Dead Flowers

Vox Populi

Recipient

Grant Year 2009

Grant Amount $30,000

Status Completed

Updated May 30, 2023

Curated by Lia Gangitano, director of New York's Participant Inc., Dead Flowers mined historical notions of "the underground"—understood primarily in relationship to the work of director and cult legend Timothy Carey (1929–94)—and explored his legacy in subsequent generations of artists. Carey wrote, produced, directed, and starred in the 1962 feature The World's Greatest Sinner, which was scored by Frank Zappa. The exhibition included work by Alvin Baltrop, Genesis Breyer P-Orridge, Kembra Pfahler, Paul Thek, and others, and its presentation was accompanied by screenings, poetry readings, performances, and discussions in Philadelphia, before it traveled to New York City. The 260-page catalog, edited by Gangitano, includes texts by Gary Indiana, Antony Hegarty, Max G. Morton, Bruce LaBruce, Vaginal Davis, Eileen Myles, and Ed Halter. Vox Populi was a first-time grant recipient.

Recipient

Vox Populi

Founded in 1988, Vox Populi is a member-run artist collective that presents exhibitions in its white box main gallery, performances in its black box AUX space, media programs in its curated video-lounge, and other programs such as gallery talks, performances, lectures, and related events. The gallery periodically invites curators from outside the Philadelphia region to curate thematic exhibitions. Guests curators have included Lia Gangiatano (Participant Inc., New York), Malik Gaines (LAX, Los Angeles), Ceci Moss (Hammer Museum, Los Angeles), and Astria Suparak (formerly of Miller Gallery, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh).

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