Chinatown, New York
Group Exhibition
Speak Ill
Blade StudyCreighton Baxter, Cristine Brache, Travis Boyer, Nick Fusaro, Adrienne Greenblatt, Gitte Maria Möller, Emmett Palaima, Ellen Pong Ask the flirtatious Gavin Butt, Silvia Federici the witch, or Balkan secret agent Julia Kristeva: gossip is valuable. Integral to cultural production, hearsay can be a corrosive or supportive force, depending on the words exchanged. The value of information and its dissemination holds alchemical potential. There are some useful spells for thwarting gossip. Materials include candles, broken glass, twine, ice, ink, and the written word. Speak Ill includes artists Creighton Baxter, Travis Boyer, Cristine Brache, Nick Fusaro, Adrienne Greenblatt, Ellen Pong and Gitte Maria Möller. A listening area at the exhibition’s center houses a series of recorded programs that expand on examples of hearsay using artist-editioned Morningstar speakers by Emmett Palaima as a conduit. Programming includes artists Sophia Giovannitti, Erik Foss, Journey Streams, and more.