Root Boots / 2011 / Mixed media, sensors, subwoofers/ Michelle Lynne Mayer @michellemayerstudio⠀ #michellemayerstudio⠀ ⠀ From Our Souls To Keep⠀ Curated by Lissa Rivera (Museum of Sex) @lissa_rivera_⠀ June 28th- July 28th, 2018⠀ hours : thur-sat 12-6⠀ ⠀ Featuring: Panteha Abareshi @Pantehart , Mickey Aloisio @mickeyfeelgood , Amanda Calobrisi @ajoycalobrisi , Sedrick Chisom @sedrickchisom , Julia Dunham @juliatdunham , Loren Erdrich @okloren , Ana Espinal @Lety_e , Jessica Harvey @thejessicaharvey , Amy Johnquest @bannerqueen , Danielle Lessnau @dani.lessnau , Kat Lyons @_katlyons_ , Michelle Mayer @michellemayerstudio , Katie Morton @katiegpm , Hannah Murgatroyd @hannah_murgatroyd , Alex O'Neal @alexonealart , Jennifer May Reiland @jennifermayreiland , Shari Wilkins @Shari_Wilkins⠀ ⠀ I've been set free and I've been bound⠀ To the memories of yesterday's clouds⠀ I've been set free and I've been bound⠀ And now I'm set free⠀ I'm set free⠀ I'm set free to find a new illusion⠀ –L. Reed/The Velvet Underground⠀ ⠀ Our Souls To Keep explores the simultaneous permanence and impermanence of social rules in our current era. As power structures previously maintained in closely guarded realities become porous, attempts to impose borders and arcane laws become more absurd, and the hypocrisy of control mechanisms more pornographic. As physical communities are replaced by algorithm networks, we face a vastness of information, amplifying the potential for both freedom and destruction. The artists on view investigate undercurrents of social control from the perspective of their own lived experiences, representing both a keen awareness of repression and a sense of personal awakening.⠀ ⠀ #lissarivera #museumofsex #oursoulstokeep #pantehaabareshi #mickeyaloisio #amandajoycalobrisi #sedrickchisom #juliadunham #lorenerdrich #anaespinal #jessicaharvey #amyjohnquest #daniellelessnau #katlyons #michellemayer #katiemorton #hannahmurgatroyd #alexoneal #jennifermayreiland #shariwilkins #fieldprojects #fieldprojectsgallery #fieldprojectsNYC #artistrunspace #chelseagallery #newyorkgallery #contemporaryart #fineart #artworldtoday⠀ ⠀ (at New York, New York)