The first year anniversary show of Manipulated Image, “For Action’s Sake”, considers the confluence of art and politics. Direct and indirect references are made to the role of mass media in the present, and its relationship to Machiavellian and Fascistic politics. “For Action’s Sake” refers to fetishizing the idea of action-taking, to the point that the focus is on the action itself, rather than the meaning behind it.

You´ll be able to see EXPERIMENTAL SHORT VIDEOS co-curated by Alysss Stepanian (curator of MI) and Wilfried Agricola de Cologne (curator of VideoChannel/CologneOFF), 16 VIDEO ARTISTS from 10 COUNTRIES, ONLINE LIVE PERFORMANCES from HAMBURG and SWEDEN, performances by local artists, video presentations by guest artist JOHN CRISCITELLO (ITHACA, NEW YORK) or AGRICOLA DE COLOGNE and on the occasion of this anniversary, STEPANIAN WILL include her own work for the first time.

CAUTION: Some material suitable only for adults.

632 Agua Fria St (between St Francis and Guadalupe; enter on Romero, west edge of the Railyard)

Santa Fe, NM 87501

Tickets: $10, purchase at the door (includes food and reception)