Electricity for All

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.

Featured Artists: Jim Campbell, Petra Cortright, Daniel Canogar, Nathan Hylden, Beryl Korot, Frederick Hammersley, Matthew Angelo Harrison, Lynn Hershman Leeson, Amor Muñoz, Iván Navarro, Marilène Oliver, Mimi Ọnụọha, Trevor Paglen, Nam June Paik, Elias Sime, Jered Sprecher & Sam van Strien.

EXHIBITION-RELATED PROGRAMS:
Electricity for All Opening Reception I Thursday, May 15, 5:30-8:30 pm
Second Sunday Art Activity | Sunday, June 8, 1:00-4:00 pm
Second Sunday Docent Tour | Sunday, June 8, 2:00-3:00 pm
Second Sunday Art Activity | Sunday, July 13, 1:00-4:00 pm
Second Sunday Docent Tour | Sunday, July 13, 2:00-3:00 pm
Second Sunday Art Activity | Sunday, August 10, 1:00-4:00 pm
Second Sunday Docent Tour | Sunday, August 10, 2:00-3:00 pm

CENTRAL CINEMA COLLABORATIONS:
PLAYTIME  Screening, Artist Talk by Sam van Stein | Tuesday, May 20, 6:00 pm
The Moon was the First TV  Screening, Performance by Ignite! | Wednesday, June 18, 6:00 pm
FernGully  Screening, Video Artwork by Nam June Paik | Friday, June 27, 2:00 pm
Wall-E  Screening, Video Artwork by Nam June Paik | Friday, July 25, 2:00 pm
Blade Runner  Screening, Artist Talk by Jared Sprecher | Wednesday, August 13, 6:00 pm

Organized by the Knoxville Museum of Art and curated by KMA’s Assistant Curator, Kelsie Conley.
IMAGE: Iván Navarro (Santiago, Chile 1972; lives and works in New York), Surge, 2013, neon lights, aluminum box, mirror, one way mirror and electric energy, 34 x 34 x 6.5 inches, Knoxville Museum of Art, 2016 purchase with funds provided by June and Rob Heller [DETAIL]