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We Are What We Archive
Sept. 29, 2016–Jan. 15, 2017
Opens Thursday, September 29, 7–10pm
This fall, Interference Archive presents an exhibition highlighting some of the lesser-known objects in our collection. Made up of five exhibition components and two screening series, We Are What We Archive sheds light on:
Ballot Busters: Cultural ephemera exploring the relationship between social movements and electoral politics. From running their own candidates, to challenging the legitimacy of the electoral system itself, social movements have engaged with electoral politics in a range of broad and contradictory ways. As the United States once again goes to the polls, Ballot Busters is a snapshot of the creative ways people have confronted voting. Organized by Charlie Morgan and Vero Ordaz.
The Liberation Support Movement: The LSM was a North American solidarity organization which existed from 1968 to 1982. Marxist and anti-imperialist in orientation, they primarily sought to build support within the U.S. and Canada for African liberation movements in Angola, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, and more. For this mini-exhibition, we have interviewed three former members of the LSM, and their commentary will be included, as well as over thirty objects produced by the group. Organized by Josh MacPhee.
Piss on Pity—Disability Activism in America: A look at the history of disability activism in the U. S. since the 1960s, starting with the fight for visibility and access in public spaces, deinstitutionalization, and the Independent Living Movement of the 1970s and 80s, and the civil disobedience and direct action that led to the passing of the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act. The exhibition explores cross-disability inclusion in the movement and how recent crip theory and queer analysis is in dialogue with disability rights. Organized by Brooke Shuman and Rob Smith.
Queering Interference: A spotlight on the posters, flyers, zines and buttons in the collections at Interference that were made by queers. In posters for large public demonstrations,we see the queer community calling itself into political existence, publicly asserting sexuality and gender identity, and connecting those identities to broader politics. That existence becomes the basis for a complex culture, documented here in zines, fliers, and posters for queer spaces. Organized by Abigail Miller and Maggie Schreiner.
Referencing Revolution: Access to information about the world around us plays a defining role for ourselves as communities and individuals, and it gives us tools for making change. Who controls the libraries and archives that house stories about us? Who creates the rules that information workers play by? A look at individuals and communities—libraries, archives, info shops, community centers, and information professionals (trained or self-designated)—who imagine new possibilities for distribution of knowledge. Organized by Jen Hoyer.
The Joanie4Jackie Chainletter: Interference is presenting a special series of events revisiting the innovative video chainletter project Joanie4Jackie. Conceived by Miranda July, Joanie4Jackie was an alternative distribution system for women moviemakers. Every woman who sent her short film or video to Joanie 4 Jackie received a Chainletter tape in the mail. Organized by Mark Lukenbill, Paris McGarry, Mary Billyou and Chris Bravo
What’s That For?—An extended conversation with the Videofreex: Interference Archive, in conjunction with the Videofreex, Jon Nealon, and Jenny Raskin, are presenting a rare opportunity to engage with this early, and seminal, video collective. Both original tapes and a documentary about the 'freex will be shown.
More information about this exhibition and screening can be found on our website.
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