CONNERSMITH., Washington, DC - Gallery news: Conner Contemporary @ VOLTA NY / presenting Wilmer Wilson IV

Conner Contemporary @ VOLTA NY / presenting Wilmer Wilson IV

Wilmer Wilson IV

CONNER CONTEMPORARY ART is delighted to participate in VOLTA NY 2012 (stand B7)

presenting 3 performances by DC-based artist Wilmer Wilson IV.

CAMOUFLAGE - ARMOR - WHOLESALE

Wilmer Wilson IV appropriates objects common to his socio-economic experience, manipulating their original intention to absurd degrees. For the three durational performances mounted at VOLTA NY, the artist creates a second skin by sculpturally covering his entire body with stickers. Wilson then flays his skin of stickers in an intensive act of self-immolation. Employing printed materials endorsed by the American government or political system, the performances engage issues surrounding freedom, authenticity, and vulnerability. Voted uses 'I Voted' stickers, typically handed out after a citizen has cast a ballot; Legalize uses legal notary seals; and Henry Box Brown uses postage stamps. The Self Portrait photographs, which document the performances, add further depth through their sensitivity to body language and ego.

PERFORMANCES:
Thursday, March 8th: 11am - 7pm
Friday, March 9th: 11am - 7pm
Saturday, March 10th: 11am - 7pm

preview: to preview: CLICK HERE

Wilmer Wilson IV's work may also be seen Spring 2012:

• Conner Contemporary Art - solo exhibition: Domestic Exchange, March 17 - May 5, 2012. Washington, DC. Performance, Saturday March 17th 5 to 8pm.

• 5 x 5, Washington, DC - public art project supported by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities. April 2012. performance information to be announced.

For more information: info@connercontemporary.com | 202-588-8750

Image:
Wilmer Wilson IV:
Model Citizen (Head)
2012, archival pigment print,
15 x 15 inches, ed: 5