KAJE presents Communiqués, an anthology by Moira Sims of original and found texts and images. These materials comprise decontextualized and manipulated media sourced from United States government websites and auctions, plaques, memoranda, locally circulated rumors, and speculative conversation. Predominantly written in the second person, Communiqués examines what happens when aberrations surface in bureaucratic systems and in the lives of federal employees. On February 15th and 16th, 2025, performative readings of excerpts of Communiqués will take place at KAJE within an installation of related objects and ephemera. 

One independent agency of the United States Government is of particular interest: the General Services Administration (GSA). The GSA’s scope is wide ranging and frequently takes place behind the scenes. Employees work diligently to manage the procurement and sales of government property and real estate in one office, and design a public-facing open source typeface in another. The federal government owns a lot of things one may not expect and happens to be our nation’s largest employer, largely run by everyday people like you and me.

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Moira Sims is a Brazilian-American writer, curator, and producer of artist projects and exhibitions living and working in New York City. In 2020, Sims founded Octagon, a curatorial initiative focused on working closely with artists to produce long-form solo projects.