution associated with, for example, sub-surface mining or railroad transport, are intertwined with the technological engines of transnational commerce and information economies. Art that responds to this intersection of social, symbolic and political forces will be shown with research-based documentation.
The concept of the dispositive is here related to the context in which the work is executed and also experienced. Instead of merely a locus for the transmission of expression and content, works in the exhibition will encourage the viewer/participant to construct his or her own meaning.
Featured artists:
Ursula Biemann
Chris Jordan
Eva Ju
Libby Reuter & Joshua Rowan
John Sabraw
The Walter Collective
Mel Watkin
Event Properties
Event Date | 04-04-2017 6:00 pm |
Event End Date | 05-02-2017 |
Location | Cecille R. Hunt Gallery at Webster University |