Cuchifritos
120 Essex Street, Delancey / Rivington (inside the Essex St. Food Market at the South end of the building), 212-420-9202
East Village / Lower East Side
March 17 - April 21, 2007
Reception: Saturday, March 17, 4 - 6 PM
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A multi-media exhibition in collaboration with Bennington College students Aaron Fisher, Kelli Karsten, Kirian Langseth-Schmidt, Griff Maloney, Trent Morris and Nate Philbrick
Curated by Andréa Salerno
Encarta Dictionary defines Pos*it as: to put something forward for consideration. For this exhibition Inoue et al re-considered Cuchifritos as an entity within the Essex Street Market. Instead of keeping the gallery psychologically separated, Pos-it is “posing” as a type of vendor giving this gallery within the marketplace a more familiar feel to consumers. Furthermore, this exhibition is taking a fluxus-like approach, blurring the line between the formal hands-off policy of most galleries and an interactive commercial market. We are inviting visitors to step inside and touch, smell, feel and engage…