It is tempting to be charmed by a system defined by its destructiveness which nevertheless ceases to reach inhalation. To charm is to bedazzle (with an etymological wink towards the ornamental), through means both sinister and sincere. Pulling from this history, the artists included in this exhibition explore the folkloric rituals converted, concealed or eradicated through capitalism. Through manifold techniques, they return to forms of knowledge hitherto devalued, moving emphasis away from the coherent empiricism that enables an effective labor body and instead emphasize ecology, magic, and resistance.

Artists

• -  Abbas Akhavan