Protests, Proclamations, and Celebrations

Jan. 28 through May 3, 2019

 

Protests, Proclamations, and Celebrations consists of four two-weeks solo exhibitions, taking place consecutively. Two of the artists were born in China, Shen Xin lives in London and Amsterdam while Zou Zhao shares her time between Singapore and New York. Christian Falsnaes was born in Copenhagen and today resides in Berlin and Sharon Hayes is a professor at U-Penn. In appearance and aesthetic sensibility, they’re quite different people, yet their work shows commonality in their use of live performance documented through video installation.

Their actions are intended to elicit audience reactions such as euphoria and political awakening achieved through seminar sessions, singing and didactic recitations aimed at persuasion.