In Search of the Truth explained

In Search of the Truth
Location:Worldwide
Owner:The Cause Collective
Founder:Ryan Alexiev
Jim Ricks
Hank Willis Thomas
Established:2011
Current Status:Active

In Search of the Truth is an international, interactive public art project of a touring, inflatable recording booth called 'The Truth Booth'.[1] [2] [3] The Booth is a 16-foot-tall by 23-foot-wide speech bubble that permits visitors to record videos of themselves completing the sentence, "The truth is...".[4] [5] [6] It was established in 2011 as a collaboration between Ryan Alexiev, Hank Willis Thomas and Jim Ricks. [7] [8] [9]

History

The project was started in 2011 by artists Ryan Alexiev, Hank Willis Thomas and Jim Ricks.[10] Will Sylvester and, now deceased LGBTQ organizer, Jorge Sanchez had joined the project more recently.[11] [12] All are members of the artist collective Cause Collective. In 2011, the project was first shown at the Galway International Arts Festival in Ireland.[13] [14] It debuted in the US during the LOOK3 Festival of the Photograph in Charlottesville, VA in June 2012.

The project toured Afghanistan in 2013 in a partnership with Free Press Unlimited, a media development organization based in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and 1TV (Afghan TV channel).[15] In 2016, it launched a 50-state tour of the United States before the 2016 United States presidential election.[16]

It has also appeared in South Africa, Australia, and in 2018 toured Mexico from Chiapas to Juarez visiting 20 locations under the name: En Busca de la Verdad.[17] [18] The 'Booth', the Mexican videos, and a documentary about the 2018 tour are part of the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden's exhibition Manifesto: Art x Agency showing 2019 – 20.[19] [20] In Search of the Truth was exhibited as part of the Melbourne Fringe Festival in September of 2019[21] [22] and in October of 2019 the project came to St. Louis and visited Ferguson.[23]

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Notes and References

  1. News: North . Bonnie . Lynden Sculpture Garden Takes Part In Searching for the 'Truth' . . August 5, 2016.
  2. News: Steinhauer . Jillian . Hank Willis Thomas Seeks the Truth . . August 5, 2015.
  3. News: Briseño . Alexander . Ragheb . J. Fiona . Enriching the City with Public Art . . April 19, 2018.
  4. News: Filipov . David . Inflatable 'Truth Booth' is art that lets you speak your mind . . April 8, 2016.
  5. News: Hotchkiss . Sarah . In New Public Art, Hank Willis Thomas Lights Up a Loving Message . . November 15, 2017.
  6. News: Martinez . Alanna . Confess! Artist Hank Willis Thomas' 'Truth Booth' Headed for Brooklyn . . September 15, 2015.
  7. News: Brooks. Katherine. April 12, 2016. Inflatable 'Truth Booth' Will Let Americans Vent About This Crazy Election. The Huffington Post.
  8. News: Myrow. Rachael. Apr 14, 2017. Step Into The Truth Booth in Palo Alto and Tell All Inside Two Minutes. KQED (TV).
  9. News: December 14, 2016. Honest To Goodness: One Thousand "Truths" from Detroit & Flint on Display at Cranbrook Art Museum. WDET-FM.
  10. News: Lawrence . Alexa . Hank Willis Thomas's New Installation About Truth Pops Up in Downtown Brooklyn . . July 31, 2015.
  11. Web site: Jorge Sanchez Obituary (1970 - 2020) San Francisco Chronicle. 2021-08-30. Legacy.com.
  12. Web site: Kost. Ryan. 2021-01-31. 'A long short life': Family, friends believe S.F. man was 'indirect victim' of pandemic. 2021-08-30. San Francisco Chronicle. en-US.
  13. Web site: Kernan. Andrews. April 28, 2011. Galway to enter The Truth Booth this summer. 2020-11-22. Galway Advertiser.
  14. News: Laster . Paul . Art Basel Visitors Tell All in Hank Willis Thomas' 'Truth Booth' . . August 12, 2014.
  15. News: Truth Booth: Afghans tell their own truth . Free Press Unlimited .
  16. News: A Giant, Inflatable "Truth Booth" is Coming to Sydney. Levy. Rose. June 5, 2017. Broadsheet.
  17. News: Cascone . Sarah . Hank Willis Thomas Wants to Send 'The Truth Booth' to All 50 States Before Election Day . . April 12, 2016.
  18. News: Adame . Oscar . En Busca de la Verdad, el proyecto de arte público irlandés llega a la CDMX . Warp . 17 October 2018.
  19. Web site: A Globe-Trotting, Truth-Seeking Art Project Looks for Answers in D.C.. Burakoff. Maddie. Smithsonian. en. 2019-06-17.
  20. Web site: Manifesto: Art x Agency. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Smithsonian. en. 2019-06-17.
  21. Web site: Beat's top picks for the 2019 Melbourne Fringe Festival. 2019-09-10. Beat Magazine. en-AU. 2019-09-15.
  22. Web site: Melbourne Fringe Festival 2019. Broadsheet. en. 2019-09-15.
  23. Web site: Speak your truth inside the Truth Booth, an inflatable, globe-trotting sculpture. Monica. Obradovic. ST. Louis Post-Dispatch. 11 October 2019 . en. 2019-10-22.

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