On Wednesday, January 27th at 6pm ARTBOOK in conjunction with A.I.R. Gallery will hold a special film screening at X-initiative. The event is open to the public and will include a roundtable discussion with the artists following the screening. The films to be screened augment the selections that comprise The Man I Wish I Was, a month-long exhibit currently on display at A.I.R. Gallery through January 31st.

In keeping with the feminist tradition of irreverent internal-critique and self-vigilance the intent of The Man I Wish I Was is to question how gender perception relates to personal identity. Expanding on this premise the roundtable discussion will also explore how social constructs surrounding race, religion, sexuality, and the body play into and inform self-identity.

PARTICIPATING ARTISTS:

Thomas Allen Harris, "Splash"

Sarah Maple, "Who Would Wood Wank" and "Saw"

Linda Montano, "Seven Spiritual Lives of Linda M. Montano"

Read what Scallywag & Vagabond has to say: http://scallywagandvagabond.com/2010/01/the-man-i-wish-i-was-an-interview-with-kharis-kennedy/

LOCATION:

X-initiative is located on 22nd Street between 10th and 11th Avenues in the Chelsea