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OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, September 29, 2010 — Off the Beaten Path:
Violence, Women, and Art, a touring group exhibition produced and curated by
Art Works For Change, will open at the Museo Universitario del Chopo, Mexico
City, on October 14, where it will be on view through November 17. Consisting of
works by 32 preeminent artists from 26 countries, the exhibition provides a
complex response to the issue of gender-based violence that transcends
individual definitions and cultures.
“In Mexico and around the world, abuse of women is tolerated at the
individual and official levels,” explained Randy Jayne Rosenberg,
exhibition curator and Executive Director of the Oakland, California nonprofit.
“The problem lies with those of all genders, nationalities, and walks of
life who remain silent as their mothers, sisters, daughters and neighbors are
victimized, or as women abroad endure terrible treatment for the sake of
political expediency. It is our sincere hope that Off the Beaten Path can
provoke a dialogue in the community to help them realize how close to home this
issue truly
is.”
The exhibition avoids sensational imagery and seizes on the unique potential of
art to engage viewers intellectually and empathically. The participating artists
have instead created new means of representation that reach the viewers on an
essential level. To better address the multi-faceted nature of the problem, the
exhibition is divided in five distinct categories: Violence and the Individual;
Violence and the Family; Violence and the Community; Violence and Culture; and
Violence and
Politics.
EXHIBITING
ARTISTS
Agency: Volontaire; Marina Abramovic; Jane Alexander; Laylah Ali; Louise
Bourgeois; Lise Bjorne Linnert; Maria Campos-Pons; Patricia Evans; Luciana Fina;
Maimuna Feroze-Nana; Global Crescendo Project; Mona Hatoum; Icelandic Love Corp;
Yoko Inoue; Kim Myung Jin; Jung Jungyeob; Amal Kenawy; Hung Liu; Almagul
Menlibayeva; Gabriela Morawetz; Wangechi Mutu; Miri Nishri; Yoko Ono; Lucy Orta;
Cecilia Paredes; Susan Plum; Cima Rahmankhah; Jaune Quick-to-See Smith; Joyce J.
Scott; Masami Teraoka; Hank Willis Thomas; Miwa
Yanagi.
PERFORMANCE BY SUSAN
PLUM
The opening events for Off the Beaten Path will be marked by Luz y
Solidaridad, a reprise of a 2006 performance piece by Susan Plum. Conceived
as a response to the nearly 1000 women and girls who have disappeared or killed
near the border city of Juarez, the piece will feature a series of women
sweeping and tapping brooms; playing bullroarers, and blowing whistles in an
effort to awaken the spirits of the Earth and bring healing.
SPONSORS AND
PARTNERS
Off the Beaten Path is sponsored by The Oak Foundation and Lambent
Foundation. Organizational partners include Ambulante, Foundacion Origen,
Amnesty International, Semillas, UNESCO, and a Anti-Trafficking collective
comprised of 18
organizations.
UPCOMING
EXHIBITIONS
Off the Beaten Path most recently exhibited at the Tijuana Cultural
Center in the EL CUBO museum from February 4 - April 10, 2010.
It will continue its tour to the Chicago Cultural Center where it will be on
view from January 22 through April 13,
2011.
ABOUT ART WORKS FOR
CHANGE
Art Works for Change produces traveling contemporary art exhibitions that
address social and environmental issues. A nonprofit organization, Art Works for
Change applies the transformative power of art to promote awareness, inspire
action and provoke dialogue. The exhibitions serve as a crucible where artists,
museums, advocacy and educational organizations, and the local community may
join
together.
Click
here to download this press release as a .pdf file
For more information visit
artworksforchange.org
MEDIA CONTACT
For images, information, or to request an interview,
contact:
Andy Cushman or Andy Monk
OCTOPUS OUTREACH
M 917-744-4042 / (917) 608-2846 | E ac@8op.us / am@8op.us
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