War and Witness, Jon Tsoi
October 24, 2024
Curators:
Ali Hossaini
Anthony Haden-Guest
Juan Puntes
Marat Gelman
Noah Fischer
Raul Zamudio
Stephen Zacks
Yev Gelman
Yohanna M Roa
Artists
Crackhead Barney and Friends, Kyle Goen, Terry Berkowitz, Tania Candiani, Peter Cramer, Comme Des Marxits, Jim Costanzo, Nate Dallimore, DETEXT, Dirty Churches, Jason File, Noah Fischer, Rainer Ganahl, Carla Gannis, Guerrilla Girls, Joshua Harris, Pablo Helguera, G.H. Hovagimyan, John Jackson, Enrique Ježik, Marie Christine Katz, Nina Leo and Moez Surani, Ferran Martin, Mark Stephen Meadows / pighed, Alex Melamid, Jason Mena, Eugenio Merino, Ricardo Miranda Zúñiga, Simonetta Moro, Ivan Navarro, Dennis Oppenheim, William Powhida, Lorenzo Pace, Paris 68 Redux, Duke Riley, Arlene Rush, Avelino Sala, Franck Saïssi, Jake Scharbach, Raphaele Shirley and Al Ramos, Gregory Sholette, Federico Solmi, Studio IO aka Olive Gingrich & Shama Rahman, Alesha Stupin, Rob Strati, the29.art featuring GetOutTheVote.art artists, Jon Tsoi, Jack Waters, Monika Weiss, Phyllis Yampolsky, and others.
EndGame: WhiteBox’s Fifth Presidential Election Exhibition - Quadrennial Series
EndGame, the fifth edition of WhiteBox's quadrennial Presidential Election Exhibition Series, draws inspiration from Samuel Beckett’s unsettling portrayal of cyclic finality. This exhibition reflects on the resonances of history—moments that may not replicate but nonetheless echo with familiar urgencies. Set against the critical decisions defining the Republic's 2024 presidential race, EndGame invites artists to present incisive reflections, engaging in a discourse that crosses borders to address socio-political and humanitarian issues with global reverberations.
The exhibition serves as both a layered composition and a proactive expedition, using artistic forms to challenge threats to the common good. Its range of expressions speaks to pressing issues—from social inequality, the housing crisis, immigration, and institutionalized violence, to racial and gender tensions, nationalism, and environmental degradation. Each curator selects one to three artists to present medium-to-small-scale visual, literary, filmic, or performative works, encouraging an intimate yet wide-ranging engagement with these themes.
EndGame, in collaboration with <moreart> showcases its production of Noah Fischer’s News Kiosk journal New York 2024 and zines focused on immigration and New York City’s housing crisis. Partnering with Raul Zamudio’s Jane Street Space, the series presents Hell is Empty and All the Devils Are Here—a dual-exhibition concept with openings on both November 2 at 78 Jane Street, West Village, from 6 to 9 PM, and on Election Night, November 5, at WhiteBox, 9 Avenue B, from 6 PM into the early hours of November 6.
Continuing WhiteBox’s Election Night tradition, starting around 9PM, dual video streams curated by selected artists will run throughout the evening. One screen will feature VJng videos alongside live election updates from FOX News and NEWSMAX, while the other alternates between CNN and MSNBC, providing a balanced media spectrum. This dynamic setup invites artists and guests to engage critically with the unfolding election narrative well into the morning hours.
Link to Previous Election Night Exhibitions:
- 2022: Ballots Not Bullets: Special Edition. Artists Respond to the 2022 Midterm Elections
- 2020: EXODUS VI: Good Trouble: Artists Respond to the 2020 Presidential Election
- 2016: Acts of Sedition: A Group Exhibition (as seen in Hyperallergic)
- 2012: AmeriKKKa the Beautiful
- 2008: Sedition
- 2004: Democracy was Fun
