KOEN VANMECHELEN: Cosmopolitan Chicken Project (DC)
November 7 - December 31, 2009
Conner Contemporary Art is pleased to announce Koen Vanmechelen'
Featuring live chickens, the exhibition also includes taxidermy sculpture, video, and photography, as well as drawings and paintings in tempera made from eggs laid by chickens bred by the artist. In his ongoing global enterprise, The Cosmopolitan Chicken Project, Vanmechelen is systematically crossing all breeds of chickens to create a world-mongrel chicken. His premise is that each country/region selectively cultivated a breed of chicken expressing its cultural identity. The artist seeks to reinvigorate the species with genetic integrity which centuries of domestication and inbreeding have diminished. His initiative poses ethical questions regarding genetic engineering, globalization, and individuality, while advocating the role of artists in promoting communication and interaction across many types of boundaries, between geographical areas, races, cultures, ideologies, and professional disciplines, such as art and science.
Rebirth is the theme of Vanmechelen'
There will be an opening night reception, Saturday, November 7th from 6 to 8pm.
Additional information may be found at: http://www.connerco
For further information or images, please contact the gallery @ 202-588-8750 or info@connercontempo
Conner Contemporary Art is located at 1358 Florida Avenue, NE –Washington, DC 20002 in the Atlas / H Street Historic District. Gallery hours: Wednesday - Saturday 11-5pm.
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