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MCLEAN FAHNESTOCK: DECEIVE THE HEAVENS TO CROSS THE SEASCrosstown Arts / Crosstown Arts Screening Room , 1350 Concourse Ave. May 22 - August 6th

Deceive the Heavens to Cross the Seas is composed of videos from McLean Fahnestock’s Stratagem series, where the sea and sky flip and merge to generate a new, seductive yet false horizon. Stratagems are plans or schemes that are designed to deceive. Usually referring to warfare, they are a well-executed artifice upon an enemy. Working with her interest in desire as it manifests in the landscape, these works present the ways that our desires can open a door to ou...