Carrie Mae Weems, an artist who has consistently and poignantly addressed the conditions of race in the United States, creates a multi-work installation and series of performances titled The Shape of Things. Weems’ unflinching gaze at what she describes as the “pageantry” and “circus-like” quality of contemporary American political life find form in a series of large-scale installations and a cyclorama (a panoramic image on the inside of a cylindrical platform) of six to eight projections of new and existing film footage where Weems addresses the turmoil of current events and the “long march forward.” Suggestive of a 19th-century carnival with dioramas based on spontaneous street memorials, peep shows, and a Pepper’s Ghost, The Shape of Things is an incisive, powerfully emotional, and critical reflection on events both deeply embedded in American culture and history and the explosive events of the past year. (from armoryonpark.org)

Curator: Tom Eccles
Curator of Programs and Performances: Avery Willis Hoffman
Composer: Jawwaad Taylor
Lighting Design: Solomon Weisbard
Sound Design: Mark Grey
Video Design: Greg Ermetaz
Set Design: Daniel Pinha
Assistant Lighting Designer: Riva Fairhall
Lighting Supervisor: Aaron Copp
Production Electrician: Dave “Tater” Polato
Lighting Programmer: Taylor C. Jensen