United We Stand Stand is a performance by Dread Scott & Kyle Goen. In the project Scott & Goen are vendors operating a stand that sells t-shirts bearing the popular slogan “United We Stand.” The slogan became a rallying cry in the US after the September 11, 2001 attacks, affirming US patriotism and unquestioning acceptance of American wars and occupations. The United We Stand Stand will feature shirts with this slogan but unlike the shirts that they reference, they will not be emblazoned with the US flag. Rather the slogan will appear beneath the Iraqi, Afghan, Pakistani and Iranian flags. Scott and Goen will attempt to sell the shirts and will engage in conversation with the public as they do so.

The performance will take place on the sidewalk in New York’s Times Square, a destination of tourists and an icon of America. As an absurd gesture, the performance takes the entrepreneurship of street vendors selling inexpensive wares as its foundation. By selling shirts in a public square calling for unity with countries that the US is waging war in or occupying, the performance encourages people to think about patriotism, including but not limited to US patriotism, the moral responsibility of people in the US for the wars waged in our name, consumer culture, fashion and the logic of (petty) capitalism.

The shirts themselves are limited edition screen-printed artworks.

 
Art in Celebration of Revolution
Monday April 11th
at Harlem Stage
135th Street at Convent Avenue
7:00pm

On the evening of Monday April 11th at Harlem Stage (NYC) there will be an extraordinary celebration of revolution and the vision of a whole new world.

As part of this event, Dread Scott and I have curated a bad ass exhibition that will be on view the night of the celebration.

Artists include:
Derrick Adams
Wafaa Bilal
Richard Duardo
Emory Douglas
Skylar Fein
Kyle Goen
Guerrilla Girls BroadBand
Steve Lambert
Wangechi Mutu
Dread Scott
SEN ONE UZN
Hank Willis Thomas

The evening as a whole will be an evening of great inspiration.

Some of the nights performers include: Ruby Dee
David Murray
Abiodun Oyewole
reg e. gaines
Outernational
Rebel Diaz

 
Performa's The Red Party
Saturday, November 6, 2010
7 PM to Midnight
at 508 West 37th Street, New York

Master of Ceremonies Alan Cumming
Honoring Shirin Neshat
Performances by Barbara Sukowa, members of Yvonne Rainer’s group, Chica Vas and more
Dessert by Jennifer Rubell
Installations by artists Zach Rockhill and Kyle Goen
Quickie couture designed by KRELwear
Music by DJ Tikka Masala and Pierce Jackson
Silent auction of Performa Editions and Ephemera until 10 pm

Attire for the evening is RED!

 
Williamsburg Fashion Weekend
September 17-18, 2010

Glasslands Gallery
located at 289 Kent Avenue
Williamsburg, Brooklyn
September 17th and 18th
Doors open at 8pm
Entry is $8

Spring/Summer 2011
showcases designs by:

Saddle Tramps Collection
Ruffeo Hearts Lil' Snotty
Total Crap Uninc.
SDN
Rawan Rihani
Junk Star
VON
La China Loca
King Gurvy
Jillian Lanierv
Minnae Chae
Robot Death Cult
Noname Collective

Friday Music Performers:
Bermuda Bonnie
Pink Stallone
Bad Credit No Credit

Afterparty:
DJ Jim Thirwell, DJ Hamish Kilgour, DJ Wolfy, DJ K0unt Zery0

Saturday Music Performers
Magick Report
Food Stamps
Dub No Dub

Afterparty:
DJ Jonathan Toubin of Soulclap Danceoff

 
Art Is:
closing reception

September 3, 2010
7pm - 9pm

Dash Gallery
172 Duane Street

Featured artists:
Sam Bassett
Beau Bradbury
Marcelo Eroeguy
Kyle Goen
Joseph Wolf Grazi
Elena Perez Guembe
JK5
Moishe Kampin
Musa
Clayton Patterson
Ricky Powell
John Sims
Andrew Russell Thomas
Sara Valente

 
The Dash Gallery presents:
A Closing Reception
"The Voice That Arms Itself To Be Heard" Featuring Works by Kyle Goen

May 4, 2010 6-9PM

The Dash Gallery
172 Duane Street NY NY 10013

with special musical guests
MAZZI SOULPURPOSE
YASSIN ALSALMAN
LOWKEY MC
SHADIA MANSOUR

This is the last chance to see this exhibition at The Dash Gallery.

