#NoDAPL | Jamie Emerson January 6 - 27, 2017 On view 24/7, through
storefront window. Opening Reception: Friday, January 6, 6-9pm Closing
Reception: Friday, January 27, 7-10pm Please note: the gate will be
down (i.e. the exhibit will not be viewable), on nights when the
temperature falls below freezing. #NoDAPL presents art, artifacts, and
supportive media regarding the Indigenous resistance to the
construction of the DAKOTA ACCESS PIPELINE PLANNED TO CUT THROUGH THE
STANDING ROCK SIOUX RESERVATION IN NORTH DAKOTA. The drawings,
paintings, and artifacts presented were created from life during the
month of September 2016, when the artist lived at the Oceti Sakowin
camp at Standing Rock. 266 W 37th Street NEW YORK, NY (between 7th and
8th ave.) Nearest Trains: A, C, E, 1, 2, 3 In early 2016, the US Army
Corps of Engineers approved the construction of the DAKOTA ACCESS
PIPELINE (DAPL). The PIPELINE IS 1,172 miles long project that would
carry crude oil from the Bakken region of North DAKOTA ACROSS FOUR
STATES, crossing underneath the Missouri River over the Ogallala
Aquifer. By December 2016, more than 10,000 people from over 300
tribal nations had gathered at Standing Rock. About the Artist Jamie
Emerson is a mixed media artist whose work focuses on interpersonal
dynamics, the relationship of humans to their surroundings, and the
connections between money, politics, and enduring cultural practices.
Jamie's large scale public sculpture "Bridge" is currently installed
in Riverside Park South in Manhattan. In September of 2016, Jamie
lived on the Standing Rock Reservation in ND, to standing with WATER
PROTECTORS AND DOCUMENTING THE #NoDAPL struggle. His work has appeared
in At The Edge Magazine, Untapped Cities, and the West Side Rag. He
currently works and lives in NEW YORK. For more info, e-mail:
jamboe65@gmail.com
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