SHABOOM: PRESUMED IGNORANT
Opening
Saturday, Oct 5 | 5–8 PM
Newmark Gallery
Art Omi
1405 Co Rte 22
Ghent, NY 12075
SHABOOM: PRESUMED IGNORANT is the first institutional exhibition of the collective SHABOOM—created by artists Silky Shoemaker, Paul Soileau, and Lex Vaughn. On view from October 5, 2024–January 26, 2025, the project takes up the golden era of ’90s court tv with an installation that will be activated by the most juvenile of antics, as well as billboards and happenings in the wild co-produced by Shandaken Projects. Embracing slapstick, SHABOOM presents scenes that teeter on the edge of disaster and teem with slips, flops, and the cheapest of pleasures.
A newly commissioned performance by SHABOOM will premiere at Art Omi on Saturday, October 5 from 6–7:30 PM, with doors opening at 5 PM. Mining lines and interstitial scenes from Hollywood Babylon-era pictures and low-brow entertainment from the ’30s to the present, SHABOOM dives headfirst into vignettes of mad determination with a good measure of delusion. Part variety show, part courtroom melodrama, SHABOOM’s project is faithful to two principles: THE SHOW MUST GO ON! and EVERYTHING MUST GO!
This event is free and open to the public.
Seating is limited for the opening performance on Saturday, October 5 from 6–7:30 PM. Advanced registration is essential. Tickets are now available by RSVPing HERE