Fri, Feb 3, 2017, 5 pm –Fri, Feb 17, 2017, 5 pm Gallery 148 Gallery Exhibition Image TRUMP: BACKWARD-FORWARD features ten artists from different cultural backgrounds using a variety of media to create work in response to the current socio-political climate. The exhibition promotes collaboration, dialogue, and information as a way to critically act against the system and to build a more inclusive society.Featured Artists Daniel Ploof Essma Imady Jacob Yeates* Jennifer Jurgens Jonathan Herrera* Samantha Russell* Sishir Bommakanti* ShunYong Piotr Szyhalski* Zoe Cinel* *These artists are participating in the panel discussion on February 17. About the Show Looking back at history and, in particular, at the singular case of Italy and its four-time prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, this show urges viewers to reflect on the consequences of corruption and the effect of populism in politics and on the cultural identity of a nation. How have these factors affected and how do they continue to affect the socio-economical system, the culture, and the educational system in Italy? What similarities can be found with the contemporary American scenario? Is it possible to invert this process? Looking forward to a more equal future; what reaction will make that future possible? The answer? Critical thinking; prevention is always better than a cure.About the Curator Zoe Cinel has been and activist and a feminist for ten years, as a part of many collectives and antagonist militant movements in Italy. She has curated shows in many independent and underground avenues in and around Florence since 2009.