{"id":11316,"date":"2016-10-07T20:24:29","date_gmt":"2016-10-07T20:24:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/artzealous.com\/?p=11316"},"modified":"2016-10-08T13:48:57","modified_gmt":"2016-10-08T13:48:57","slug":"3-reasons-to-see-pedro-reyes-political-house-of-horrors-doomocracy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/artzealous.com\/3-reasons-to-see-pedro-reyes-political-house-of-horrors-doomocracy\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Reasons to See Pedro Reyes’ Political House of Horrors, “Doomocracy”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Creative Time<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Pedro Reyes\u00a0have taken over the\u00a0Brooklyn Army Terminal in an exciting new collaboration:\u00a0Doomocracy<\/em>.<\/a> Starting tonight<\/span><\/span>, the political haunted house will be open through November 6th<\/span><\/span> at the Brooklyn Army Terminal. Here are three reasons you should reserve your ticket\u00a0ASAP.<\/p>\n

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It’s Political<\/strong><\/p>\n

It seems all everyone talks about is the current election. Clinton vs. Trump is all we see on our newsfeed (thank goodness for that unsubscribe button.)\u00a0Doomocracy<\/em>\u00a0will occupy a vital moment in US history, offering the perfect platform and location to create real dialogue around the contemporary state of global and US politics. Nato Thompson, Creative Time Artistic Director says,\u00a0\u201cin a political period as dizzying, and occasionally terrifying, as this year, Creative Time is once again following an artist’s singular vision to provide much-needed perspective and, well, catharsis.”<\/p>\n

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It’s a haunted house<\/strong><\/p>\n

What better way to get the Halloween spirit by experiencing an immersive haunted house. From a funeral home scenario with a coffin decorated like a pink-frosted Twinkie to a frightening voting room, you’re bound to get a tad bit freaked out, but in the best way possible. “With\u00a0Doomocracy,\u00a0<\/em>Reyes touches upon the haunted house in each of us, and his playful approach allows confrontation with the panoply of apocalyptic scenarios we collectively imagine,\u201d\u00a0says\u00a0Nato Thompson, Creative Time Artistic Director.<\/p>\n

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Pedro Reyes is f*#king awesome<\/strong><\/p>\n

If you’re not familiar with Reyes, get with the program. Reyes employs sculpture, performance, video, and activism to address pressing social and political issues. He’s been known his\u00a0projects Palos por Pistolas<\/em>\u00a0(Shovels for Guns), in which he melted collected guns into steel and used that steel to make\u00a0shovels to plant trees, and more recently\u00a0Disarm<\/em>, which used remnants of weapons seized by the Mexican army from drug cartels to fabricate self-playing musical instruments.<\/p>\n

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Doomocracy<\/em>\u00a0opens tonight and will run until November 6th. Get your ticket<\/a> while they last.<\/p>\n

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Photos \/\/ Will Star\/Shooting Stars Pro.\u00a0Courtesy of Creative Time.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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