The Miller Gallery at Carnegie Mellon University presents the first major exhibition of artist-activist group the Yes Men. “Keep It Slick: Infiltrating Capitalism with the Yes Men” will run November 14 through January 19, 2009. The exhibition heralds the release of the Yes Men’s feature-length film, debuting in spring 2009.

The Yes Men have gained international notoriety for exposing dehumanizing business practices by impersonating representatives from big corporations and government organizations such as Dow Chemical and the World Trade Organization. The Yes Men’s famed stunts include building an imitation George Bush homepage and posing as ExxonMobil representatives at Canada’s largest oil conference.

Co-produced by the Feldman Gallery at Pacific Northwest College of the Arts, “Keep It Slick” exhibits the Yes Men’s work with elaborate costumes, slapstick videos, outrageous posters, props and new works. Though their sociopolitical pranks at conferences, on television and on the web have been widely publicized, they have never been presented on such a large scale.

"Keep It Slick" appears at the Miller Gallery as part of a national tour extending through 2010. The Yes Men will open the exhibition with a workshop on November 14. They will be giving an inside look into their methods and teaching people how to make a difference in big business practices.

The Miller Gallery is located in the Purnell Center for the Arts on Carnegie Mellon’s campus. The gallery, free and open to the public, is open from 11:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday-Sunday. Visit www.cmu.edu/millergallery or www.theyesmen.org for more information.