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Cecilia Dougherty
SHANIDAR, SAFE RETURN
extended through July 14

Drawing based on 40,000 year old red ochre hand stencil at El Castillo cave complex, Puente Viesgo, Spain.

Drawing based on 40,000 year old red ochre hand stencil at El Castillo cave complex, Puente Viesgo, Spain.

Cecilia Dougherty, Shanidar, Safe Return
April 14–May 26, 2024
on participantafterdark.art

PARTICIPANT INC is pleased to present the AFTER DARK launch of Cecilia Dougherty, Shanidar, Safe Return, an interactive web-based work of speculative fiction on participantafterdark.art.

Timeline: 40,000 years BCE. In Shanidar, Safe Return, a band of Neanderthals and their Cro-Magnon companions, Haizea, Esti, Oihana, Eneko and Uda, make an epic journey from what is now southern France to a place called Shanidar, a large cave in Iraqi Kurdistan, situated along tributaries of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers. Along the way they learn that humanity is blessed by its heritage of mixing and sharing everything, including genes. Like everything - like food, shelter, and love - it’s a matter of survival. Their lion guide keeps them on the right path.

More from Season 22

Patrice Aphrodite Helmar
PATRICE APHRODITE HELMAR, POLARIS
June 30 - August 18, 2024
Silvester Hustito a.k.a. Sobé, John Singer Sargent with We’wha Portait, 2018, digital artwork
Silvester Hustito a.k.a. Sobé
WHY AM I ALIVE NOW?
extended through June 23, 2024
Drawing based on 40,000 year old red ochre hand stencil at El Castillo cave complex, Puente Viesgo, Spain.
Cecilia Dougherty
SHANIDAR, SAFE RETURN
extended through July 14
**Itziar Barrio,** *SKIRA* monograph cover with still from ROBOTA MML, 2023, 4K Video. 
Itziar Barrio
BOOK LAUNCH
Sunday, April 28, 5-7pm
**Ellen Cantor,** *Remember Me,* 1998, 10:25 min, b&w and color, sound, courtesy Estate of Ellen Cantor and Electronic Arts Intermix. 
Ellen Cantor
JOY OF LOVE
Feb 25 – April 7, 2024
**Flowers in the Basement,** *Women and Children*, 2024
Flowers in the Basement
WOMEN AND CHILDREN
Jan 21 – Feb 4, 2024
Kathe Burkhart
ALMOST HEAVEN
Nov 15 – Dec 31, 2023
Jewish Voice for Peace, “1991: Money for healthcare, not warfare, 2023: Same,” Instagram post, October 2023, Grand Central Station
RESOURCES IN SUPPORT OF PALESTINE
Amy Ruhl, Between Tin Men #3, 2023, video still 
Amy Ruhl
BETWEEN TIN MEN
September 10 – November 5, 2023

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