Metro Pictures is hosting a group exhibition titled “Evidence” at its New York venue through July 27, 2018.The group show “Evidence” at Metro Pictures gallery, organized by Josh Kline, investigates the nature of documentation and reality in post-truth America. It’s on view through July 27.“The artists in the exhibition respond in different ways to issues of class and inequality in the United States,” the gallery says. “Sampling images, materials, strategies, or subjects from the real world, each grapples with the ethics and implications of altering that reality, injecting it with carefully metered dosages of fiction. The artists all address different aspects of our current political environment in which the distinctions between fact and fantasy have been deliberately confused.”The artists in the show address a diverse range of topics in several different media.“Paul Chan’s sculpture ‘Dimposium,’ from his “breather” series, imitates inflatable air dancers, adapting their technology to make a three-dimensional animation,” the gallery writes. “Allyson Vieira uses construction debris netting to compose an installation framing sculptures made from post-consumer waste — melted-down styrofoam with collaged plastic shopping bags — referencing class and labor conditions. Josh Kline’s sculptural portraits, a continuation of his ‘Blue Collars’ series, are made from 3D-printed photographic scans of service staff at two national chain restaurants. They are accompanied by a video interview with each staff member discussing their day-to-day lives in the service industry and the 2016 U.S. presidential election. The charged nature of political discourse is also explored in Liz Magic Lazer’s video ‘Primal Speech,’ which references Primal Scream therapy techniques and applies them to a staged therapy group comprised of characters holding opposing political views on Brexit and the 2016 US presidential election.”The exhibition is on view through July 27, 2018 at Metro Pictures, 519 West 24th Street New York, NY 10011.For details, visit: http://www.blouinartinfo.com/galleryguide/metro-pictures/overviewClick on the slideshow for a sneak peek at the exhibition.http://www.blouinartinfo.com Founder: Louise Blouin
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