Authenticity as Illusion
Rochester Contemporary Art Center
137 East Ave.
Apr 3, 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm

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. Jake Brush and Kelli S. Williams explore this, revealing that reality is fiercely crafted, not fixed, and that authenticity is an illusion.

This exhibition is curated by Myles Calvert, director of the Institute for Electronic Arts (iea) at Alfred University, and is in partnership with iea.

Pictured: Visitors viewing “Mall Interrupted” by Jake Brush