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Biological Imperative

June 14-July 26, 2008
Opening Reception June 14, 7-10 PM

Curated by Emma Wilcox


Gallery Aferro
73 Market Street
Newark, N.J. 07102


Gallery Hours
Thursday, Friday and Saturday 12:00 - 6:00 PM


Things that just won’t die, multiples, fecundity, regeneration, splicing, graft, hybridization, miscegenation, do it yourself genetic testing kits, “she’s not my sister she’s my daughter”, “one drop,” 3/5 of a person, genetically modified foods, bio art, the prosecution of bio artists, the undead, the semi-living, Jonestown, the elderly woman who got a DNR order tattooed on her chest, the undying popularity of zombie films, Scopolamine, and of course, well, bunny rabbits.

Andrea Aimi, Brandon Ballengée, Michael Betancourt, Ana Black, David Blair, William Brovelli,
Charlesworth, Lewandowski & Mann, Elio Caccavale, Sean Capone, Steven Dressler, Eva Drangsholt, Tagny Duff,
Aganetha & Richard Dyck, Lucia Fabio, Asha Ganpat, Daphne Gerou, Nora Herting, Verena Kaminiarz, Jennifer Mazza,
Jillian McDonald, Stephanie Metz, Lydia Moyers, Roger Sayre, David Sherry, Laura Splan, Brian Spolans, Ajla R. Steinvåg, Naoe Suzuki, Delmira Valladares, Maria Wallace