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WILMER WILSON IV Self Portrait as a Model Citizen 2012, archival pigment print, 45 x 30 inches

WILMER WILSON IV
Self Portrait as a Model Citizen
2012, archival pigment print, 45 x 30 inches, ed: 5 + AP: 2.

WILMER WILSON IV Model Citizen (Head) 2012, archival pigment print, 15 x 15 inches

WILMER WILSON IV
Model Citizen (Head)
2012, archival pigment print, 15 x 15 inches, ed: 5 + AP: 2.

WILMER WILSON IV Self Portrait as Henry Box Brown 2012, archival pigment print, 45 x 30 inches

WILMER WILSON IV
Self Portrait as Henry Box Brown
2012, archival pigment print, 45 x 30 inches, ed: 5 + AP: 2

WILMER WILSON IV Henry Box Brown: Head (2¢) 2012, archival pigment print, 23 x 15 inches

WILMER WILSON IV
Henry Box Brown: Head (2¢)
2012, archival pigment print, 23 x 15 inches, ed: 5 + AP: 2.

WILMER WILSON IV Henry Box Brown: Head (5¢) 2012, archival pigment print, 23 x 15 inches

WILMER WILSON IV
Henry Box Brown: Head (5¢)
2012, archival pigment print, 23 x 15 inches, ed: 5 + AP: 2.

WILMER WILSON IV Henry Box Brown: Head (1¢) 2012, archival pigment print, 23 x 15 inches

WILMER WILSON IV
Henry Box Brown: Head (1¢)
2012, archival pigment print, 23 x 15 inches, ed: 5 + AP: 2.

 

WILMER WILSON IV Self Portrait as Authentic 2012, archival pigment print, 45 x 30 inches

WILMER WILSON IV
Self Portrait as Authentic
2012, archival pigment print, 45 x 30 inches, ed: 5 + AP: 2

WILMER WILSON IV Authentic (Head) 2012, archival pigment print, 15 x 15 inches

WILMER WILSON IV
Authentic (Head)
2012, archival pigment print, 15 x 15 inches, ed: 5 + AP: 2.

WILMER WILSON IV CAMOUFLAGE - ARMOR - WHOLESALE 2012, endurance performance, VOLTA NY.

WILMER WILSON IV
CAMOUFLAGE - ARMOR - WHOLESALE
2012, endurance performance, VOLTA NY.

WILMER WILSON IV CAMOUFLAGE - ARMOR - WHOLESALE 2012, endurance performance, VOLTA NY.

WILMER WILSON IV
CAMOUFLAGE - ARMOR - WHOLESALE
2012, endurance performance, VOLTA NY.

WILMER WILSON IV CAMOUFLAGE - ARMOR - WHOLESALE 2012, endurance performance, VOLTA NY.

WILMER WILSON IV
CAMOUFLAGE - ARMOR - WHOLESALE
2012, endurance performance, VOLTA NY.

WILMER WILSON IV CAMOUFLAGE - ARMOR - WHOLESALE 2012, endurance performance, VOLTA NY.

WILMER WILSON IV
CAMOUFLAGE - ARMOR - WHOLESALE
2012, endurance performance, VOLTA NY.

WILMER WILSON IV CAMOUFLAGE - ARMOR - WHOLESALE 2012, endurance performance, VOLTA NY.

WILMER WILSON IV
CAMOUFLAGE - ARMOR - WHOLESALE
2012, endurance performance, VOLTA NY.

WILMER WILSON IV Shed Skin (Model Citizen) 2012, performance artifacts, VOLTA NY.

WILMER WILSON IV
Shed Skin (Model Citizen)
2012, performance artifacts, VOLTA NY.

WILMER WILSON IV Shed Skin (1¢ / 2¢ / 5¢) 2012, performance artifacts, VOLTA NY

WILMER WILSON IV
Shed Skin (1¢ / 2¢ / 5¢)
2012, performance artifacts, VOLTA NY

WILMER WILSON IV Shed Skin (Authentic) 2012, performance artifacts, VOLTA NY.

WILMER WILSON IV
Shed Skin (Authentic)
2012, performance artifacts, VOLTA NY.

Press Release

Conner Contemporary Art is delighted to participate in VOLTA NY 2012 (stand B7) presenting 3 performances by DC-based artist Wilmer Wilson IV.

CAMOUFLAGE - ARMOR - WHOLESALE

Wilmer Wilson IV appropriates objects common to his socio-economic experience, manipulating their original intention to absurd degrees. For the three durational performances mounted at VOLTA NY, the artist creates a second skin by sculpturally covering his entire body with stickers. Wilson then flays his skin of stickers in an intensive act of self-immolation. Employing printed materials endorsed by the American government or political system, the performances engage issues surrounding freedom, authenticity, and vulnerability. Voted uses ‘I Voted’ stickers, typically handed out after a citizen has cast a ballot; Legalize uses legal notary seals; and Henry Box Brown uses postage stamps. The Self Portrait photographs, which document the performances, add further depth through their sensitivity to body language and ego.

PERFORMANCES:
Thursday, March 8th: 11am – 7pm
Friday, March 9th: 11am – 7pm
Saturday, March 10th: 11am – 7pm

VOLTA: www.voltashow.com

Wilmer Wilson IV's work may also be seen Spring 2012:
>Conner Contemporary Art - solo exhibition: Domestic Exchange, March 17 - May 5, 2012, Washington, DC. performance: Saturday, March 17th, 5 - 8pm
>5 x 5, Washington, DC - public art project supported by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, April 2012. performance information to be announced. 

For more information: 202-588-8750 / info@connercontemporary.com.