Detournement : Signs of the Times – art exhibition at Jonathan Levine Gallery
August 28th, 2012 by Mr. C
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Being the slackers that we are, we made it to the last day of the Detournement : Signs of the Times art exhibit. Thanks to @mondocurry for forcing the action. I had no idea that last Saturday was the end of the run. The Signs of the Times is a group exhibition that celebrates images that redirects the visual message of capitalistic signs and expressions into a parody of sorts.
(From Carlo Mccormick – the curator of the exhibition)
This exhibition is meant to both celebrate the lineage of detournement and bring attention to some of its current practitioners who embody its continued vitality through their art. We live in a forest of signs that are meant to confuse, distract and numb us to the more dire consequences of the human condition as it is. We do not need to follow these signs, we need to make our own so as to find a way out of the mess we are in. I cannot thank these artists enough for their contributions towards helping us find another way.
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(Artist: Ron English)
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(Artist: Shepard Fairey)
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(Artist: AIKO)
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(Artist: Steve Powers aka ESPO – ISLAM IS PEACE)
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(Artist: Mike Osterhout)
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(Artist: David Wojnarowicz)
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(Artist: Jack Pierson)
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