ILLEGAL SOUVENIRS
Field Projects, New York, New York, 03/19/2015 - 03/21/2015
526 W 26th Street
ILLEGAL SOUVENIRS
Curated by Annesofie Sandal
Artists: Bego Anton, Javier Barrios, Juanli Carrion, Wilson Duggan, Yana Dimitrova, Tamar Ettun, Saskia Janssen, Geoffrey Owen Miller, Annesofie Sandal, Jooyeon Judy Yang.
OPENING: Thursday, March 19th, 6:00-9:00pm
Dates: March 19th - 21st 12:00-6:00pm
Illegal souvenirs are made all the time. The phrase is often used to reference the trading of illegal items, from fake socks to human organs to poaching, the illegal hunting, killing, or capturing of protected animals. In this case however, the title suggests the less obvious everyday theft of time, money and ideas, which happens unconsciously, urged forward by human desire and dreams. The invited artists all have their own special collection of illegal souvenirs, from which they will display examples. The selected works are based on observations of the exchange between citizens and consumerism, displaying the power and influence of cultural capital.
