In connection with R. Luke DuBois: A More Perfect Union, SITE SANTA FE presented three large-scale reproductions of selections from Hindsight is Always 20/20 on our exterior billboards.

Exploring democracy, elections, politics, and demographics, Hindsight is Always 20/20 (2008) is a series of linguistic portraits of 41 US presidents, organizing their most frequently used words in State of the Union addresses into the descending format of the Snellen eye chart. Showing the top 66 words of each American presidents’ State of the Union addresses from George Washington through George W. Bush, these graphic charts reflect the themes, ideals, language, and topics of their age and express American history through political rhetoric.

About R. Luke DuBois

R. Luke DuBois is a composer, performer, conceptual new media artist, programmer, and teacher based in New York.

DuBois holds a doctorate in music composition from Columbia University, and has lectured and taught worldwide on interactive sound and video performance. His works have been exhibited in institutions around the world including: the Insitut Valencià d’Art Modern, Spain; Haus der elektronischen Künste, Switzerland; the 2008 Democratic National Convention, Denver; Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis; San Jose Museum of Art; National Constitution Center, Philadelphia; Cleveland Museum of Contemporary Art; Daelim Contemporary Art Museum, Seoul; 2007 Sundance Film Festival; the Sydney Film Festival; the Smithsonian American Art Museum; PROSPECT.2 New Orleans; and the Aspen Institute.

DuBois has collaborated on interactive performance, installation, and music production work with many artists and organizations including Toni Dove, Todd Reynolds, Jamie Jewett, Bora Yoon, Michael Joaquin Grey, Matthew Ritchie, Elliott Sharp, Michael Gordon, Maya Lin, Bang on a Can, Engine 27, Harvestworks, and LEMUR, and was the director of the Princeton Laptop Orchestra for its 2007 season.

THANK YOU

R. Luke DuBois: A More Perfect Union is generously supported by Elizabeth Sackler and by the patrons of SITE Forum. Additional support for the presentation of Hindsight is Always 20/20 provided by the Carl and Marilynn Thoma Art Foundation.