Situated within the context of the upcoming US elections and the one-year anniversary of the Occupy movement, The Cooper Union art exhibition Ruptures: Forms of Public Address explores the urgency, promise, and fragility of public and fearless speech within the aftermath of the 2010-11 demonstrations that erupted worldwide in city streets, university campuses, and urban centers. Curated by School of Art Deans Saskia Bos and Steven Lam, the show features a diverse group of artists including Cooper Union Professors Doug Ashford and Sharon Hayes, along with Ida Applebroog, Mircea Cantor, Theo Ellsworth & Caleb Monroe, Ganzeer, Igor Grubic, Iman Issa, Will Kwan, Antoni Muntadas, REPOcommons, REPOhistory, Rirkrit Tiravanija, Lincoln Tobier, Liu Wei, and Krzysztof Wodiczko.

Free and open to the public.

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