L: Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds R: Lachell Workman
Curated by Rachel Owens and Eleanor King
Richard and Dolly Maas Gallery, SUNY Purchase College
Artists: Maureen Connor, Art Jones, Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds, Chico MacMurtrie, Eugenia Manwelyan, Landon Newton, Jessica Segall, Lachell Workman
as of right
1. (law) by virtue of an entitlement or authority which arises from certain legal conditions or circumstances; by operation of law.
To acquire a right of way by long use, a claimant must show use as of right, peaceably, openly and without permission
They may appeal the ruling as of right.
Parliament shall sit as of right.
The Constitutional Council shall, as of right, carry out such an examination.
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The lines that define countries, states, towns, neighborhoods, sidewalks, fenced lawns, and our very bodies are all delineations of space governed by laws and regulations as to who is inside or outside of them. Who is the governor and who is the governed?
Engaging artists in a broad conversation about spatial occupation, As of Right investigates different aspects of the topic in order to locate a commonality between diverse groups encountering these boundaries. This project asks where, when, and how different bodies are located in the landscape: from herbalists to police shootings to the space humans allow for other species and including the public college campus itself. These works all ask who has the right to not only exist but to thrive.
Artists: Maureen Connor, Eugenia Manwelyan, Landon Newton
Artist: Art Jones
Artist: Art Jones
Artist: Jessica Segall