Cancel This Show!

Curators: Olga Kopenkina/ Gregory Sholette

Exhibition at The Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural and Education Center

Jerry Kearns, Untitled. 2025

https://www.theclementecenter.org/

From November 21- TBA (duration: approx. one month)

Participating artists: Noah Fisher, Jerry Kearns, Dread Scott, Jenny Polak, Zoe Beloff, Todd Ayoung, Seth Tobocman, Shellyn Rodriguez, Kiyo Gutierrez, Theodore Harris, Jim Costanzo, Yevgeniy Fiks, Molly Crabapple, Julian Phillips, Josh McPhee, and others.

At a time when journalists and comedians face "cancellation" for opposing MAGA culture and rising ultra-nationalism, where are the artists? "Cancel This Show!" addresses this absence by gathering works that critically examine xenophobia, urban militarization, and attacks on democratic institutions. Drawing inspiration from historic activist exhibitions—from 1967's Angry Arts Week to Artists Call Against US Intervention—this pop-up challenges contemporary artists to reclaim their role as social critics. Through sharp commentary, humor, and parody, participating works visualize current injustices while fostering dialogue about art's responsibility in times of political crisis.

Historical Context

Building on the legacy of:

  • 1967 Collage of Indignation/Angry Arts Week (Vietnam War)

  • 1966 Peace Tower, Los Angeles

  • 1984 Artists Call Against US Intervention in Central America

  • 1975 Anti-Catalog publication

  • Art Against Apartheid movement

  • International Art Exhibition in Solidarity with Palestine (1970s)