"We Should be Allowed to Think" will be the first online exhibition as part of a reboot of peripheral forms (PF), a rhizomatic container for digital art created by Justice Alexander Hager. This exhibition is a part of a larger project, Fall of Freedom, an urgent call to the arts community to unite in defiance of authoritarian forces sweeping the nation.
We are putting forth an open call for new and existing work from artists across the globe that grapples with the ways that cognition can be captured, limited, and suppressed by authoritarian/proto-authoritarian forces—from governments and police forces to media outlets and online platforms.
► Submissions are open to anyone and everyone globally
This show is being curated, organized, assembled, and designed by Justice, and they will be looking for resonances between submissions to build a body of work that collectively speaks strongly to both this moment and the historical moments that resonate with it.
Justice will work with the selected artists, writers, thinkers, and dreamers to facilitate the presentation of their work online in a way that makes it accessible and impactful for audiences.
We hope that you will join us in taking part in this moment of solidarity with the artistic community throughout the United States and beyond.