Denial is back for his 5th release on 1xRUN. This release is part of his solo exhibition at 323East Gallery that opened on October 8th, entitled Accept Denial. He's put together an entirely new collection of over 40 new works for the show. The pieces - done in mediums ranging from video installation to 3-dimensional sculptural "provocations" - are all new.
The theme of the show, however, is not new - it is an evolved one.
How does one maintain a sense of identity in a society that is slowly being suffocated by an animus of pure commercialism? Indeed, is there even a need for personal identity when nearly every facet of a person's existence is shaped by his or her role as a consumer. Notable exceptions around the globe notwithstanding, man has never been so free as he presumably is now. However, this liberty and self-awareness is practically a dead issue - you cannot "buy" with a creed and character is not a thing taken into account by a credit rating.
The dystopian visionaries who predicted all this (the ones still living anyway) are probably smiling now - albeit sadly. And like this eminently skilled and (may we use the word?) angry artist, they probably appreciate the call to action that is coded within the show.
You can browse the available artwork from his exhibition at 323East.
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About the Artist
Location: Canada
DENIAL is two things in one - a superb street artist and incontrovertible proof that our Canadian neighbors are not mere sideline onlookers to this burgeoning scene. His pseudonym is "an alphanumerical phonetic mix-up representing his first name" and his goal as a mixed media and graffiti artist is to lash out at the stale decadence of mass advertising, politics, and media entities.
Find out more @ http://www.denialart.com/
