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]
| In Search of the Truth | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Location | Worldwide |
| Owner | The Cause Collective |
| Founder | Ryan Alexiev Jim Ricks Hank Willis Thomas |
| Established | 2011 |
| Status | Active |
| Website | insearchofthetruth |
History
editBetween fake news and fact checking, the truth has never been more contested, which makes this a very timely project.
The project was started in 2011 by artists Ryan Alexiev, Hank Willis Thomas and Jim Ricks.[11] Will Sylvester and, now deceased LGBTQ organizer, Jorge Sanchez had joined the project more recently.[12][13] All are members of the artist collective Cause Collective. In 2011, the project was first shown at the Galway International Arts Festival in Ireland.[14][15] 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).[16] In 2016, it launched a 50-state tour of the United States before the 2016 United States presidential election.[17]
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.[18][8][19] 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.[20][21] In Search of the Truth was exhibited as part of the Melbourne Fringe Festival in September of 2019[22][23] and in October of 2019 the project came to St. Louis and visited Ferguson.[24]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ North, Bonnie (August 5, 2016). "Lynden Sculpture Garden Takes Part In Searching for the 'Truth'". WUWM.
- ^ Steinhauer, Jillian (August 5, 2015). "Hank Willis Thomas Seeks the Truth". Hyperallergic.
- ^ Briseño, Alexander; Ragheb, J. Fiona (April 19, 2018). "Enriching the City with Public Art". Urban Land.
- ^ Filipov, David (April 8, 2016). "Inflatable 'Truth Booth' is art that lets you speak your mind". The Boston Globe.
- ^ Hotchkiss, Sarah (November 15, 2017). "In New Public Art, Hank Willis Thomas Lights Up a Loving Message". KQED (TV).
- ^ Martinez, Alanna (September 15, 2015). "Confess! Artist Hank Willis Thomas' 'Truth Booth' Headed for Brooklyn". Observer.
- ^ Brooks, Katherine (April 12, 2016). "Inflatable 'Truth Booth' Will Let Americans Vent About This Crazy Election". The Huffington Post.
- ^ a b Myrow, Rachael (Apr 14, 2017). "Step Into The Truth Booth in Palo Alto and Tell All Inside Two Minutes". KQED (TV).
- ^ "Honest To Goodness: One Thousand "Truths" from Detroit & Flint on Display at Cranbrook Art Museum". WDET-FM. December 14, 2016.
- ^ Ritchie, Emily (June 15, 2017). "'Truth booth' art installation doubles as a cultural confessional". The Australian.
- ^ Lawrence, Alexa (July 31, 2015). "Hank Willis Thomas's New Installation About Truth Pops Up in Downtown Brooklyn". Architectural Digest.
- ^ "Jorge Sanchez Obituary (1970 - 2020) San Francisco Chronicle". Legacy.com. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
- ^ Kost, Ryan (2021-01-31). "'A long short life': Family, friends believe S.F. man was 'indirect victim' of pandemic". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
- ^ Andrews, Kernan (April 28, 2011). "Galway to enter The Truth Booth this summer". Galway Advertiser. Retrieved 2020-11-22.
- ^ Laster, Paul (August 12, 2014). "Art Basel Visitors Tell All in Hank Willis Thomas' 'Truth Booth'". Observer.
- ^ "Truth Booth: Afghans tell their own truth". Free Press Unlimited. Archived from the original on 2018-12-31. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
- ^ Levy, Rose (June 5, 2017). "A Giant, Inflatable "Truth Booth" is Coming to Sydney". Broadsheet.
- ^ Cascone, Sarah (April 12, 2016). "Hank Willis Thomas Wants to Send 'The Truth Booth' to All 50 States Before Election Day". Artnet.
- ^ Adame, Oscar (17 October 2018). "En Busca de la Verdad, el proyecto de arte público irlandés llega a la CDMX". Warp.
- ^ Burakoff, Maddie. "A Globe-Trotting, Truth-Seeking Art Project Looks for Answers in D.C." Smithsonian. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
- ^ "Manifesto: Art x Agency". Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden | Smithsonian. Retrieved 2019-06-17.
- ^ "Beat's top picks for the 2019 Melbourne Fringe Festival". Beat Magazine. 2019-09-10. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
- ^ "Melbourne Fringe Festival 2019". Broadsheet. Retrieved 2019-09-15.
- ^ Obradovic, Monica (11 October 2019). "Speak your truth inside the Truth Booth, an inflatable, globe-trotting sculpture". ST. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved 2019-10-22.