On Power, in 20 Parts 

On Power, in 20 Parts
March 4, 2021 – March 4, 2022
power-power-power.org 

The Center for Art Research (CFAR) and Tropical Contemporary are partnering to facilitate a collection of expressions that represent individual artists’ examination of power. This project was initiated by a research community at the University of Oregon that assembled to investigate global histories, philosophical positions, and lived experiences related to POWER. This work represented a range of information and perspectives related to power in public and private spheres in order to access, process, and advance thinking about individual, social, and cultural issues. By creating an environment that privileged access, analysis, and open exchange, this research community worked within a cooperative structure that drew from participants’ experiences, studio practice, and speculative inquiry.

On Power, in 20 Parts is a culmination of this work, and is intentionally multivalent, indeterminate, and discursive, manifesting in a range of forms that represent individuals’ distinct consideration of POWER. As such, we have attempted to design this site in a way that counters the pervasive hierarchies that are embedded in the systems we engage with daily and are inherently present in online platforms. Our primary method to address these issues was to construct a static landing page with dynamic, nonhierarchical access points for projects, so as to randomize the relationship between viewers and each project. Additionally, each contributing artist was given agency to organize their individual page to reflect the priorities of their project. 

Artists
HIBA ALI
ANDERSON/ DEVAUGHN/ YATSU
SAJAD AMINI
DANA BUZZEE
AGNESE CEBERE
CENTER FOR INVESTIGATION OF LAND MASS AGENCY    
MARY EVANS
TANNAZ FARSI
BRIAN GILLIS
ANASTASIYA GUTNIK
RON JUDE
ERIN LANGLEY
DAVID PENA + LUISA MARTINEZ
HANNAH PETKAU
TYLER STOLL
TANNON RECKLING
JESSIE ROSE VALA + STEPHEN NACHTIGALL
AMANDA WOJICK
CAROL YAHNER
WILLIAM ZENG