Collect Call
Nike Desis
Friday, May 7th - Sunday, May 30th, 2010
ABOUT THE EXHIBITION
Collect Call is the presentation of the life cycles of Philadelphia’s artist run initiatives. Ephemera from the region’s now-defunct spaces along with articles concerning collectivity, institutionalizing the alternative, and critical historical accounts will be on view. Assembled essay feature her own gossip, aphorisms, highlighted paragraphs, and borrowed epiphanies in the margins. In addition, highlighted paragrapghs will allow visitors to connect with inspiring figures of Philadelphia’s art scene. These cast of characters will be on-call during the First Friday reception and serve as hotline roster includes Brandon Joyce (of Philadelphia Institute for Advance study), Sid Sachs (professors and critic), Jennie Shanker (artist and co-founder of Vox Populi), John Freeborn (of Space 1026 and 1Pixel), and Gerard Brown (professor and founder of EyeLevel), among others. All calls will be recorded and replayed through the remainder of the exhibition.
Nike Desis is an artist, writer, and curator who prefers to work in groups and as a group. Presently based in New London, CT, Nike previously earned a Bachelor of Arts from from the liberal arts institution Kenyon College, in Gambier, OH. Following, she lived and worked in New Orleans and Philadelphia.
