The Witching-Other
Temporary Storage Gallery @ Brooklyn Fire Proof
119 Ingraham Street (ground floor)
Brooklyn, NY 11237
Opening: June 1st 7-10pm
On View: Junes 1st - June 29th
Artists
Trey Abdella, Kat Clear, Willie Gurner, Roxanne Jackson, Alexis Karl, Josh Kil, Andrea Marceles, Loren Nosan, Aya Ogasawara, Kat Ryals, Charlie Shields, Brian Sparrow, Eliza Swann
Rather than reclaim the identity of Witch as to neutralize its' negative history, these artists celebrate their oppositional identity of “the other”. Witch is empowerment in its’ opposition to mainstream identities. To be “other” is to exist, proudly and defiantly, as an act of resistance to cultural norms. The weight of nonconformity — the existence, perseverance, and power of women, queers, femmes, and the systematically disadvantaged is as much a thing to be cherished as it is feared. Through the resurgence of magic, mysticism, esoterica, and the occult, these artists fearlessly challenge the foundation of what is considered “acceptable.”
This exhibition claims the contemporary identity of the Witch as the transcendent and ultimate archetype of Otherness.
Curated by Colin J. Radcliffe