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The MA Aesthetics and Politics Program at CalArts Presents: Chaos & Cosmos

January 23, 2014 - January 31, 2014

Thursday, January 23, 2014 - 8:00am - Thursday, January 30, 2014 - 8:00pm

Friday, January 31, 2014 - 8:00pm

CalArts, The Cube, C-Art

CRITICAL STUDIES:

Chaos and Cosmos
A Group Exhibition Inspired by the thought and writings of Jorge Luis Borges

Chaos and Cosmos [chaosandcosmos.com], a multimedia exhibit co-curated by Suzanne Kite, Martin Plot, and Charles Gaines, and produced by CalArts students, opens Thursday, January 21st in the Cube inside the Butler Building at California Institute of the Arts. This group exhibition interrogates the political and philosophical dimensions of Jorge Luis Borges’ thought and writings, and is inspired by the Critical Studies course, “Borges and the Political,” taught by Borges scholar and political theorist Martin Plot.

This multimedia exhibition includes works in media ranging from selfies to sand, from fiction to theory. Participating artists include: Anya Levy, Andrew Young, Chris Dyson, Alice Lang, Cori Redstone, Daniel Bruinooge, Danielle Bustillo, Drew Straus, Jihyun Kim, Joey Cannizzaro, Johanna Kozma, Justin Crosby, Lucia Prancha, Nicholas Johnston, Nick Saltrese, Nick Hanson, Christopher Cole, Stephanie Deumer, Maria Valentina Pelayo, Megan Broughton, Nathaniel Deines, and Suzanne Kite.

The closing party will take place on Thursday, January 30th from 6:00-7:00 p.m. in C-Art, and from 7:00-8:00 p.m. in the Butler Building. Wine and cheese will be served. At 8:00 p.m. closing performances will take place in the Cube (inside Butler Building.) The exhibition will also be accompanied by an artist book, which includes an introduction by Martin Plot and original texts by the artists.