Desiderium at Gallery Aferro 9/8/07

Desiderium
September 8 - October 6, 2007
Opening Reception September 8, 2007 6-9 PM
Curated by Evonne Davis

Gallery Aferro 73 Market Street Newark NJ www.aferro.org

Desiderium (n.) Deep, unfulfilled longing. Yearning. Desire without hope.
The end of Desire Street, New Orleans, LA is the river. Unfulfilled
desires- whether terminal or provisional- temporarily unite 29
artists, by transporting them together to a place of unassuaged need

The Artists: Alicia Ackerman, Laura Amussen, Les Ayre, Leticia R
Bajuyo, Gianluca Bianchino, Mona Brody, Suzanne Broughel, Gema Alava
Crisostomo, Robert Dandarov, Steven Dressler, Kathy Goodell, Marion
Held, Kathyrn Allen Hurni, LJ Lindhurst Lara Loutrel, Tami Lynn,
William Mwazi, Kelly Pinho, Brian Stuparyk, Leah K Tomaino, James
Vining, Susan H Wilson, M Laine Wyatt

The New Media Room: videos by Dahlia Elsayed, Carolyn L Kane,
installations by Jieun Kwon, Norene Leddy and Marina Shterenberg

The Platform Shoes: (a monthlong event)
Norene Leddy will be offering the public the opportunity to try on
"hacked" platform heels that feature an embedded LCD screen, GPS
transmitters and an audible alarm. Their functionality is based on
extensive interviews with sex workers, and can be viewed as an
extended mediation on pleasure and danger.

The Platforms Store is open: Try on the Platforms sandals Sept. 15,
22, and 29 from 12-6pm. Take them for a spin around the block, and let
us know what you think. Demo sandals are available in a variety of
sizes up to a women's 12 / men's 10. Aphrodite Team members will be on
hand to guide you, answer questions and to take custom orders. To
schedule an appointment, call us at (646) 652-7186 or email us at
appointments AT theaphroditeproject DOT tv. Walk-ins will be
accommodated when possible

Audible Alarm Demonstration Sept. 29
Sept. 29 at 4pm we will hold a live demonstration to show how you can
build your own personal audible alarm system for around $10. The
system is easy to assemble and uses parts available from RadioShack.
No soldering or special skills are required. In addition to shoes,
this alarm can be used in handbags, jackets and other clothing. Email
diy-aferro AT theaphroditeproject DOT tv for more info and a parts
list.


Aferro Publications Available Now!

After high demand, Publication No. 1, "Our Man in Havana" can now be
purchased via aferro.org and lulu.com. Publication No. 3, "I Dream of a World Where the World Never Happened" will be available at the Desiderium opening as a limited edition of 50 signed by Evonne Davis