Opening Reception for "The Sunken Living Room" Exhibition

The Sunken Living Room is an exhibition of contemporary art, most of which was created during the current recession. This original, group exhibition curated by Terri C Smith will be on view from March 22 – May 25, 2014 at Franklin Street Works. The show’s title simultaneously reflects the interior design phenomenon of the lightly stepped down or “sunken” living room, popular during the last big U.S. recession of the 1970s, and the crash of the housing market during the recession in 2008. Using sculpture, video, texts, drawings, prints and photos, artists working today tackle recession-related topics that include: labor, debt, the collapse of the housing market, post-industrial cityscapes, unemployment, and banking practices.

Exhibiting Artsits: Anya Sirota + Akoaki, Michael Bell-Smith, Andrea Bowers, Ingrid Burrington, Nancy Davenport, Kerry Downey, Jonah Emerson-Bell, Kevin Jerome Everson, Beate Geissler and Oliver Sann, Olga Koumoundouros, Urich Lau, Mads Lynnerup, Kirby Mages, Rainger Pinney, Oliver Ressler and Ana Pečar, Sal Randolph, Danna Vajda, and Constantina Zavitsanos, with special projects by Alberta Cifolelli, Roxanne Faber Savage, Peter Gramlich and Liz Squillace.

Join us on Saturday, March 22 from 5:00 - 8:00 pm for the opening reception for "The Sunken Living Room." Starting at 5:00 pm, there will be exhibition-inspired tastings by Chef David Hart and a tour by Terri C Smith.