AC [ Direct ] I / II and AC [ Chapel ] March 19 – April 11, 2009  / Opening: Thursday, March 19, 6-8pm Five new exhibitions: Group Exhibition: Domestic Ann Torke: The Residue Series: Everyday Accumulation Jeff Becker: CapaCity Project Bryan Whitney: Myriad - The Ten Thousand Things Andrew Erdos: Santalope do⋅mes⋅tic  /dəˈmɛstɪk/ [duh-mes-tik] 1. of or pertaining to the home, the household, household affairs, or the family: domestic pleasures. 2. devoted to home life or household affairs. 3. tame; domesticated. 4. of or pertaining to one's own or a particular country as apart from other countries: domestic trade. 5. indigenous to or produced or made within one's own country; not foreign; native: domestic goods. 6. a hired household servant. 7. something produced or manufactured in one's own country. 8. domestics, household items made of cloth, as sheets, towels, and tablecloths. AC [Direct] II presents a group video exhibition, by Rhizome and Perpetual Art Machine (PAM) members,  that investigate the various facets of the definition of “domestic.”  The videos are presented in a home-movie theater atmosphere, including seating and 9ft projection screen. Artists: China Blue, Phyllis Bulkin-Lehrer, Osvaldo Cibils, Erica Clayton, Andrew Erdos, Kristen Galvin, Scott Groeniger, Henry Gwiazda, Jan Hakon-Erichson, Moira Holohan, Ellen Lake, JD McPherson, Jane Philbrick, Elise Roedenbeck, Robert Spahr, and Keith Sullivan.   Curators: Holly Crawford, Sonya Hofer and Christine Licata For additional information about the artists please contact AC [Institute Direct Chapel] at This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it . About AC [Institute Direct Chapel] AC’s mission is to advance the understanding of art through investigation, research and education. It is a lab and forum for experimentation and critical discussion.  We support and develop projects that explore a performative exchange across visual, verbal and experiential disciplines. We encourage critical writing that challenges conventional expectations of meaning and objectivity as well as the boundaries between the rational and subjective.  Art Currents is a non-profit 501(c)3.  AC [Institute Direct Chapel] 547 W. 27th St, #519  New York, NY 10001 www.artcurrents.org   email: This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Gallery Hours: Wed, Fri. & Sat: 1-6pm, Thurs.: 1-8pm  5th Floor - #519-529 & North Alcove