Electricity for All examines the complex relationship between technology, information, and power through the historical framework of the Tennessee Valley Authority, a key New Deal initiative from the 1930s that introduced electricity to the Tennessee River Valley. The featured artists provide diverse perspectives on the social implications of technological advances, questioning the histories that were lost and the new narratives that emerged.
Electricity for All
Elias Sime, (23) While Observing..., 2018. Reclaimed electrical wires, circuit boards, and nails on panel. Photo by Phoebe d'Heurle, © Elias Sime, courtesy of the artist and James Cohan Gallery.
Artists Included:
Matthew Angelo Harrison, Frederick Hammersley, Lynn Hershman Leeson, Nam June Paik, Trevor Paglen, Elias Sime