Institute of Contemporary Art
University of Pennsylvania
118 S. 36th St. Philadelphia, PA 19104-3289
April 20 – August 5, 2007
A “crime of omission” is defined as the failure to act upon a legal duty or responsibility. In this exhibition, the title refers to artistic strategies that remove visual traces of a crime or draw attention to injustices that typically go unnoticed.
Image: Freddie Robins, Knitted Homes of Crime, 2002, hand knitted yarn, quilted lining, 10.2×7.1×6.3 – 15.4×8.7×23.2 inches, installation view at FirstSite. Courtesy of the artist, hand knitted by Jean Arkell,
The show brings together nine artists from around the globe: Geraint Evans (b. 1968; lives in London, England), Ken Gonzales-Day (b. 1964; lives in Los Angeles), Michael Linares (b.1979; lives in San Juan, Puerto Rico), Christian Marclay (b.1955; lives in London, England and New York), Donald Moffett (b.1955; lives in New York), Trevor Paglen (b. 1975; lives in Berkeley), Freddie Robins and website here (b. 1965; lives in London, England), Susan Silton (b.1956; lives in Los Angeles) and Taryn Simon (b.1975; lives in New York).
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