There will be new limited edition works on paper available.

 
Sol LeWitt and Adrian Piper Selected Infinite Extensions Arbitrarily Constrained:
CLOSING EVENTS
SATURDAY MAY 1 / MAYDAY, 2010

curated by John Sims

Bowery Poetry Club
308 Bowery NY, NY 10012

2 - 3:30pm
PoeticReFlections Featuring Poets:
Bob Holman, Monica de la Torre and Edwin Torre
Music: Yael Acher and Brother Num

8 - 10pm
Dissecting Intersections:
The Performative Responses
hosted by the NYU Rhythm
of Structure Class

Featuring Works/Performances by
Derrick Adams
Kyle Goen
Eboni Hogan/Jon Sands
John Sims and The Rhythm
of Structure Class
and Special Guests

Bowery Poetry Club/JohnSimsProjects in Association with Ringling College of Art and Design

Rhythm of Structure Mathematics,
Art and Poetic Reflection
September 11- August 30, 2010

 
Artist Talk

The Dash Gallery Presents
"The Politics of Art"

Thursday April 15th 6-8pm

The Dash Gallery
172 Duane Street, NYC

A panel discussion with:
Derrick Adams
Ellen Frank
Kyle Goen
Paul d. Miller aka DJ Spooky
Harrabic Tubman

Thus event will be followed by an invitation only cocktail reception.

Live music will be preformed by
special guests
McKenzie Eddy and
DJ Ski Beatz

The gallery is asking for a donation
($10 min) to help further art events
and projects such as this.

 
Kyle Goen: The Voice That
Arms Itself To Be Heard
The Dash Gallery
172 Duane St, NY 10013

March 25th - May 6th, 2010
Opening March 25th 7-11pm

Hosted by
Erykah Badu and Damon Dash
with music by
Rashad "Ringo" "Tumblin Dice" Smith

 
Williamsburg Fashion Weekend
F/W 2010
Feb. 20-21, 2010
8pm

Glasslands
289 Kent Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11211
(718) 599-1450
www.glasslands.com

Featuring Designers
Alisha Trimble
Boiy Krazi
Desira Pesta
FLAWK
King Gurvy
Ruffeo Hearts Lil' Snotty
Robot Death Cult
SDN (Showing Feb 21)
Tar and Feather
Total Crap Uninc.
Saddle Tramps Collection


 
The Cannabinoids
Doing projections for the Cannabinoids in Dallas.

10.16.2009
8:00 PM at RED BULL SOUNDCLASH @ VICTORY PLAZA

VICTORY PLAZA - American Airlines Center, 2500 Victory Avenue
Dallas, Texas 75201
Cost: FREE

 
DAC - Art Under the
Bridge Festival
Friday, September 25 6-9PM
Saturday, September 26 12-9PM
Sunday, September 27 12-9PM

I'll being participating in the open studios Saturday-Sunday 1-6

 
Williamsburg Fashion Weekend
S/S 2010
Sept. 18-19, 2009
Secret Project Robot

Featuring Designers Alisha Trimble
Total Crap Uninc.
NinkyBink with Angel Lust
TreeHouse
Sodafine
SDN
Racecar
King Gurvy
Yard
No Name Collective

Featuring Perfomers
Hamish Kilgour
Pink Stallone
Hard Nips
Javelin
Shira Goldberg
DJ C0unt Zyr0
Cleo Fishel

 
The Cannabinoids
Doing projecting of a 16mm film I hand painted for The Cannabinoids.

9.03.2009
Davis Symphony Hall
San Francisco, CA

9.04.2009
Paramount Theatre
Oakland, CA

9.05.2009
Hollywood Palladium
Los Angeles, CA

 
or does it explode?
created by Dread Scott and Philadelphia youth through MAP's ArtWorks!

