Toxicity 

Saturday May 25th - Sunday June 23rd

Opening Reception: Saturday, May 25th 6-8pm 

Curated by Aimee Hertog

In the Main Gallery

 

 "Toxicity" presents the work of artists who deal with toxicity, in physical as well as societal manifestations, as a contemporary condition. Numerous poisons produced in laboratories cause   distress, disease and death, with proliferation causing the world to live in a perpetual state of toxicity (and anxiety). Humanity is increasingly endangered by the consequences of out-of-control patriarchal power as well as corporate and personal greed that has emerged from the “money-to-be-made” by inflicting misery on society. As an example, in the future governments may regulate home gardens, keeping individuals from harvesting their own seeds so that “food” corporations can take over the world’s food supply with products that have been shown to cause organ failure and infertility as well as cancer. Our bodies are a battleground in the struggle to maintain our physical and mental health. The seven artists selected for the exhibition “Toxicity” utilize various media including sculpture, painting, photography, installation and performance to present diverse views on the subject of toxicity in both its mental and physical manifestations. The goal of each artist is to expose the toxicity that humanity must confront daily and to bring increased attention to the cataclysmic conditions in which we live.

Participating Artists:

Debra Friedkin, Max Glaser, Aimee Hertog, April Zanne Johnson, Robin M. Jordan, Greg Leshé and Ventiko

 PERFORMANCE BY "SYLVIA DEAN AND ME" DURING RECEPTION.

 

WAH Center

135 Broadway (corner Bedford Avenue)

Williamsburg, Brooklyn, NY 11211