Despite a common assumption that art is a solitary pursuit, undertaken by single-minded visionaries, the art world maintains a privileged spot for artists who work cooperatively and relationally. Many artists work in cooperative groups such as the Guerilla Girls who took on social issues through like-minded activism, while others like Francis Alÿs collaborate with the environment itself, allowing his terrain and architecture to shape his artistic path. Others still, like the late Felix Gonzales Torres, create relational art that is only finally completed by the actions of the viewer and participant. In light of the upcoming presidential election, and in the shadow of the Republican National Convention, the 4 artists in this current exhibition cycle at Saint Kate-Nick Lamia, Colin Matthes, Sara Sowell, and Seth Ter Haar-will collaborate with each other to create their respective exhibitions as a symbolic gesture of social cooperation.
About Sara Sowell
Sara Sowell is an artist and filmmaker who works with pre-existing images and expanded cinematic performance and installation. Her work has been shown in film festivals and galleries including Microscope Gallery, New York, NY; CROSSROADS, San Francisco, CA; The Nightingale, Chicago, IL; The Wexner Center, Columbus, OH; Deluge Contemporary, Victoria, BC; Baltic Analog Lab, Cesis, LV; and the Film-makers' Cooperative, New York, NY. She will be curating a video and performance program at Real Tinsel in Fall of 2024.
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