Rhizome x ISLAA present: Postborder (code)pendency

On January 21 at 7pm, join us at The Institute For Studies on Latin American Art (ISLAA) for a conversation about digital artworks that explore the Mexico/US border. Hosted by Rhizome, this event marks the launch of Post-border (code)pendency, a new online exhibition curated by Doreen Ríos for Rhizome’s ArtBase Anthologies series.

At the heart of this exhibition are works that investigate how the internet has reshaped our understanding of borders, both online and offline, from its early promises of a utopian “borderless” society, to one that perpetuates violence and codependent relationships between nations. The works in this exhibition ask us to consider how identity is formed within border communities, specifically within the context of the Mexico/US border, and how borders can be creatively “hacked” in pursuit of justice and solidarity. 

Ríos will be in conversation with exhibiting artists Angel Nevarez and Alex Rivera, and artist and Rhizome founder Mark Tribe, who curated the online exhibition Tijuana Calling as part of visionary transborder festival INSITE, which included two works also featured in this exhibition. 

This event will be recorded. 

Rhizome champions born-digital art and culture through commissions, exhibitions, scholarship, and digital preservation. Founded by artist Mark Tribe as an email discussion list including some of the first artists to work online, Rhizome has played an integral role in the history of contemporary art engaged with digital technologies and the internet.

Since 2003, Rhizome has been an affiliate in residence at the New Museum of Contemporary Art in New York City. Founded in 1977, the New Museum is a leading destination for new art and new ideas. Together, New Museum, Rhizome, and NEW INC, the first museum-led incubator founded by New Museum in 2014, explore the future of contemporary art and technology.