Set in West Hollywood’s MAK Center for Art and Architecture, The Conscientious Objector considers how art and culture can establish acts of resilience through 'non-participation' and elliptical routes, in contrast to more blatantly socio-political forms of resistance, as well as the ways in which they might use the tropes and platforms of entertainment, advertising and mass culture to reach its audiences. The overall project is an exploration of different modes or degrees of 'public address' – most obviously through a live confrontation with actors in the exhibition, at a step removed via TV commercials, more obliquely via individual artworks, and in the longer term through the publication.
The opening reception takes place on February 3rd, from 7-9pm. The exhibition runs through April 15th, with special programming taking place Saturdays between 11am-6pm.
For more information or to see the special Saturday programming, please visit http://publicfiction.org/TheCO.html
The exhibit is open Wednesday through Sunday, from 11am – 6pm and is free on Fridays from 4-6pm.
RSVP: No
COST: Free on Fridays from 4-6pm, $10 otherwise
CONTACT: Rebecca Ehemann, 323-848-6846, REhemann@weho.org
