Covington-based arts center The Carnegie is opening a new arts exhibition this weekend, full of pieces that allude to the past, present and future of Ohio and Kentucky.
Titled “The body isn’t a battery that discharges upon death,” the exhibition sits on the Ohio–Kentucky seam, a gateway between the Midwest and the South.
Each piece is an instrument tuned to a minor key that uses monochrome, drone and repetition to ground the senses. Artists involved include Manami Ishimura, Ian Hersko, Justin Hodges, Jesse Ly, Natalie Lerner and Plume Girl. It opens this Friday at 5 p.m., and a special walkthrough with the artists will take place this Saturday at noon. The exhibition is free and open to the public.
The new exhibition is curated by Sean J. Patrick Carney, a writer, composer, researcher, visual artist and educator. He is the creator and host of “Time Zero,” a podcast about the nuclearized world. His essays, criticism and interviews appear frequently in publications like Artforum, Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, Art in America, Do Not Research, VICE, Southwest Contemporary, and the Holt/Smithson Foundation’s Scholarly Texts.
“Sean’s intimate examination of how the residues of the past continue to seep into the present and future is brought together through artists whose work invites reflection, re-examination, and moments of levity,” said Sso-Rha Kang, curator of The Carnegie.
The Carnegie’s normal hours are noon to 5 p.m. from Thursday to Saturday. For more information on the event, visit The Carnegie’s official website.