Exit Art

Exit Art 475 Tenth Ave New York, NY 10018

Illegal America,1982 Exit Art's first exhibition

This historical show examined artists' work, 1930-1982, from the United States, Europe, and Japan, who in the process of making their work came into conflict with the law, challenging issues of legality and censorship. The show included photo-documentation of the work with an artist statement and extensive written documentation of each incident, many of which continued as legal cases. The exhibition was held at Franklin Furnace, NYC.

Founders Papo Colo and Jeanette Ingberman at Exit Art, 576 Broadway, Manhattan, 1986

Négritude, May 20-July 25, 2009

Négritude an experimental multi-disciplinary exhibition at Exit Art, explores the visionary 20th century political and artistic movement of the same name

GLOBAL / NATIONAL, The Order of Chaos, March 13 - May 1, 2010 Global / National - The Order of Chaos examines tensions of uncontrollable forces that are dislocating our society to redefine a new civilization.

Vertical Gardens, A project of SEA (Social Environmental Aesthetics) March 28 – May 23, 2009

SEA is a diverse multimedia exhibition program that addresses social and environmental concerns. It assembles artists, activists, scientists and scholars through presentations of visual art, performances, panels and lecture series that communicate international activities concerning environmental and social activism

Vertical Gardens is an exhibition of architectural models, renderings, drawings, photographs and ephemera that depict or imagine a vertical farm, urban garden or green roof..

Digimovies is a unique new destination for digital cinema in Manhattan. Exit Art is responding to technological shifts in the film industry and in culture by considering the digital medium as a redefining force in the presentation, distribution and reception of cinema.

Trickster Theater's production of Artist Director, Papo Colo's Distant Sex November 12, 13, 19, 20, 2010

Distant Sex is a story of subliminal love acted in a straight jacket. The actors explore a dialogue of erotic literature in the form of a poetic system, which cues gestures and intonation.

Alternative Histories Symposium, October 15, 2010 "What is Alternative?" Moderator: Robert Storr, Dean of Yale School of Art and former Curator in Painting and Sculpture at the Museum of Modern Art, NY (1990 – 2002) Participants: Papo Colo, Artistic Director / Co-Founder, Exit Art; Martha Wilson, Founder / Director, Franklin Furnace; Peter Cramer and Jack Waters, Former Directors of ABC No Rio, Founders / Director of Le Petit Versailles; Bridget Finn, Cleopatra's

Alternative Histories, September 24 - November 24, 2010 Alternative Histories is a history of New York City alternative art spaces, projects, publications, and artist collectives since the 1960s