# Event Details

- **Event Name**: COMM ALT SHIFT
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 22 Jul, 2017 at 02:00 pm
- **Event Description**: COMM | ALT | SHIFT, curated by Larry Ossei-Mensah and Dexter Wimberly, includes the work of 14 contemporary artists who use video to explore the complexities and angst of modern times. The exhibition's title references keyboard shortcuts or a sequence or combination of keystrokes on a computer that lead to various, yet specified outcomes. 

COMM | ALT | SHIFT unpacks video as a ubiquitous technology for entertainment, education and escape, as well as a powerful tool for surveillance, manipulation and control.

Participating artists include:

Carlos Aires
Bolo (Saks Afridi and Qinza Najm)
Delphine Fawundu
Genevieve Gaignard
Jibade-Khalil Huffman
George Jenne
Miatta Kawinzi
Lin Ke
Jen Liu
Jillian Mayer
Nontsikelelo Mutiti and Dyani Douze
Federico Solmi
Jan Staller 
Rodrigo Valenzuela.


ABOUT THE CURATORS

Larry Ossei-Mensah is a Ghanaian-American independent curator and cultural critic who has documented contemporary art happenings for various publications including NeueJournal, Uptown and Whitewall Magazine. His writings have profiled some of the most dynamic visual artists working today—Derrick Adams, Mickalene Thomas, Kehinde Wiley, Lorna Simpson and street artist JR. As a curator, Ossei-Mensah uses contemporary art and culture as a vehicle to redefine how we see ourselves and the world around us. He has organized exhibitions and programs at commercial and nonprofit spaces around the globe featuring a roster of critically acclaimed artists including Firelei Baez, ruby amanze, Hugo McCloud, Brendan Fernandes, and Derek Fordjour to name a few. Recently, Ossei-Mensah was named the 2017 Critic-in Residence at ART OMI in addition to serving as Co-Chair on Russell Sim-
mons’ RUSH Artist Advisory Board and a member of MoMA’s Friends of Education.

Dexter Wimberly organizes exhibitions that explore contemporary culture, American history, economics, and power dynamics. He was recently appointed Executive Director of Aljira - a Center for Con-
temporary Art, located in Newark, New Jersey. A passionate supporter of the arts, Wimberly has exhibited the work of hundreds of artists internationally. During his decade-long career, he has organized exhibitions and programs at dozens of museums and galleries including the Contemporary Art Museum (CAM) Raleigh, The California African American Museum, The Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Arts (MoCADA), 101/EXHIBIT gallery, Edward Tyler Nahem Fine Art, bitforms gallery, Koki Arts gallery (Tokyo), and The Third Line Gallery (Dubai).
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/newark/comm-alt-shift/150408932175224
- **Event Categories**: Art, Exhibitions, fine-arts, Entertainment, Music
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Newark
- **state**: NJ
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Aljira, a Center for Contemporary Art
- **lat**: 40.74107
- **long**: -74.16968
- **full address**: Aljira, a Center for Contemporary Art, 591 Broad St, Newark, United States

## Event gallery

- **Alt text**: COMM ALT SHIFT
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/banners/d905d306aca63bfe764b70b72300e53c

## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is COMM ALT SHIFT being held?
  - **A:** COMM ALT SHIFT takes place on Sat, 22 Jul, 2017 at 02:00 pm to Sat, 22 Jul, 2017 at 02:00 pm at Aljira, a Center for Contemporary Art, 591 Broad St, Newark, United States.

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