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International Open Call 2018-19 Results

For apexart’s 2018-19 International Open Call, 344 jurors evaluated 543 proposals submitted by people from 66 different countries. We are pleased so many people found this program worthy of their time and want to thank both the submitters and the jurors for their valuable contributions.

The four winning proposals were submitted by: Innocent Ekejiuba & Yinka Elujoba, Harris Kornstein & Cara Rose DeFabio, Shaunak Mahbubani, and Marina Reyes Franco. apexart’s International Open Call accepts ideas for group exhibitions to be presented anywhere in the world. The four winning proposals receive a budget and administrative support to bring their projects to life in locations outside of New York City.


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  Re-imaging Futures: A Trans-Nigerian Conversation
Lagos, Nigera
Dates TBA


submitted by:
Innocent Ekejiuba and
Yinka Elujoba


Evolving from a road trip across Nigeria undertaken by a group of writers, photographers, and filmmakers in 2016 and 2017, this exhibition presents works that examine what it means to be Nigerian today. It will feature documentation of the road trip and timely works that respond to Nigeria’s political instability, ethnic crises, and colonized past.

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  System Failure
San Francisco, United States
Dates TBA


submitted by:
Harris Kornstein and
Cara Rose DeFabio


“Fail fast! Fail big! Fail often! Fail better!” These oft-quoted Silicon Valley mantras celebrate the high-octane risk-taking that is a hallmark of the tech world. But who gets to fail? This exhibition critiques ideologies of technological failure and tactically engages breakdown itself. Artists strategically build tools that are never meant to function properly, and push systems further than they were meant to go.


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  Regimes of Truth
Bangalore, India
Dates TBA


submitted by:
Shaunak Mahbubani


As India’s right-wing fundamentalist party enters the final year of its term under the current Prime Minister, the time is ripe to reflect on the changes brought about by its leadership. Following public mob-lynchings and drastic environmental crimes, this exhibition questions the government’s present use of propaganda to claim and consolidate political control.




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  Resisting Paradise
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Dates TBA


submitted by:
Marina Reyes Franco


Drawing inspiration from Caribbean nations’ shared history—from invasion, to plantation, to resort economic development model—this project addresses tourism as a new means of colonization. Through transgression and appropriation, participating artists envision new paradigms of life in the region and its diaspora, by challenging preconceived notions of what it means to be Caribbean.


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For more information on apexart Open Calls, visit our Open Calls page.

apexart’s International Open Call invites 500-word proposals for group exhibitions that take place anywhere in the world, except for New York City. Exhibitions can be about anything that the organizer finds compelling. No prior curatorial experience is required and we accept submissions from people around the world. Proposals do not have to be for the city where the curator is based, and do not need to take place in traditional gallery settings. Venues for the exhibition and artist lists do not need to be confirmed in advance of submitting an idea.

Four winners receive support from apexart to mount their exhibition in the location of their choosing, and apexart works with winning organizers on all of the details of the project. In addition, apexart produces a brochure in an edition of 7,500 with an essay from the curator, which is distributed to subscribers in more than 100 countries.Past shows have explored construction in Mexico City, community in Memphis, and translation in Kampala. The apexart Open Call is an opportunity to bring a compelling idea to fruition and to illustrate that the center of the world is wherever you are. Please note that apexart is not a funding organization and exhibitions are part of apexart's regular programming.
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