The Eight Excuses for Not Coming: a multi-media exhibition of new works by Max Li

Comprised of tintype photography, sculptures made of found objects, and toys, The Eight Excuses intends to animate a cluster of metaphors to absurd scenarios in daily life. In this exhibition, Max Li deploys language bits, mock-up ritualistic apparatus, and repurposed anthropomorphic furniture to investigate the seemingly arbitrary nature of the mechanism of decision making. Why eight; are the excuses forgivable; and what are the destinations?

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