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I let them in Conditional Hospitality and The Stranger 4

I let them in. Conditional Hospitality and The Stranger

December 13, 2018–March 2, 2019
Curated by Taraneh Fazeli, Bemis 2018 Curator-in-Residence

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I let them in Conditional Hospitality and The Stranger 2

Candice Breitz
Love Story (stills), 2016
Featuring Julianne Moore and Alec Baldwin
Top: Shabeena Francis Saveri, Sarah Ezzat Mardini, Mamy Maloba Langa / Bottom: José Maria João
, Farah Abdi Mohamed, Luis Ernesto Nava Molero.
7-Channel Installation
Commissioned by the National Gallery of Victoria, Outset Germany + Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg
Courtesy: Goodman Gallery, Kaufmann Repetto + KOW

I let them in Conditional Hospitality and The Stranger 3

Candice Breitz
Love Story, 2016
Featuring Julianne Moore and Alec Baldwin.
Left to Right: Shabeena Francis Saveri, Mamy Maloba Langa, Sarah Ezzat Mardini.
7-Channel Installation
Commissioned by the National Gallery of Victoria (Melbourne), Outset Germany (Berlin) + Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg. Installation View: Kunstmuseum Stuttgart
Photo: Die Arge Lola

I let them in Conditional Hospitality and The Stranger 3

Candice Breitz
Love Story, 2016
Featuring Julianne Moore and Alec Baldwin.
Left to Right: Shabeena Francis Saveri, Mamy Maloba Langa, Sarah Ezzat Mardini.
7-Channel Installation
Commissioned by the National Gallery of Victoria (Melbourne), Outset Germany (Berlin) + Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg. Installation View: Kunstmuseum Stuttgart
Photo: Die Arge Lola

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Kader Attia
Reason’s Oxymorons, 2015
Installation. 18 films, cubicles, screens, office chairs and desks, carpet, speakers, headphones
Exhibition view Reason's Oxymorons at Lehmann Maupin, New York, 2017
Courtesy the artist, The Collection - Hood Museum of Art - Dartmouth College, and Lehmann Maupin
Photo: Max Yawney

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Kader Attia
Reason’s Oxymorons (still), 2015
Installation. 18 films, cubicles, screens, office chairs and desks, carpet, speakers, headphones
Courtesy the artist, Collection The Hood Museum of Art - Dartmouth College, and Lehmann Maupin

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Kader Attia
Prosody (still),2017
Digital 1-channel HD video projection
Courtesy the artist, Galleria Continua, Galerie Krinzinger, Lehmann Maupin, and Galerie Nagel Draxler

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Kader Attia
Prosody, 2017
Digital 1-channel HD video projection
Exhibition view of Kader Attia, Narrative Vibrations, mixed media installation, "57th Venice Biennial", Venice, 2017
Courtesy the artist, Galleria Continua, Galerie Krinzinger, Lehmann Maupin, and Galerie Nagel Draxler
Photo: Simon Vogel

ON STEPS TOWARD GREATER ACCESS TO BEMIS:

During the production of I let them in., Fazeli worked with Rachel Adams, Chief Curator and Director of Programs; Chris Cook, Executive Director; and Davina Schrier, Communications Director to think through how arts and cultural organizations have effectively made steps toward greater equity and provided input on the future plans Bemis has for this work.


For Sick Time…, in dialogue with Cook and Schrier, Fazeli posted basic information related to accessibility on Bemis Center’s website and at the gallery main entrance. The posted note also includes the email address access@bemiscenter.org where people can send questions and request support that would make their visit to Bemis possible, or share general feedback about what they need for Bemis become more accessible for them. An access note traditionally occurs on an organization’s website alongside general visitor information and reflects on limits to the built environment that may impede access for persons with disabilities. In order to expand questions of access beyond concerns related to disability, conversations are underway about how to think about access intersectionally by addressing factors of class, gender, race, and sexuality. For example, one consideration is when ASL translation might be provided alongside foreign language translation, and how finite resources can be best allocated to achieve ongoing accessibility goals.

As your feedback is important, Bemis will continue to use the email address to dialogue about what is needed for you to better see yourself represented in the organization and its programs. Bemis staff will consider your feedback during monthly senior leadership team meetings and respond accordingly. You can also reach out to Fazeli with any comments about the exhibition, I let them in.

I let them in. Conditional Hospitality and The Stranger is supported, in part, by:

The 2018 Curator-in-Residence Program is sponsored, in part, by:

Carol Gendler

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