CRY ME A RIVER, group show at Simian, Copenhagen

About

The exhibition reflects on the physicality of objects in relation to their symbolic, allegoric
and illogic faculties by, inter alia, drawing on Lacan’s considerations on human perception of objects. The group show introduces works by manuel arturo abreu (DO), James Bantone (CH), Jason Hirata (US), Deborah Joyce-Holman (CH/UK), Flora Leite (BR), Gabriela Mureb (BR), davi de jesus do nascimento (BR), Yná Kabe Rodríguez Olfenza (BR), Maya Quilolo (BR), Sung Tieu (VN) and Wisrah Villefort (BR), several of whom are exhibiting in Denmark for the first time. The works shown embody diverse ecologies and epistemologies, realities and fantasies. Cautioning against potential misuses or exploitations, they engage multiple histories, subjectivities, and dependencies. Thus, CRY ME A RIVER alludes to current discourses around economies, identities, historic global trade, violence, and contemporary art itself. Invited by Wisrah Villefort, the participating artists encourage visitors to think—and rethink—intrinsic interrelations within the show as well as their own relationship to objects, arti!cial and natural surroundings.