Post Truth - No Ded: Vestry Street Gallery, London
Curated by David Cooper
Glenn Brown is included in POST TRUTH - NO DED, a group exhibition curated by David Cooper at Vestry Street Gallery, London, in association with Cross Lane Projects.
'NO DED' is a title dictated in dyslexic dialect echoing the slogan written on a bed sheet and draped by the prisoners of the 1990 Strangeways Prison Riots. The context of social and political manipulation (there were no dead prison wardens, contrary to the press at the time) can be re-interpreted and re-purposed for a modern context in an era known as quintessentially post-truth.
Post-Truth refers to a cultural condition in which the distinction between fact and fiction no longer function as a straightforward criterion for evaluating claims. Truth emerges from a combination of verifiable evidence, affective investment, and identification with particular narratives.
A statement becomes relevant when it fits into an existing web of beliefs and expectations, and when it offers a story that feels coherent to a specific audience.
Brown exhibits alongside Mathew Weir, Renata Adela, Simon Bedwell, Paul Benney, Charlie Boothright, David Cooper, Kari Anne Helleberg Bahri, Nick Ikin, Abigail Lane, Judy McNicol, Alex Pearl and Emanuele Resce.
