We look forward to seeing you on Thursday, January 23, 5:30-7:30pm for the opening reception!

Morgan Ashcom presents

THE ABSTRACT LAND & FILING COMPANY

January 21 - February 28, 2025
Gillespie Gallery of Art
Art and Design Building, George Mason University, Fairfax

About the Exhibition
The Abstract Land and Filing Company (ALFC) enlists its archivist Morgan Ashcom to install a two part exhibition at the Gillespie Gallery of Art. The first part, consisting of selections from the ALFC corporate archives, combines industrial remnants and historical ephemera with original works by Ashcom, depicting the years leading up to a worker-led take over of the company. The second half presents an installation of site-specific research, drawing on Ashcom’s experience as a BFA student at George Mason University (2001-2006), concerning the university’s ongoing collaboration with the radical rich of the American far right. 

About the Artist:
Morgan Ashcom (b. Charlottesville, 1982) produces multidisciplinary artworks and books that explore the tension between fiction, myth and lived experience in the context of imperialism. Ashcom's work has been exhibited and published across the globe. He has received numerous awards including the German Photobook and the Center for Photography at Woodstock Purchase Prize. His work has been featured in Le Monde, The Brooklyn Rail, Jewish Currents, and The British Journal of Photography.

Ashcom is a former faculty of Western Connecticut State University, Ithaca College, the University of Hartford, Cornell University, and the University of Virginia. He is also the Founding Director of Visible Records. Ashcom is an alumnus of George Mason University’s School of Art (BFA ‘06). He currently lives and works in Charlottesville, VA.