The Queens Museum in New York has announced the list of 43 artists and collectives participating in its upcoming biennial “Volumes,” which will open on October 7.“Since its inauguration in 2002, this biennial exhibition has highlighted the contemporary cultural production of Queens communities in formats driven by the artists represented, the perspectives of its curators, and current social and cultural issues. QI 2018, titled ‘Volumes,’ follows in this tradition, and for the first time includes a partnership with the Queens Library. ‘Queens International 2018: Volumes’ offers a unique opportunity to address the relationship between two closely connected public organizations. While they employ different methods and have inherited different histories, both are ever-evolving in response to the community, emergent technologies, and cultural shifts,” states the museum.The participating artists include Damali Abrams, Haley Bueschlen, Gabo Camnitzer, Emmy Catedral, Camel Collective (Anthony Graves and Carla Herrera-Prats), U. Kanad Chakrabarti, Jesse Chun, Oscar Rene Cornejo, Chris Domenick, Brian Droitcour and Christine Wong Yap, ray ferreira, Christina Freeman, Milford Graves, Janet Henry, Camille Hoffman, Kim Hoeckele, Heidi Howard and Liz Phillips, Qiren Hu, Juan Iribarren, Paolo Javier and David Mason, Peter Kaspar, Patrick Killoran, Ernesto Klar, Essye Klempner, Mo Kong, Ani Liu, Umber Majeed, Emilio Martinez Poppe, Gloria Maximo, Asif Mian, Wardell Milan, Beatrice Modisett, Arthur Ou, KT Pe Benito, Gabriela Salazar, Raycaster (Ziv Schneider and ~shirin anlen), Jaret Vadera, Mary A. Valverde, Cullen Washington, and Jack Whitten.The exhibition website, designed by artist Ryan Kuo, known for addressing organizational hierarchies and information architecture in his works, will serve as a virtual 3D model of the venue that is organized on a 2D plane. The website is intended to simultaneously serve as an experiential tool and an extension of the ideas within the exhibition.Queens Museum is dedicated to presenting the highest quality visual arts and educational programming for people in the New York metropolitan area, and particularly for the uniquely international residents of Queens.Queens Library’s mission is to meet the needs of the community by offering lifelong learning opportunities and ensuring there is a positive impact in the community.http://www.blouinartinfo.com/                              Founder: Louise Blouin                                                       Read more