EXHIBITION

When You Cut into the Present the Future Leaks Out

Old Bronx Borough Courthouse, New York, Accord, 04/23/2015 - 07/19/2015

878 Brook Ave (at E 161 St & Third Ave), New York

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When You Cut into the Present the Future Leaks Out welcomes the public to enter and re-discover the cavernous interior of the Old Bronx Borough Courthouse that has been shuttered for 37 years. 

The title of the show—a quote in reference to the process of Beat generation poet, William S. Burroughs—alludes to an approach to the site: the cutting, splicing, re-shuffling, re-wording, and re-purposing is attributed to not only the ongoing physical renovation of the building, but also to the speculation of its future role. How can this building transgress its past and ignite a new way into the future?

Twenty-seven New York artists were invited to use the monumental building as a creative production site, a character in a film, a sculptural form, a setting for dance performances, and a locale for community gatherings. Selected artworks and site-specific installations in sculpture, fresco painting, sound, and video are installed throughout the lower level, ground floor, and first floor.

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