Liv Schulman, La Desaparición (The Disappearance)
Money Has No Smell
CLOSING RECEPTION AND FILM SCREENING:
Wednesday, August 31st, 2022
6:00 – 8:00 pm (screening to begin at 6:15 pm)
137 W. 25th St, NYC [map]
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CUE and ACOMPI present a screening of La Desaparición (The Disappearance), a film by artist Liv Schulman, followed by a closing reception to celebrate the artists and curators. In the film, Schulman (Argentinian, b. 1985) travels to the triple frontier—a tri-border area along the junction of Argentina, Brazil, and Paraguay—where she exchanges Argentine pesos for Brazilian reales for Paraguayan guaraníes until the money disappears due to the cumulative effect of commissions from currency exchange.
Drawing upon the themes present within the exhibition, the film highlights the fickle fungibility of value, offering a space for further reflection on the social construct of money on a global scale.
After the screening, drinks will be served. We encourage guests to join us at any time throughout the evening. Attendance is free and open to all; RSVPs are requested.
Read more about the exhibition here.
About the Participants
ACOMPI is a New York City-based, globally focused curatorial practice founded by Jack Radley and Constanza Valenzuela. The name ACOMPI derives from the Spanish word acompañado, meaning “in company.” ACOMPI highlights interdisciplinary practice and collaboration, and serves as a youth-oriented, community-ingrained platform to expand the intersection of independent curatorial practice and site-responsive public engagement. ACOMPI celebrates narratives of immigrants, youth, and artists working in interdisciplinary means not satiated or supported by the current market.
Recent projects by ACOMPI include: Ocultismo y barro, Miriam Gallery (Brooklyn, New York); Mariana Parisca: Corriente, Más Allá (Bogotá, Colombia); Crispy Tostones: Oro, Pari Passu Gallery in collaboration with Sabroso Projects (Queens, New York); Transient Grounds in collaboration with NARS Foundation on Governors Island; Diana Sofia Lozano: Suspended in the Iris, Home Gallery (NYC); Shanzhai Lyric: Canal Street Research Association in collaboration with Wallplay; and “What Can NYC Art Museums Do For Immigrants?” a colloquium at NYU Steinhardt. ACOMPI’s work has been featured in The New York Times, Artforum, New York Magazine, artnet, The Brooklyn Rail, Elephant, and Hyperallergic, among other publications. They can be found at @acompi.nyc.