April 30–July 30, 2018
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SculptureCenter is pleased to announce 74 million million million tons, a group exhibition with work by ten international artists curated by Ruba Katrib and Lawrence Abu Hamdan.
74 million million million tons
74 million million million tons is an exhibition about the types of evidence
that artworks can produce. Employing different methodologies to investigate, intervene, and assemble, the artists in the exhibition reveal subjects on the threshold of politics and the outskirts of legality: the robot, the refugee, the environment, the startup, and others. While their subject matter is divergent, the exhibition’s artists push against narratives put forth by corporate and government industries by producing specific knowledge and corroborative objects around unmapped historical and political events. Directly intervening in the moments before such events coalesce into widely accepted narratives, they anticipate and shape understanding of a variety of human (and non-human) subjectivities by documenting and articulating instances of what is not yet widely known or recognized. By operating inside delays, silent pauses, sensory impairments, and omissions, these artists examine the shape and weigh the force of these gaps, not only as absences but also as sources of knowledge in themselves.
The exhibition features work by Shadi Habib Allah (born 1977 in Jerusalem; lives and works in New York City), George Awde (born 1980 in Boston; lives and works in Beirut and Doha), Carolina Fusilier (born 1985 in Buenos Aires; lives and works in Mexico City and Buenos Aires), Sidsel Meineche Hansen (born 1981 in Denmark; lives and works in London), Hiwa K (born 1975 in Sulaymaniyah, Iraqi Kurdistan; lives and works in Berlin), Nicholas Mangan (born 1979 in Victoria, Australia; lives and works in Melbourne), Sean Raspet and Nonfood (born 1981 in Washington D.C.; lives and works in Los Angeles), Susan Schuppli (lives and works in London), Daniel R. Small (born 1984 in Centralia, Illinois; lives and works in Los Angeles), and Hong-Kai Wang (born 1971 in Huwei, Taiwan; lives and works in Vienna and Taipei).
SC Conversations: Evidence in 74 million million million tons
On the occasion of the exhibition opening, artist and researcher Susan Schuppli provided a lecture followed by presentations about their works in the exhibition by artists George Awde, Shadi Habib Allah, and Daniel R. Small. To conclude, curators Ruba Katrib and Lawrence Abu Hamdan led a discussion with the program participants. A video of the program is available here.
About SculptureCenter
SculptureCenter leads the conversation on contemporary art by supporting artistic innovation and independent thought highlighting sculpture’s specific potential to change the way we engage with the world. Positioning artists’ work in larger cultural, historical, and aesthetic contexts, SculptureCenter discerns and interprets emerging ideas. Founded by artists in 1928, SculptureCenter provides an international forum that connects artists and audiences by presenting exhibitions, commissioning new work, and generating scholarship.
74 million million million tons is supported in part by a grant from the Danish Arts Foundation.
SculptureCenter’s exhibition, program, and operating support is generously provided by grants from the Lambent Foundation Fund of Tides Foundation; the Kraus Family Foundation; the A. Woodner Fund; Jeanne Donovan Fisher; the Seth Sprague Educational and Charitable Foundation; New York City Council Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer; and contributions from our Board of Trustees and Director’s Circle. Strategic planning support is provided by the Milton and Sally Avery Arts Foundation and contributions from many generous individuals.
SculptureCenter’s programming is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, an award from the National Endowment for the Arts, and made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and the New York State Legislature.
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