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The Revolution Will Not Be Gray

Jul 1, 2016-Oct 13, 2016

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The Revolution Will Not Be Gray presents a selection of works that look both backward and forward at the shifting terrain of revolution, protest, and gestures of refusal. Examining the impetus to observe the world in strictly black-and-white terms, the exhibition reveals an intricate set of histories, politics, and identities, reminding us of the inherent power in the human voice. Featuring work by Andrea Bowers, Abraham Cruzvillegas, Claire Fontaine, Sharon Hayes, Iman Issa, Tony Lewis, Glenn Ligon, Carlos Motta, Pedro Reyes, Adam Pendleton, and Carey Young.

AAM exhibitions are made possible by the Marx Exhibition Fund. General exhibition support is provided by the Toby Devan Lewis Visiting Artist Fund.

The Revolution Will Not Be Gray is supported by the Diane and Bruce Halle Foundation for Latin American Art, the Etkin Family Digital Media and Moving Image Fund, and funded in part by the AAM National Council.

Works from the Exhibition

Carey Young, I Am A Revolutionary, 2001. Single-channel video (DVD); color, sound 4:08 min.
© Carey Young Courtesy the artist and Paula Cooper Gallery, New York
Pedro Reyes, Red Cart, 2010. Library cart, assorted books on socialism.
Courtesy the artist and LABOR
Claire Fontaine, Untitled (Open), 2012. Window-mounted sign, argon- and neon-filled glass, transformer, cables, and chains, 9.6 x 25.6 x 1.1 in (25 x 65 x 3 cm).
Courtesy Air de Paris, Paris
Abraham Cruzvillegas, Ink & Blood: 1968-2009, 2009. Set of 41. Ink on paper, cardboard and rubber band, 9.06 x 12.6 x 1.97 in (23 x 32 x 5 cm).
Courtesy of the artist and kurimanzutto, Mexico City Photo: Estudio Michel Zabé
Sharon Hayes, *W(O)MEN, WO(M)EN, WOME(N) *, 2015. All silkscreen on paper.
Courtesy the artist and Tanya Leighton Gallery, Berlin
Carlos Motta, When, if ever, does one draw a line under the horrors of history in the interest of truth and reconciliation?, 2009. Ten silkscreen prints, detail view.
Courtesy the artist and Lower East Side Printshop
Glenn Ligon, Come Out #15, 2015. Silkscreen on canvas.
Collection of Kapurthala Foundation Courtesy the artist and Regen Projects
Andrea Bowers, Wendy Davis, Texas State Senator, 11-Hour Filibuster to Block Anti-abortion Legislation, June 25, 2013, 2013. Colored pencil on paper, 10 x 21.875 in (25.4 x 55.56 cm).
Courtesy the artist and Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects. Photo: Robert Wedemeyer
Adam Pendleton, If the function of writing is to express the world, 2016. Silkscreen ink on Mylar.
Courtesy the artist and Pace Gallery
Tony Lewis, 177. Never take action when you are angry, 2016. Pencil, powdered graphite, screws, and rubber bands, Dimensions variable.
Courtesy the artist and Shane Campbell Gallery, Chicago
Carey Young, I Am A Revolutionary, 2001. Single-channel video (DVD); color, sound 4:08 min.
© Carey Young Courtesy the artist and Paula Cooper Gallery, New York
Pedro Reyes, Red Cart, 2010. Library cart, assorted books on socialism.
Courtesy the artist and LABOR
Claire Fontaine, Untitled (Open), 2012. Window-mounted sign, argon- and neon-filled glass, transformer, cables, and chains, 9.6 x 25.6 x 1.1 in (25 x 65 x 3 cm).
Courtesy Air de Paris, Paris
Abraham Cruzvillegas, Ink & Blood: 1968-2009, 2009. Set of 41. Ink on paper, cardboard and rubber band, 9.06 x 12.6 x 1.97 in (23 x 32 x 5 cm).
Courtesy of the artist and kurimanzutto, Mexico City Photo: Estudio Michel Zabé
Sharon Hayes, *W(O)MEN, WO(M)EN, WOME(N) *, 2015. All silkscreen on paper.
Courtesy the artist and Tanya Leighton Gallery, Berlin
Carlos Motta, When, if ever, does one draw a line under the horrors of history in the interest of truth and reconciliation?, 2009. Ten silkscreen prints, detail view.
Courtesy the artist and Lower East Side Printshop
Glenn Ligon, Come Out #15, 2015. Silkscreen on canvas.
Collection of Kapurthala Foundation Courtesy the artist and Regen Projects
Andrea Bowers, Wendy Davis, Texas State Senator, 11-Hour Filibuster to Block Anti-abortion Legislation, June 25, 2013, 2013. Colored pencil on paper, 10 x 21.875 in (25.4 x 55.56 cm).
Courtesy the artist and Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects. Photo: Robert Wedemeyer
Adam Pendleton, If the function of writing is to express the world, 2016. Silkscreen ink on Mylar.
Courtesy the artist and Pace Gallery
Tony Lewis, 177. Never take action when you are angry, 2016. Pencil, powdered graphite, screws, and rubber bands, Dimensions variable.
Courtesy the artist and Shane Campbell Gallery, Chicago

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