Josh Kline
Civil War
Jul 14-Sep 30, 2018
∆ Installation view, Josh Kline: Civil War, 2018 at moCa Cleveland. Presented as a part of the FRONT International Triennial.
∆ Installation view, Josh Kline: Civil War, 2018 at moCa Cleveland. Presented as a part of the FRONT International Triennial.
∆ Installation view, Josh Kline: Civil War, 2018 at moCa Cleveland. Presented as a part of the FRONT International Triennial.
Jul 14-Sep 30, 2018
Josh Kline
Civil War
Josh Kline’s immersive dystopian installation at MOCA Cleveland is a major component of his 2017 project Civil War. MOCA’s presentation of Kline’s work is a monochrome ash-colored environment, featuring a group of gray sculptures that appear to be piles of concrete rubble. The life-size sculptures are made of hundreds of highly-detailed casts of broken and shredded everyday domestic objects including furniture, appliances, tools and children’s toys. Together, they form a dark sci-fi vision of America’s middle-class aspirations as shattered ruins in the aftermath of a near-future civil war. Kline’s larger project Civil War looks ahead to the possible consequences in the coming decades of deteriorating democratic institutions in the United States against a backdrop of mass unemployment due to automation and artificial intelligence.
Generous support for MOCA Cleveland’s presentation of Josh Kline: Civil War is provided by Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo. Additional support by Modern Art, London. Sherwin-Williams is the official paint of moCa Cleveland. All current exhibitions are funded by The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and Leadership Circle gifts from anonymous donors, Yuval Brisker, Joanne Cohen and Morris Wheeler, Margaret Cohen and Kevin Rahilly, Becky Dunn, Harriet Goldberg, Agnes Gund, Michelle and Richard Jeschelnig, Donna and Stewart Kohl, Jan Lewis, Toby Devan Lewis, and Scott Mueller. All moCa Cleveland exhibitions are supported in part by the residents of Cuyahoga County through a public grant from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture, the Cleveland Foundation, the George Gund Foundation, and the continuing support of the Museum’s Board of Directors, patrons, and members. |
Presented as a part of FRONT Internatinal Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art. |
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About FRONT International
FRONT International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art is an exhibition comprised of artist commissions, performances, films, and public programs that will launch its inaugural edition in July of 2018. An American City: Eleven Cultural Exercises, in collaboration with museums, civic institutions, and alternative spaces across Cleveland, Akron and Oberlin, will showcase an ambitious roster of projects, including performance and theater throughout the landscape and built environment. With a roster of national, international and area-based artists at all points in their career, FRONT will examine the ever-changing and politically urgent conditions of an American city. |
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