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And, Apollo: A Laboratory<\/i>, a work in progress by\u00a0artist and Vera List Center Fellow Dean Erdmann<\/a>, combines experimental documentary, video, and sculptures to connect autobiography to historical pasts that have produced current moments of social and political crisis. The narrative of\u00a0And, Apollo<\/em>\u00a0is anchored in the Mojave Desert, the place where the artist grew up and the background for their exploration of Americana, the body, and queerness.<\/p>\n

Using artifacts and storytelling Erdmann turns the Californian desert into a landscape reverberating with connections between the Cold War Space Race, militarization, technological acceleration, All Terrain Vehicle (ATV) culture, class, and meth addiction. What might seem to be unrelated histories and cultural expressions, rituals, or diseases are distilled into a complex narrative that crystallizes intersections between the deeply personal and the geopolitical.<\/p>\n

Together the works on view become a multifaceted reflection of the artist’s intimate knowledge of the desert\u2019s physical force, its potential for radical openings and different forms of being, as well as its geopolitical complexities. In the desert landscapes of\u00a0And, Apollo<\/i>\u00a0Dean Erdmann discovers materialities and their transformation, queer fragmentation, and cosmic exploration.<\/p>\n

The exhibition is organized by Christiane Paul (Director\/Chief Curator, Sheila C. Johnson Design Center) with Eriola Pira (Curator, Vera List Center for Art and Politics).<\/em><\/p>\n

Support has been provided by the Sheila C. Johnson Design Center, the Vera List Center for Art and Politics, and\u00a0Urban Glass<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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