| 06.01.07
- 07.21.07 Manybody Exhibition Philadelphia, PA "Manybody is both an exhibition of work and a call to share in the process of creation, the process of envisioning - or rehearsing - how together, as many bodies, we can change the world." |
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| Largest Illegal Install to date |
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| Each letter 8' x 8' |
The Exhibition itself was curated by Jesse Goldstein of Space 1026. Celebrating People’s History is a poster series organized by artist and activist Josh MacPhee. In collaboration with artists from all over the country, MacPhee produces and distributes posters that pay homage to past political struggles, affirming a shared history of radical action. Project Hello is an ongoing photography project that asks artists and amateurs from all over the country to photograph homeless people holding a “Hello my name is…” placard with their name written in. The project challenges both participants and audiences to recognize homeless people as individuals. Tit Pin, a collaboration between Toronto-based artist Paige Gratland and Brooklyn based artist Ginger Brooks-Takahashi, creates a scenario to explore the comfort in objectifying one’s own body. The artists take portraits of individuals’ bare chests; the resulting images are printed as pins to wear. The You Are Beautiful project sets the message ‘you are beautiful’ in unlikely public spaces, functioning as an encouraging, voice in alienating environments. The West Philadelphia Re-Signage Committee is concerned with local community-based politics; its members work literally at street level to provoke and maintain a conversation about what creates neighborhood. A/WAY addresses various issues regarding our relationship to nature, with a primary emphasis on re-using and re-purposing materials, and recycling. In addition to their individual projects, some of these collaboratives will work together to produce new projects for this exhibition. The groups will also work with The University of the Poor’s School of Arts and Culture, which is part of the Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign, to organize events to be held during the course of the show and to strategize ways in which these projects can help build towards broader social and political organizing. |
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| Aryon led a recycled piece made of found milk crates and plastic bags. |
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| Setup went late into the night. |
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| Opening Night |