— Sep 5, 05:24 PM — 

The Yes Men Are Here

Pacific Northwest College of Art, in conjunction with Carnegie Mellon University, hosts the first major exhibition of the controversial artist-activist group The Yes Men, through October 26 in PNCA’s Feldman Gallery + Project Space.

Exhibition
KEEP IT SLICK: Infiltrating Capitalism With The Yes Men
Curated by Astria Suparak | Sept. 4 – Oct. 26, 2008
Feldman Gallery + Project Space | Part of PICA’s TBA:08
Opening Reception
Sept. 4 | 5 – 8 pm
Feldman Gallery + Project Space
First Thursday Gallery Talk
Astria Suparak, curator | Sept. 4 | 12:30 pm
Part of Contemporary Curatorial Issues Series
Workshop
How to be a Yes Man | Sept. 6 | 3 pm – 4 pm
PNCA Campus, Room 204

In KEEP IT SLICK, the elaborate costumes, slapstick videos, outrageous posters and props are exhibited alongside new works produced for this exhibition. The Yes Men are also conducting a workshop that gives an inside look at their methods and urges people to do something better. It will also include preview clips from their new feature-length film to be released this fall, “The Yes Men Fix the World.” A special publication and artist multiples will be available for purchase.

Impersonating representatives from big corporations and government organizations, these culture-jamming activists have exposed dehumanizing business practices and enacted ethical “identity correction” since 1999.

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