The Brooklyn Art Collective and Republic are pleased to present The Body Politic, a groupexhibition, curated by BKAC co-directors Tyler Wriston and Ian McGillivray, along with independentcurator, Christine Spangler. The Body Politic will open at Jungle on June 13, 2009 and will feature live performance art as well as musical performances by Anamanaguchi, Buke & Gass, and ASARansom; doors open at 6pm.In a contemporary climate of conceptualism, art making can often appear wrought with intellectual, philosophical or technological demands. The Body Politic presents a tangible and universal anchor through which artists are able to examine their own consciousness and culture: the human body. The phrase "body politic" has historically served as an analogy in which the human body is used to represent a larger political, philosophical or social whole. In this group exhibition, artists survey the anatomy, physicality, biology, and substance of the human body; its functions and failings, its fervor and vivacity, in order to further extrapolate this idea.
Participating artists include Michael Alan, Emily Barletta, Matt Brennan, Kate Burnet & Dan Woerner, Bill Durgin, Jason Ferguson, Lisa Kellner, Ryan Ketchum, Ian McGillivray, Jennifer Mills, Leemour Pelli, Diana Schmertz, Mireille Vautier, and Bohyun Yoon. Jungle Warehouse is located at 286 Meserole Street, Brookyln, NY 11206 L Train to Montrose Ave.
