CALL IT WHAT IT IS:
A Neon Show of Banned Words

September 11, 6-10pm

Call It What It Is: A Neon Show of Banned Words, is the first of two exhibitions to visualize the breadth of language flagged by the current administration “to be scrubbed from federal government websites and documents.” As a group, the banned words provide a clear picture of the administration’s central priority—to roll back decades of social and scientific progress. The dozens of artists and neon sign makers participating in this exhibition make these banned words visible as a protest to this administration’s regressive efforts at wrestling power from experts and everyday people alike. Call It What It Is recognizes that if language is a battleground, speaking truth is a vital defense.

Featuring works by: Nigel Barnes, Jeremy Bert, Rod Boss, Danny Draper, Tayler Drattlo, Mitch Dvorak, Minhi England, Elle, Kelsey Fernkopf, Tommy Gregory, Eve Hoyt, Vyvyan Hughes, IL, DJ, Will Kirtley, Marisa Manso, Gretchen Marinov, Kaelyn McGowan, Connie Morgan, Zoelle Nagib, Ames Palms, Ben Perkins, Scott Piecuch, Tahirah Rasheed, Bing Reising, Christine Ryan, Megan Stelljes, Laura Stevenson, Mike White, and Yale Wolf.

Curated by Marisa Manso and Tommy Gregory.

Special thanks to Jeremy Bert, Kelsey Fernkopf, Minhi England, Jacob Willcox, Galen Turner, Scott Piecuch and Laura Stevenson.