PERNOT HUDSON and JOHNNY WOODS, soft bigotry for a mercy killing (in two preludes)
EXHIBITION DATES: NOVEMBER 5 - DECEMBER 5, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Fowler Arts Collective is pleased to present a collaborative exhibition by Pernot Hudson and Johnny Woods entitled soft bigotry for a mercy killing (in two preludes). The exhibition is a multi-media exploration of the possibilities and impossibilities of perceptual accountability, and includes paintings, sculptural installation, video, and sound. Conceived of as a factual recounting and reaction to past events, soft bigotry for a mercy killing demonstrates the difficulty in separating fact and one’s emotional attachment.
In the artist’s written document of this character’s recounting, it is clear that a traumatic event has taken place, but the reader is unable to define what has actually occurred. The distancing language and academic vocabulary point to a striking vulnerability that is at the heart of these works.
"This presentation defies a strictly linear documentation of events or understanding as it is still unclear as to the extent to which what is displayed is a personal documentation of current happenings as understood, hence an historical account, or means by which one attempts to reenact for the sake of understanding."
The artists have created an immersive exhibition that will transform the gallery space at Fowler. Pernot Hudson will also have a concurrent exhibition opening November 12th, 2010 at the UCAL in Philadelphia, PA. Visit UCAL’s website for more information on that show: http://www.ucartsleague.org/
Download the exhibition press release here