7 June 2008 to 18 July 2008
Gallery Hours : Tu-F 11-6 : Sa 1-4, Su, M Closed
Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center
341 Delaware Ave
NY 14202
Buffalo, NY
New York
North America
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f: 716-854-1696
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Critical Art Ensemble / Institute for Applied Autonomy
Seized
SEIZED examines the physical artifacts of the 2004 FBI investigation of Buffalo artist Steven Kurtz. The items the FBI seized from his home are represented here in photographs of the negative spaces they left behind: missing computers, books, notes, props from performances, lab equipment and unfinished manuscript. Balancing these empty spaces is the voluminous pile of garbage left behind by federal authorities at the Kurtz residence, providing a rare window into the anatomy of a "bioterror" investigation. Hand drawn maps, "to do" lists, and countless articles of protective clothing are set against a backdrop of several hundred energy drinks and over thirty pizza boxes. To date, none of the seized items have ever been returned.
In addition, documentation and ephemera from the Critical Art Ensemble projects confiscated by the FBI and Department of Justice are on display. Finally, we present Marching Plague—the project the FBI attempted stop through seizure of the research and materials needed for its production and presentation.
