Installation view.
Cognitive Dissidents inquires into the meaning and politics of dissidence through its exploration of the value of the experiment, and the possibilities of aesthetic and social politics. The title of the show is a playful take on the 1979 song and single “Reasons to Be Cheerful, Part 3” by Ian Dury and the Blockheads, which simply lists a number of reasons to be cheerful, reflecting the energy and optimism for change embodied by this selection of works.