Authenticity as Illusion – Last Chance!
Rochester Contemporary Art Center
137 East Ave.
May 1, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Don’t miss our latest collaboration with the Institute for Electronic Arts (iea) at Alfred University! “Authenticity as Illusion” features two recent video artworks by Jake Brush (iea alum) and Kelli S Williams. The exhibition is curated by Myles Calvert, director of iea.

New media, particularly reality TV and queer culture, creates a chaotic, hyperreal digital identity crisis. The self is a fluid performance, warped by societal pressure and cultural appropriation, blurring the line between authentic and edited. Artists explore this, revealing that reality is fiercely crafted, not fixed, and that authenticity is an illusion.

Learn more here.