ISAIAH DAVIS
I HAVE NO MOUTH AND I MUST SCREAM
November 14 – December 19, 2021
Opening reception, Sunday, November 14, 5-9pm
Appointments are required. Make one here. 

PARTICIPANT INC presents Isaiah Davis, I HAVE NO MOUTH AND I MUST SCREAM, the artist’s first solo exhibition, including recent paintings, sculpture, and video projections on leather, metal, and through other unconventional surfaces. I HAVE NO MOUTH AND I MUST SCREAM takes its title from the 1967 science fiction short story by Harlan Ellison, subsequently produced into a video game. Ellison’s plot centers around a computer program that has gained undefeatable knowledge and autonomous function and has terminated populations, except for a small group who is tormented for eternity by the program. For Davis, the immediate tortured subject group manifests in impoverished communities and adolescents under capitalism, who turn to heterotopic imagery as a form of resistance.

Safety protocols: Appointments are required and are limited to 4 people. Visitors and staff must wear a mask and practice social distancing. NYC requires visitors to be vaccinated against COVID-19 to enter.