ILLEGAL FASHION | FEB 14TH @ WHITEBOX
Type
Exhibition, Job/Career
Category
Activism, Design, Mixed Media, Performance
Status
Archived
Deadline
February 13, 2017
Application Fee
Not Available
Host
WHITE BOX
Location
New York, United States

Open Call for 



Illegal Fashion




A Valentine's Day Special @ WhiteBox to benefit New York City Sanctuaries


'If it has to be political, it better be beautiful' — Arthur Danto


 


When: Tuesday Feb 14th 2017 6pm-8pm


 


Open call for illegal citizen artists, designers, and models


(Prior illegal folk qualify).


 


Maximum Seven fashion works and / or accessories per designer 


 


Email Electronic Submissions to illegal@whiteboxny.org  


 


Illegal hands, volunteers, technicians and photographers wanted. Your participation can be put on your resumè. 


Pseudonyms and Nome-de-guerre accepted. All submissions will be kept secret and away from federal and shady authorities.


 


Runway Description (in brief):


Run originates at 6pm sharp in basement area.


Run crawls up to main exhibition space continuing on to Broome St. proper, parading right into a stomp at the Sarah Delano Roosevelt Park. 


Orators and special guests will address the Sanctuary situation in the Downtown LES/Chinatown Latino, Chinese and Asian communities. 




Stump open mike and Valentine's party to follow...............................!!.


 


Part of the proceeds from sales of garments will benefit a downtown Sanctuary Center TBD.


 


Amigos y colegas, La Lucha Continúa


 


Maria de Los Angeles y Juan Sin Tierra



 


Illegal F​ashion




 —Manifesto 2017 @ WhiteBox​—



“Poor Mexico, so far from God, so close to the United States.” – Porfirio Diaz​​


 


Our existence is not a crime. We represent the new ​unapologetic, loud, bicultural, creative Illegal Fashion Force.​ We maintain our present ​culture reigning with pride in this new​ social movement. 


​We design and manufacture ​political fashion​. What we wear is political. What we think is political. You make us political.


We are existential, poetic, and mad for freedom. We wear who we are. We wear clothing that says more, not less. We wear clothing that says, “Look at me—beautiful, illegal. Stop ignoring us.”


We demand our existence be legalized. We are millions. Art like us is migrant, unstoppable as water. We stopped sewing your clothing, cleaning your homes, walking your dogs. We are the new kids on the block, makers and innovators.


You exploited us and now you must legalize us. 


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Fashion is our identity card.








​Maria de Los Angeles ​y Juan SinTierra, 

Curators