Big week here in Tyler Photo MFA

It has been a long time coming but Dimitra's thesis exhibition is installed and looks wonderful! The reception is 6 to 8pm THIS FRIDAY, April 12th. If you're in town you should check it out.

Synecdochic Democracy

Synecdochic Democracy problematizes the adverse impact of the Western recession on democratic functions drawing from the illustrative case of Greece. Synecdochic derives from the Greek word ‘synekdoche’ (συνεκδοχή), a figure of speech by which a part stands for the whole or vice-versa. The title refers to the means by which extant democratic systems do not live up to the standards of equality, participation, and public sovereignty, but instead represent particular citizens or groups.

Within this photography installation, I use images symbolic of ancient and contemporary notions of ‘the people’ and ‘the public space of democracy’. In the wake of more globalized issues and manifestations of civic unrest, the exhibition creates a space for rethinking fundamental presuppositions of democracy such as representation, access, citizenship, sovereignty and liberty.

Also, Brad and Joe took part in ArtUnleashed, exhibition and sale in support of their alma mater The University of the Arts' scholarship fund.

            More info: ArtUnleashed

Friends of Xeroxr

Hey everyone,
I'm in a group show at Napoleon this Friday, if you're around you should swing by.

The 3rd installment of the "Friends of XRXR" exhibition series and our first exhibition outside of Canada will be "Photocopy Philadelphia". The exhibition includes over 20 artists from Canada, Norway, Finland, Czech Republic, The UK and The U.S. with about half of the artists involved being from Philadelphia. This is a celebration of contemporary photo, a thriving arts community and a whole mess of friendship. Posters will be $30 or less (feel free to talk me down) NAPOLEON 319 N. 11th Street Unit 2L in the Vox building Artists Include: Jaime Alvarez Steven Alvarez Sebastian Benitez Michael Battaglia Jordan Baumgarten Richard Cardoza David Cooper Sonia D'Argenzio Sean Dyroff Rosemary Flutur David Graham Josh Hicke Joe Hocker Reilly Hodgson Alexa Johnson Dimitri Karakostas Denelle Kennedy Abbie Klages Jan Khur Tuomas Koskialho Matt Moreland Steph Mill Raymond Salaber Gianna Vadino Jordan Warmington Jennah White All of this was possible with support from: No Fun Press Blood Of The Young Gal Galz NAPOLEON SPECIAL THANKS TO JORDAN ROCKFORD, LESLIE FRIEDMAN AND THE WHOLE NAPOLEON GANG FOR LETTING US USE THEIR SPACE ON SUCH SHORT NOTICE

Ahem!