Here are Black bodies in motion which Lewis freezes in time to remake into patterns of overlapping leaves or the stars of shrunken constellations.
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An Unlikely Marriage of Science and Art
In the hate-convulsed worldscape of today, Heather Dewey-Hagborg proposes oxytocin as that long looked-for potion: The Love Drug.
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Nina Katchadourian Makes a World on an Airplane Seat Tray
Katchadourian excels at investing commonplace, inanimate objects with vitality and soulfulness.
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Just Because You’re on Hold, Doesn’t Mean You Shouldn’t Dance
Nina Katchadourian remixes on-hold music for a dance party at the Fridman Gallery.
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The Many Faces Made from Chelsea Manning’s DNA
While in prison, Manning mailed cheek swabs and hair clippings to artist Heather Dewey-Hagborg, who used them to algorithmically generate portraits.
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A Performance of Sol LeWitt’s Drawing Instructions
Over the course of 25 hours, Abigail Levine will collaborate with sound designer Dave Ruder to create the 3,744 lines of a LeWitt drawing at Fridman Gallery.
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The Lasting Presence of a 51-Year-Old Performance Piece
First performed in 1965, Robert Whitman’s “Prune. Flat.” contrasts cinematic images with live performers to create its own kind of theater.
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Rebooting a Landmark Series of Art and Technology Collaborations
The first large-scale art and technology collaborations that occurred in the United States are not as legendary as, for example, the 9th Street Show that launched the New York School of Abstract Expressionism, but they should be.
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Objects with an Absurd Urge to Move
The exhibition offers an unusual and surprising amount of pleasure: it’s delightful to see these objects and the dancers, as though they were at play, all linked together in their absurdity.
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The Painted Pantry of Vermeer’s Milkmaid
At this very moment, Vermeer may be spinning like a lathe in his grave. Or, just maybe, he’s executing a slow, pleasurable shimmy. In either case, the proximate cause would be Walk-In Pantry, an installation at Fridman Gallery by the artist Summer Wheat.
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A Black-and-White Gallery Tour of Chelsea
Contemporary artists and a few artists from yesteryear are exploring unorthodox and atypical ways to experience the contrast between black and white.
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Sculpting Soundscapes
Sound is not just for your ears, but something your hands can touch if you bring them to the right spot.