{"id":416,"date":"2016-11-08T00:09:40","date_gmt":"2016-11-08T00:09:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/melybarragan.com\/portfolio\/?p=416"},"modified":"2017-06-21T06:02:41","modified_gmt":"2017-06-21T06:02:41","slug":"chain-linked-fence-from-the-heman-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/melybarragan.com\/portfolio\/chain-linked-fence-from-the-heman-series\/","title":{"rendered":"THIS MACHINE KILLS @ Fine Art Complex"},"content":{"rendered":"
Chain\u00a0linked fence HEMAN,\u00a0<\/b><\/div>\n
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silkscreen on paper (one ink).<\/i><\/div>\n
complete installation comprised of 13 individual prints.\u00a0<\/i><\/div>\n
MBarragan 2013<\/i><\/div>\n
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_____shown @ ______<\/div>\n
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This Machine Kills______________<\/div>\n
Fine Art Complex 1101
\nDates: 11.5.2016 \u2013 12.10.2016<\/div>\n
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Curated by: Ed Gomez, Luis G. Hernandez and April Lillard-Gomez<\/div>\n
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This Machine Kills _______ is a group exhibition examining works of art dealing with matters of protest, activism and propaganda relating to the 2016 presidential election. The show seeks to explore topics relevant in an election year, often propagated and exploited by news outlets and social media. Topics such as election fraud, terrorism, political corruption, economic insecurities, xenophobia and civil rights issues among many others are open to artistic interpretation and exploration.Participating Artists:<\/div>\n
Mely Barragan (TJ)\u00a0Cindy Santos Bravo (San Diego\/LA) Gomez Bueno (LA) Temoc Camacho (Guadalajara) Robbie Conal (LA) Jeff Chabot (PHX) Sean Deckert (PHX\/LA) Karla Diaz (LA) Victoria Delgadillo (LA) Veronica Duarte (LA) Cristian Franco (Guadalajara) Jason Gonzalez (Mesa) Olga Gutierrez (Guadalajara) Carlos Hernandez (LA) Luis G. Hernandez (SoCal\/Mexicali) Julio Cesar Morales (Tempe, TJ) Ann Morton (PHX) Karl Petion (LA) Radio Healer (Mesa)
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Daniel Ruanova (TJ) Christopher Vena (AZ)<\/span>Film Screening by:<\/div>\n
Karen Finley and Bruce Yonemoto (LA)The title of the show directly references American folk legend Woody Guthrie\u2019s iconic guitar text \u201c This Machine Kills Fascists\u201d, itself a protest piece recreting the musician\u2019s leftist political views. The phrase has been repeatedly adapted by artists and activists, most recently by punk royalty Buzz Osborne of the Melvins for a 2014 solo album named \u201cThis Machine Kills Artists\u201d. In 2012, journalist Andy Greenberg published a novel titled This Machine Kills Secrets: Julian Assange, the Cypherpunks, and their Fight to Empower Whistleblowers. A reference to the phrase has also been made in the post-apocalyptic themed video game Fallout 4 in which the words \u201cWELL THIS MACHINE KILLS COMMIES\u201d is etched into the side of a rifle. The title for this exhibition has been intentionally left incomplete, leaving interpretation open to the artist and\/or viewer.Guthrie originally wrote the \u201cpatriotic\u201d ballad \u201cThis Land is Your Land\u201d as a social commentary on what he saw as fascism in America. He penned politically nuanced songs but generally sided with Communist ideals. His experiences during the Great Depression and Dust Bowl era parallel what many citizens are experiencing in modern day America.\u201cThis Land is Your Land\u201d contains often redacted lyrics containing references to borders and food lines for the poor. In an untitled song, he criticizes real estate magnate Fred Trump, the father of presidential candidate Donald Trump. The lyrics were written at a time when he himself was living in tenements owned by the elder Trump. Guthrie\u2019s lyrics reflected his thoughts on Trump\u2019s unethical business practices:<\/div>\n
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Beach Haven looks like heaven
\nWhere no black ones come to roam!
\nNo, no, no! Old Man Trump!
\nOld Beach Haven ain\u2019t my home!<\/div>\n
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This Machine Kills_____ seeks to explore the relationship between art, music and politics during a volatile election cycle. Featuring artists from Arizona, California and Mexico, the exhibition utilizes the historically significant function of protest art as an opposition to technologically prolific forms of media. Most works will consist of propaganda style posters and prints, though there will be several types of media represented. The gallery will be screening a new film by artists Bruce Yonemoto and Karen Finley in conjunction with this exhibition.Opening night performances by Phoenix based art collective Radio Healer.<\/div>\n
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Galleries Director: Grant Vetter \/\u00a0fineartcomplex1101.com<\/a><\/p>\n

http:\/\/fineartcomplex1101.com\/past-exhibits\/this-machine-kills___________________<\/a><\/p>\n

This Machine Kills__________________\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

Opening:<\/strong>\u00a0Saturday, November 5th, 7:00-10:00pm.<\/p>\n

Artists in the show:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mely Barragan (TJ)
\nCindy Santos Bravo (San Diego\/LA)
\nGomez Bueno (LA)
\nTemoc Camacho (Guadalajara)
\nRobbie Conal (LA)
\nJeff Chabot (PHX)
\nSean Deckert (PHX\/LA)
\nKarla Diaz (LA)
\nVictoria Delgadillo (LA)
\nVeronica Duarte (LA)
\nCristian Franco (Guadalajara)
\nJason Gonzalez (Mesa)
\nOlga Gutierrez (Guadalajara)
\nCarlos Hernandez (LA)
\nLuis G. Hernandez (SoCal\/Mexicali)
\nJulio Cesar Morales (Tempe, TJ)
\nAnn Morton (PHX)
\nKarl Petion (LA)
\nRadio Healer (Mesa)
\nDaniel Ruanova (TJ)
\nChristopher Vena (AZ)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chain\u00a0linked fence HEMAN,\u00a0 silkscreen on paper (one ink). complete installation comprised of 13 individual prints.\u00a0 MBarragan 2013 _____shown @ ______ This Machine Kills______________ Fine Art Complex 1101 Dates: 11.5.2016 \u2013 12.10.2016 Curated by: Ed Gomez, Luis G. Hernandez and April Lillard-Gomez This Machine Kills _______ is a group exhibition examining works of art dealing with […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"gallery","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-416","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","hentry","category-print","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/melybarragan.com\/portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/416","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/melybarragan.com\/portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/melybarragan.com\/portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/melybarragan.com\/portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/melybarragan.com\/portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=416"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/melybarragan.com\/portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/416\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":637,"href":"https:\/\/melybarragan.com\/portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/416\/revisions\/637"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/melybarragan.com\/portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=416"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/melybarragan.com\/portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=416"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/melybarragan.com\/portfolio\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=416"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}