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This listing describes an exhibition and performance by the collective SHABOOM, which was developed during a residency, rather than an open call for artists to submit work.
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Get matched →"SHABOOM: Presumed Ignorant" is the first institutional exhibition of the collective SHABOOM, formed by artists Silky Shoemaker, Paul Soileau, and Lex Vaughn. The project features an installation that activates '90s court TV themes with juvenile antics, alongside billboards and co-produced happenings. Embracing slapstick, SHABOOM presents scenes teetering on disaster, full of slips, flops, and cheap pleasures. A newly commissioned performance by SHABOOM premiered on October 5, 2024, to coincide with the exhibition opening. Drawing from Hollywood Babylon-era pictures and low-brow entertainment, SHABOOM explores vignettes of mad determination and delusion. The project operates on two principles: "THE SHOW MUST GO ON!" and "EVERYTHING MUST GO!" The thrill comes from the anticipation of collapse, with forces running amuck and things going delightfully wrong. Off-site programming is co-produced by Art Omi and Shandaken Projects, in collaboration with Shandaken Projects. SHABOOM completed a Shandaken: Storm King residency in 2023.
The exhibition is curated by Sara O’Keeffe, Senior Curator, with Guy Weltchek, Curatorial Assistant.
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Art Omi’s programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Mellon Foundation. Major support for this exhibition is provided by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts.