Active Resistance

With the stage set of the Stonewall Inn to become a national monument, Randy Polumbo and Larry Lane continued the newly established tradition of a commemorative event. I was again approached to curate an exhibition and again turned to John Luckett for a cooperative effort.



As China Adams was coming to do a residency at BoxoHOUSE during this period, we invited her to bring work related to the idea of self-expression and taking action/non-action. John had been wanting to do an installation of found imagery along with some of his own work and was delighted to pair with China. And so, Active Resistance was created (see images and statement here).

The exhibition opened on June 11 with a reception including music, and a good crowd gathered to enjoy the evening. The Stonewall event was held on June 25th, and we invited Steve Craig to install his "crazy" machine empire in the west gallery adjacent to the stage - art made by humanly controlled machines as another angle on self-expression.



Again, a good crowd gathered to see the exhibition and for a fashion show after which the bands played on. Finally, Stonewall the Movie was screened and another successful Stonewall event was concluded.



Many thanks to Randy, Larry, China, John, Steve, Shari, Tim and Victor.