MURAL DEDICATION
Thursday, May 7, 4:30 - 5:30 PM
Logan Square - In front of the Family Court Building - 18th and Vine Streets

"or does it explode?" is a multi-media work of public art created by Dread Scott and Philadelphia youth through MAP's ArtWorks! program while Mr. Scott was in residence with the Mural Arts Program during summer 2009.

This outdoor installation consists of twelve human-scale full body photographic portraits of the teenagers in illuminated lightboxes supplemented by an audio component. The illuminated photographs are parallel to the ground and, by their placement and arrangement, reference graves. But unlike graves, which connote finality and death, these images and accompanying audio are be full of light and life. The contradiction between images of teenagers full of life, speaking about their dreams, and their display in a grave-like manner is intended to encourage visitors to the site to see the youth as beautiful and deserving a bright future in sharp contrast to their lived reality in a society which often silences their dreams and lives.

"or does it explode" draws inspiration from Langston Hughes' poem Harlem.

"or does it explode" will be temporarily installed in Logan Square in the heart of Philadelphia's civic and business center, directly in front of Philadelphia Family Court.

For more information, please contact Emily Squires, ArtWorks! Assistant Program Manager, at 215.685.0752 or ems@muralarts.org.

 
Hands Off Palestine Benefit
Sunday April 19th, 2009 6pm - 8pm

PNC Studios
10 Jay Street Suite 206
Brooklyn, New York 11201

A night of music, poetry, speaker and much much more

Door $20
100% of the proceeds will be donated to 4 youth centers within 4 refugee camps in the West Bank

Special performances by
Shadia Mansour, G.O.D., A-ALIKES, Marcel Cartier, Mohammed Yahya
Poetry by Remi Kanazi
Music by Vega Benetton

Presented by The "Hands Off Gaza" Adhoc Committee, Existence Is Resistance & Price Tags. For more info: shadiamanagement@gmail.com or
call (917) 613-6065

 
Jackie Salloum's film
Slingshot Hip Hop on
Sundance Channel
Monday March 16 at 9PM
Tuesday March 17 at 1PM
Sundance on Demand

Rap music has had a long tradition of giving voice to impoverished lives and expressing the frustrations of the oppressed. Jackie Salloum's revealing documentary charts the origin and growth of the Palestinian hip-hop movement, profiling groups who use music as a catalyst for self-esteem and to oppose Israeli occupation. Some, like Tamar, the leader of DAM, express gratitude to American rappers like Tupac and Chuck D, while others find parallels between ghetto life under military occupation and life in urban America.

 
Politics and Media:
Pratt Students Respond
Schafler Gallery Pratt Institute
200 Willoughby Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11205

February 27 - March 18, 2009

Opening reception 4 - 6pm
Thursday, February 26, 2009

Exhibition jury and critique of student work Tuesday, March 10, 12:30pm
by Eleanor Heartney, Larry Litt
and Kyle Goen

 
Sedition
White Box
329 Broom Street
New York, NY 10002

October 29 - November 29, 2008

Curated by Dread Scott, Kyle Goen and Hajarah Abdus-Sabur

Artists: Melanie Baker, Wafaa Bilal, Sandow Birk, Emory Douglas,
Hasan Elahi, Jon Hendricks, Arnold Mesches, Naeem Mohaiemen, Sheryl Oring, Jenny Polak, Martha Rosler,
Jackie Salloum, Hank Willis Thomas
and Raphael Zollinger

When the President of the United States says, "You're either with us or you're with the terrorists", Sedition is the only option. In an era of war, lies and torture, Sedition is the only option. When Black people are left to suffer and die in a flooded city, when cops fire fifty shots at an unarmed person and are later found inculpable, when nooses are hanging in Jena, Louisiana, Sedition is the only option. Empires demand Sedition*.

www.whiteboxnyc.org
  

*Sedition \si-di-shen\ noun: conduct or language inciting rebellion against the authority of a state - American Heritage Dictionary