Jack Shainman Gallery is pleased to present the exhibition, The Whole World is Rotten: Free Radicals and the Gold Coast Slave Castles of Paa Joe, which includes works by Paa Joe, Radcliffe Bailey, John Bankston, Joseph Beuys, Margaret Bourke-White, Nick Cave, Coco Fusco, Ellen Gallagher, Leon Golub, Tony Gray, David Hammons, Barkley L. Hendricks, Lonnie Bradley Holley, Arthur Jafa, Kerry James Marshall, Chris McNair, Zwelethu Mthethwa, Paul Sequiera, Stephen Shames, Jeff Sonhouse, Carlos Vega, Roberto Visani, Andy Warhol, Carrie Mae Weems, and Lawrence Weiner.

Inspired by the culture of activism and the Black Power movement of the 1960s, The Whole World is Rotten: Free Radicals and the Gold Coast Slave Castles of Paa Joe presents historical documents and Black Panther memorabilia in dialogue with a diverse range of contemporary visual works. This creative exchange highlights the culture of the 1960s and the development, goals and achievements of the Black Power movement-the call for people to define themselves and the world on their own terms. It also makes visible the direct connections between and relevance of historical activism in today’s social, political and economic climate as seen through the imagination of twenty-four contemporary artists working in painting, sculpture, photography, mixed media and video.