Galerie E.G.P presents for the first time Blind Sum an exhibition by Brooklyn-based artist Kambui Olujimi. Blind Sum is a collection of long exposure photographs inspired by dance marathons of the 1930s.
Dance Marathons would often last several weeks or even months. A mix of the heroic and grotesque, of kitsch and desperation, these endurance contests were meant to challenge the capacity of the individual will. While they challenged many gender and class expectations, they were vehemently racially segregated.
Blind Sum examines the repercussions of such contradictions in the creation of a mythical space.
EXHIBITION
Blind Sum
Kambui Olujimi
From November 11, 2015 to January 16, 2016
Galerie E.G.P.
20, rue Germain Pilon
75018 Paris
France
http://www.artegp.com
http://kambuiolujimi.com
