New Museum, New York, is hosting an exhibition, 'The Audience is Always Right', by My Barbarian that will be on view through January 8, 2017.My Barbarian, an artist collective, made up of Malik Gaines, Jade Gordon, and Alexandro Segade works in the intersection of theater, visual arts, and critical practice, using performance to dramatize social issues and weave solutions for them. For this exhibition, they represent the eight-year history of ‘PoLAAT’ (Post-Living Ante-Action Theater)- a project composed of five techniques, i.e; Estrangement, Indistinction, Suspension of Beliefs, Mandate to Participate, and Inspirational Critique - through an installation composed of an archive of ephemera and props, a sixty-minute single-channel video, and a large-scale mural. 'The Audience is Always Right' reunites a select group of former participants, including choreographers, actors, musicians, and visual artists from Europe, the Middle East, and the Americas from previous performances of ‘PoLAAT’ for a new series of performances and workshops, responding to historic theatrical models that attempted to create social change, taking on a critical and ironic undertone in current dangerous situation when politics is more hyperbolic and spectacle-driven than ever before.The exhibition is on view at New Museum, 235 Bowery, New York, NY 10002, USA. For details, visit, www.newmuseum.orgClick on the Slideshow for a sneak peek at the exhibition.
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