SHABOOM: PRESUMED IGNORANT Opening

Join us for the opening of the first institutional exhibition of the collective SHABOOM—created by artists Silky Shoemaker, Paul Soileau, and Lex Vaughn. On view from October 5, 2024–January 26, 2025, SHABOOM: PRESUMED IGNORANT takes up the golden era of ’90s court tv with an installation that will be activated by the most juvenile of antics, as well as billboards and happenings in the wild co-produced by Shandaken Projects. Embracing slapstick, SHABOOM presents scenes that teeter on the edge of disaster and teem with slips, flops, and the cheapest of pleasures.

A newly commissioned performance by SHABOOM will premiere at Art Omi on Saturday, October 5, from 6–7:30 PM, with doors opening at 5 PM. Kindly note, seating is limited for the opening performance from 6-7:30 PM. Advanced registration is essential.

Mining lines and interstitial scenes from Hollywood Babylon-era pictures and low-brow entertainment from the ’30s to the present, SHABOOM dives headfirst into vignettes of mad determination with a good measure of delusion. Part variety show, part courtroom melodrama, SHABOOM’s project is faithful to two principles: THE SHOW MUST GO ON! and EVERYTHING MUST GO!