Book Launch: Andres Serrano & Andy Grundberg (a/political and CulturalDC)

1835 14th Street Northwest,Washington DC 20009

08 January, 2022

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Andres Serrano & Andy Grundberg in conversation about their latest books and contemporary art, presented by a/political and CulturalDC Join us for a book launch and signing event featuring artist Andres Serrano, and art critic/curator Andy Grundberg. The launch and signing will go from 4-5:30pm. Books can be purchased on site or brought from home, if purchased previously. Learn more about the books: Andres Serrano's The Game: All Things TrumpAndy Grundberg's How Photography Became Contemporary Art: Inside an Artistic Revolution from Pop to the Digital Age.This event is connected to the screening of Andres Serrano's first-ever film, Insurrection, which is playing at CulturalDC's Source Theatre January 7, 8, 13, 14, 15. Attendees are encouraged to attend. More details and RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/apolitical-culturaldc-present-insurrection-by-andres-serrano-registration-229508906317 COVID-19 Safety Policies All attendees must show digital (picture on your phone) or physical (actual CDC cards) proof of full vaccination, presented with a matching photo ID. We are currently NOT accepting proof of vaccination through mobile or third party apps. Boosters are highly recommended. Masks are mandatory at all times in the venue. Audiences are encouraged to practice social distancing. These policies are meant to keep audiences, staff, and artists as safe as possible from the spread of COVID-19. Contact Due to COVID-19, seating in the theatre has been reduced for added safety. If your plans chancge, please cancel your reservation within Eventbrite or email us. Please email [email protected] with any questions. Andres Serrano was born in 1950 in New York City. He attended the Brooklyn Museum Art School from 1967 to 1969, where he studied painting and sculpture. Andres Serrano’s name, along with Robert Mapplethorpe’s, was at the crossroads of the 1989 Cultural Wars when Serrano’s photograph, ‘Piss Christ’ became the subject of a national debate on freedom of artistic expression and the public funding of controversial art. Andres Serrano is an internationally acclaimed American artist whose work has been shown in major institutions in the United States and abroad. His photographs are in numerous museums and public collections. Andy Grundberg was the photography critic of the New York Times from 1981 to 1991. He later served as the director of the Ansel Adams Center for Photography in San Francisco and as chair of the photography department and dean of the Corcoran College of Art and Design. When Andy Grundberg landed in New York in the early 1970s as a budding writer, photography was at the margins of the contemporary art world. By 1991, when he left his post as critic for the New York Times, photography was at the vital center of artistic debate. Grundberg writes eloquently and authoritatively about photography’s “boom years,” chronicling the medium’s increasing role within the most important art movements of the time, from Earth Art and Conceptual Art to performance and video. He also traces photography’s embrace by museums and galleries, as well as its politicization in the culture wars of the 80s and 90s. a/political explores radical knowledge through the principle of Cultural Terror. Working with artists and agitators, the collective platforms voices that undermine the dominant narratives of our time. a/political exists outside the commercial art world, functioning through interventions, commissions and a collection of contemporary art. In recent projects, a/political has faced aspiring authoritarian rulers; demonstrated ways our bodies are supervised and controlled (We Protect You from Yourselves by Democracia); analysed the mechanisms of censorship (Young Blood by Andrei Molodkin) and propaganda (Forward by Erik Bulatov). Having previously planted an anarchist flag at the geographic North and South Poles in the space of one year with artist Santiago Sierra, radically reclaiming the world on behalf of the people, with each subsequent idea, a/political pushes the boundaries of what art can achieve. a/political is based in London, working closely with The Foundry, its sister organisation in Maubourguet, Midi-Pyrénées. www.a-political.org / @apoliticalorg on social media. CulturalDC supports innovative artists across all disciplines and makes their work accessible to diverse audiences. We provide unconventional space for relevant and challenging work that is essential to nurturing vibrant urban communities. CulturalDC (www.culturaldc.org) CulturalDC supports innovative artists across all disciplines and makes their work accessible to diverse audiences. We provide unconventional space for relevant and challenging work that is essential to nurturing vibrant urban communities. CulturalDC has made a name for itself in providing a platform for bold contemporary artists to interact with audiences in thought-provoking ways. Previous exhibitions include “Ivanka Vacuuming” by Jennifer Rubell, “THIS IS NOT A DRILL” by Jefferson Pinder, and “Mighty, Mighty” by Devan Shimoyama. CulturalDC owns Source Theatre, and a 40-ft shipping container transformed into a Mobile Art Gallery. In addition to presenting, CulturalDC has brokered more than 350,000 square feet of artist space since 1998, including the Arts Walk at Monroe Street Market, Atlas Performing Arts Center, GALA Hispanic Theatre, Source Theatre and Woolly Mammoth Theatre. 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