Michael Paul Britto /
The Suspect War
The Suspect War is an interactive runway show utilizing racial profiling and police sketches as its basis. The piece focuses on how race and clothing/fashion choices influence the perception of the public/police and alleged criminal activity. The clothing choices for the fashion show will be dictated by “wanted†posters and profile descriptions. During the performance, passersby who “fit the profiles†will be invited to walk the runway.
Date:
Saturday and Sunday, October 6-7 from 5-6pm
Location:
The performance will take place at Krizia, 446 W 14th Street.
artist info
Michael Paul Britto graduated with a BA from the City College of New York. Michael’s works range from videos to digital photography, sculpture, collage, and performance. Britto has had residencies at the New Museum in New York as well as Smack Mellon, The Marie Walsh Sharpe Foundation and LMCC. Michael was been featured in shows at El Museo del Barrio, The Studio Museum of Harlem, The Zacheta National Gallery in Warsaw, The Kitchen and the Victoria and Albert Museum in England. Britto has been written about in “The New York Times, Art In America and the Brooklyn Rail.
