Franklin Street Works presents Neuromast: Certain
Uncertainty and Contemporary Art. The group
exhibition explores “emergence,” the theory that says unforeseeable results
happen when a system reaches a certain level of complexity. The
show’s title is inspired by a very specific emergent phenomenon, "neuromast,"
which is the sensory organ that allows fish to effectively behave in unison
against the threat of predators. The
exhibition features sculpture, videos, text-based works, photographs and more
by contemporary artists, writers and theorists interested in theories of emergence.
Exhibiting artists are: Kari Altmann, Christian Bök and Micah Lexier,
Ingrid Burrington, Kaye Cain-Nielson, Mircea Cantor, hint.fm, David
Horvitz, Brian House and Jason Rabie, Juliana Huxtable, Thilde Jensen, Carolyn
Lazard, M. M. Mantua, Preemptive Media, Robert Spahr, Elizabeth Stephens and
Annie Sprinkle’s Sexecology
collaboration, and The Waterwhisper Ilse.
The exhibition is curated by Taliesin Gilkes-Bowers and Terri C
Smith and is on view from December 12, 2013 through February 23, 2014. It will
open with a free, public reception on Thursday December 12 from 5:00 – 8:00 pm.
