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AC Institute is leaving its home in Chelsea in search of greener pastures. Where will it be? A penthouse on 5th Ave? A storefront on…
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THE Z COLLECTION
Jan Herman
“THE Z COLLECTION shines a penetrating light on a score of countercultural and mainstream writers, among them William S. Burroughs, Norman Mailer, Nelson Algren, William Styron,…
Drowning the Mouth Breathers ———–
Ryan Wurst
VideoJuly 9-July 25, 2015
Drowning The Mouth Breathers ———– is part of a larger, ongoing project called The Mouth Breathers, a group of nonhumans created to reveal the failures inherent…
Coupling Series
Kok&Deiman
InstallationJune 25-July 25,2015
Dutch artists Kok&Deiman investigate the remarkable function of the model by dragging it out of context and reinterpreting its visual language. Their work mimics, magnifies…
Swiper, no swiping!
Wickerham & Lomax
VideoJune 25 - July 8, 2015
Wickerham & Lomax seek to expand modes of living, viewing, and participating by employing the use of cultural practices, varied forms of communication, and the…
Supermane and the Hidden G
Kenny Rivero
InstallationMay 28 - June 13, 2015
New York artist Kenny Rivero is compelled to find and excavate sunken histories in order to reconstruct an imagined, coherent narrative for those hidden, subtly…
I’m American (Happy 4th Edition)
Joanna Tam
VideoMay 28 - June 13, 2015
I’m American (Happy 4th Edition) is an attempt to question the notion of nationalism and patriotism in relation to one’s psychological and emotional state through…
Sunset Over North Korea: Yeonpyeong Island
Takeshi Moro
VideoMay 14 - 27, 2015
Presented as a comical karaoke video, Sunset Over North Korea: Yeonpyeong Island attempts to convey the geopolitical struggle between North and South Korea. Shot from…
Temporary Spaces, Edible Places:
New York
Keg de Souza
InstallationMay 14 - 23, 2015
Keg de Souza is an Australian artist who creates site- and situation-specific projects with an emphasis on participation and reciprocity. Her projects often take place…
Process
LAZY MOM
InstallationMay 14 - June 13, 2015
Process explores our relationship to food by focusing on packaged foods found in American supermarkets. LAZY MOM uses two points of reference–processed foods and Process…
POPPOSITIONS 2015
April 24 - 27, 2015
AC Institute will participate in POPPOSITIONS 2015 in Brussels this April! Holly Crawford will host live Twitter conversations and perform Jonathon Keats’ Red Dot Project. …
Evergreen
Sasha Litvintseva
VideoApril 16 - May 2, 2015
Sasha Litvintseva’s practice investigates the possibilities of temporality using the moving image. Evergreen is the story of an immortal traveler’s journey through failed and…
Monologues for Orpheus
Crichton Atkinson
VideoApril 2 - 15, 2015
What is vision? seeing the unseen –Monologues for Orpheus Monologues for Orpheus is a modern adaptation of the story of Orpheus. Using an original script…
Ubiquitous Object, Ambiguous Things –
Resisting Disappearance
Julie Shiels
InstallationApril 2 - May 2, 2015
Ubiquitous object, Ambiguous Things – Resisting Disappearance is derived from the empty space found in clearplastic packaging. The transparent form of the empty vacuum package…
Provisional
Christine Mackey
InstallationApril 2 - May 2, 2015
Provisional: Having the nature of a temporary arrangement made to meet special circumstances and intended to last only as long as these circumstances last. (Oxford dictionary)….
Island Girl
Deirdre Sargent
VideoMarch 05 - 21, 2015
Malfunctions, fires, and breakdowns have served as the climaxes for Deirdre Sargent’s videos in the past. A question generally remains whether these moments are liberating…
Clipper
Adam Hurwitz
VideoFebruary 19 - March 4, 2015
Reflective nostalgia thrives in ‘algia,’ the longing itself, and delays the homecoming — wistfully, ironically, desperately. — Svetlana Boym, The Future of Nostalgia Clipper is…
A Quarreling Pair
Peter Fankhauser
InstallationFebruary 19 - March 21, 2015
A Quarrelling Pair reimagines American author Jane Bowles’ play of the same name through a shift in representational format. The one act play deftly recounts…
Revival
Davana Wilkins
InstallationFebruary 19 - March 21, 2015
Taking inspiration from sci-fi novels and pseudo-science, Davana Wilkins uses her artwork to explore the nature of consciousness among both sentient beings and physical objects….