Greece in the USA launches the second iteration of its program for the internationalization of Greek Culture in the USA. The group exhibition The Right to Breathe, running July 14-October 8 at Undercurrent, 70 John Street in Brooklyn, takes as a starting point the “shortness of breath” derived from the experience of political pressure, social injustice, and economic austerity, exploring its connection with poetics, live art, and embodied politics. The concerns driving the “I Can’t Breathe” debates around race, discrimination, and violence have been left unchallenged for far too long. At the same time, the countless social injustices, and the politics of disposability that the COVID-19 pandemic lays bare to expose the delusions of a post-racial society, as well as the deprivation of the universal right to breathe (see Achille Mbembe). The topic of breathability that the exhibition identifies and aims to historicize also provides an insight into the ongoing revaluation of criminal justice reform.
More information and the full list of participating artists is available online: https://greeceinusa.com.
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