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CIIS Main Building

May 12 - May 12, 2012

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1453 Mission Street San Francisco, CA 94103

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Identity, Culture and Violence: Bayeté Ross Smith in Conversation

Direct and impactful, Bayeté Ross Smith’s work explores perception and misperception, the performance of identity, and the culturally blurry line between violence which is considered recreational and that which is deplorable and criminal. Juxtaposing three bodies of work, Bayeté Ross Smith explores the crossroads of identity, culture and violence. "Mirrors" poses the question of the (dis)integration of the various personae we embody through clothing. By contrast, "Taking AIM" positions the photographic subject in the center of a target, and the viewer as passive voyeur or perpetrator. The artist renders uncomfortably blurry our cultural dichotomy between violence considered recreational, or deplorable or criminal. Finally, a site-specific iteration of "Got the Power" will feature recorded stories and songs contributed by the CIIS community. About the Artist: New York-based Bayeté Ross Smith is an artist, photographer, and arts educator. Ross Smith's work has been exhibited nationally and internationally, and he is the winner of multiple fellowships and residencies from Berkeley to Barcelona.