“Wicket Leeks” Exhibition

Flux Factory

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Using the lenses of food and sports, Wicket Leeks showcases cooks, athletes, researchers, artists, coaches, and makers to help investigate the unsavory histories of nationalist, religious, and corporate colonialism in a palatable way, while not sugar-coating its effects, in order to help us better digest our present and cook up a healthier future. The title Wicket Leeks refers to the wicket— a part of the equipment for the sport of Cricket spread by the British Empire, and Leeks— one of the most common and ancient edible plants in the onion family. It is also in reference to WikiLeaks— the international investigative journalism non-profit. The exhibition features artists, researchers, athletes, nutritionists, chefs, and athletic coaches. The type of works included in this exhibition include: sculpture, cooking, nutrition research, coaching, historical contextual research, interactive poetry, painting, performance, lecture, and interactive installations.

Dr. Joshua D. Phillips Dr. Phillips discusses the global contexts of Freestyle Wrestling and his 20 year involvement as an athlete and coach in the sport. A widely known pun within the wrestling community is the phrase “any body can wrestle.” This is both a recognition that all people can engage in the sport as well as a recognition that one’s body type does not restrict access. Participants, if willing, are invited to move in the space for a training session as part of the lecture.

Featured Artists:

Anna Andrzhievskaia , Epicurean Endocrinology (Liz Flyntz & Byron Rich), Fay Sanders, Hande Sever, Janine Georgette (Hamilton), Jaime Sunwoo, Jevijoe Vitug, Jordany Geao, Dr. Joshua D. Phillips, Julian Louis Phillips, Kacie Lyn Martinez, Lexy Ho-Tai , Miss Expanding Universe (Ashley Yang-Thompson) , Nathaniel Sullivan, Nick Whittock, Shane Farrell, Sneha Mehta & Mallika Chandra