October 14th, 2010
6:00 - 9:00 PM
Statement
Social Security will be exploring art that is created to shed light on the subversion of the world’s ‘well being,’ and how we undermine some of our greatest ideals – including health, liberty and safety. Although we discuss many prominent dark issues in our society, often times we do very little to actually change our actions and affect outcomes. Issues ranging from child obesity, kidnappings, environmental devastation, gender discrimination and lack of health care for poor saturate the covers of our newspapers and computer screens, but they never cease to reoccur. In this art, there is a push and pull between the beautiful aesthetic of the work and the shocking truth it depicts.