are we there yet?

In the organizer's words:

(English version below)

NOME is pleased to announce the group exhibition are we there yet?, which critically addresses issues such as police violence, mass incarceration, discrimination, immigration and state surveillance. The title of the exhibition is based on a work by Kameelah Janan Rasheed, who often deals with complex social issues in her text-based practice. Like many of her works, are we there yet? has several layers of meaning and

addresses both a push towards equality, but also refers to the state violence that happens more covertly. The exhibition takes up Rasheed's question to examine the prevalence of authoritarian systems in today's society.

are we there yet? brings together a diverse group of artists whose work questions systems of control, power and resistance. James Bridle's video Seamless Transitions explores the places where immigration, detention and deportation rulings are made, using architectural visualizations to visualize these places and processes that are otherwise invisible. Paolo Cirio's photographs revolve around privacy and surveillance. In works such as Obscurity, he appropriates images from search websites and manipulates them with a special algorithm to make people unrecognizable. Cian Dayrit 's sculpture A Muse to Abuse, shown for the first time outside the Philippines, is a poignant commentary on the ongoing effects of colonialism. Navine G. Dossos presents a poster with the logos of various environmental organizations that are classified as terrorist by the British government. Ahmet Öğüt presents a series of sculptures based on archival photographs of people attacked by police dogs, making a connection between historical and contemporary acts of police violence. In East Side Story, Igor Grubić uses footage of incidents at gay pride demonstrations in Belgrade (2001) and Zagreb (2002), where participants were verbally and physically abused by neo-Nazi groups and other citizens. He juxtaposes this footage with a video performance in which dancers performatively reconstruct the events. Kite presents a video about the tactics used by the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) to suppress protests, while a work by Voluspa Jarpadieshows police violence against civilians during the 2020 mass riots in Santiago de Chile.

are we there yet? also presents new works by Camae Ayewa and Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley, both commissioned for the exhibition, which will join NOME's program in 2025, as well as new and recent works by Sadie Barnette, Aram Bartholl, Dread Scott, Myriam Zarhloul, Priscilla Dobler Dzul and Kameelah Janan Rasheed , which together offer a diverse engagement with police violence, state surveillance and the ongoing struggle for justice.

NOME is pleased to announce are we there yet?, a group exhibition that critically examines issues of police brutality, mass incarceration, discrimination, immigration, and state surveillance. The show draws its title from a work by Kameelah Janan Rasheed, whose aphoristic text-based practice often grapples with complex societal questions. As with many of her works, are we there yet? carries multiple meanings, symbolizing both a push for equality and the darker undercurrents of state violence. The exhibition invokes Rasheed's question to probe the spread of authoritarianism in contemporary society.

are we there yet? brings together a diverse group of artists whose works interrogate systems of control, power, and resistance. James Bridle's video Seamless Transitions explores sites of immigration judgment, detention, and deportation, using image-making technologies to visualize places and processes that would otherwise be obscured from view. Paolo Cirio's photographs explore privacy and surveillance through works like Obscurity, which appropriates mugshot website images and manipulates them with a custom algorithm to render individuals unrecognizable. Cian Dayrit's sculpture A Muse to Abuse, presented for the first time outside of the Philippines, offers a powerful commentary on the lingering effects of colonialism. Navine G. Dossos presents a poster with logos of different environmental organizations that the British government has labeled as "terrorist." Ahmet Öğüt presents a series of sculptures based on archival photographs of people who were attacked by police dogs, drawing a visceral connection between historical and contemporary acts of police violence. IgorGrubić' s East Side Story juxtaposes footage of incidents where participants in Gay Pride demonstrations in Belgrade (2001) and Zagreb (2002) were subject to verbal and physical abuse by neo-Nazi groups and other citizens with a video performance in which dancers performatively reconstitute the events. Kite presents a video about LAPD tactics to suppress protest, while a work by Voluspa Jarpa evidences police brutality against civilians during the 2020 protest in Santiago de Chile.

are we there yet? will also feature new works by Camae Ayewa and Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley, both of whom were commissioned to create pieces for the show and will join NOME's program in 2025, as well as new and recent works from Sadie Barnette, Aram Bartholl, Dread Scott, Myriam Zarhloul, Priscilla Dobler Dzul and Kameelah Janan Rasheed, who together offer a multifaceted exploration of police violence, state surveillance, and the enduring fight for justice.