Door of Breath II, 2024
G-Scale Train Tracks, RGB Pixel Strip, Enttec Driver, Computer,
450 x 364 cm
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Door of Breath II, 2024
G-Scale Train Tracks, RGB Pixel Strip, Enttec Driver, Computer,
450 x 364 cm
Door of Breath II, 2024
G-Scale Train Tracks, RGB Pixel Strip, Enttec Driver, Computer,
450 x 364 cm
ANGELIC HOSTS, Nylon 12 versatile plastic, Headphones, Hand dyed silk, 2023
A manifestation of the digital collection of the NYC Trans Oral History Project, here Aviva Silverman suspends 36 auditory excerpts from 36 narrators - stories bridging time and space, reaching towards Olam ha Ba (Hebrew for “The World that is Coming,” understood to be a world of harmony, peace and justice.) The number 36 has particular relevance Jewish numerology, and is often referred to as the number of supreme holiness. This connotation connects to the concept of the LAMED VAV ZADDIKIM (Heb. ל״ו צַדִּיקִים, "36) - the 36 people born in each generation, capable of restoring the world to wholeness from chaos. These individuals have unique capacities to perceive the Divine Presence dwelling in all things; it is said that the world exists on their merit. According to G. Scholem, this theory is drawn from the astrological belief in 36 celestial decans, each of which rules ten days of the year and, thus, ten degrees of the constellations. Visitors are invited to hold these illuminated orbs, each containing a unique story, connecting the listener to the legacy illuminated through the collection.
ANGELIC HOSTS, Nylon 12 versatile plastic, Headphones, Hand dyed silk, 2023
ANGELIC HOSTS, Nylon 12 versatile plastic, Headphones, Hand dyed silk, 2023
ANGELIC HOSTS, Nylon 12 versatile plastic, Headphones, Hand dyed silk, 2023
Door of Breath 2023
Felt, LED’s, miniature train tracks
400 x 160 cm
Door of Breath
Felt, LED’s, miniature train tracks
400 x 160 cm
The Escort (homage to Dog with a Human Face 200 AD)
3D FDM print Technopolymer HD, acrylics, bluetooth speaker
60 x 33 x 50 cm
The Escort (homage to Dog with a Human Face 200 AD)
3D FDM print Technopolymer HD, acrylics, bluetooth speaker
60 x 33 x 50 cm
A HOUSE CAN’T FLOOD THAT NEVER GETS BUILT
Other People’s Dreams, 2022
Upholstery fabric, model train tracks
980 x 490 cm
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The Perceiver (homage to Dog with a Human Face 200 AD), 2022
3D FDM print Technopolymer HD, acrylics, bluetooth speaker
60 x 33 x 50 cm
Earthbound, 2022
Upholstery fabric, miniature train tracks
232 x 122 cm
Queen City Special, 2020
Kunsthal Charlottenborg, Denmark
Photo: David Stjernholm
Video
Emma Goldman
Rona Sugar Love
Ceyenne Doroshow
AOC
CA Conrad
Madeline Gins
A Flower Cannot Exist Alone, 2022
Suitcase, tiles, fabric, transparency, LED, miniature figurines (likeness of artist, angels, dresser, cups)
52.07 x 40.64 x 40.64 cm
We Have Decided Not to Die, 2019
Veda, Florence
Video
Buried in the moon, 2019
blown glass
40 x 50 x 30 cm
Submission Reliquary, 2021, SOX, Berlin
Mixed media, 25''x10''x19''
The Living Watch Over the Living ii, 2019
Volksbuehne, Berlin
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My Spirit, Take Care, 2019
Cyanotype, cotton
94 × 44 3/10 in
238.8 × 112.5 cm
installation at Material Fair, Mexico City with Veda
Brotherhood Begins in Shared Pain, 2019
plastic religious figurines
8.5 x 7.5 x 3''
Ghosts in Need of Assistance III, 2019
Resin, quartzite paint, earth pigments, buckwheat hulls, velvet
12.5 x 45 x 20,5 in (31.75 x 114.3 x 52 cm)
detail of Ghosts in Need of Assistance III
Ghosts in Need of Assistance II, 2019
Resin, quartzite paint, earth pigments, brass
42 x 29 x 30 in (106.66 x 73.66 x 76.2 cm)
detail of Ghosts in Need of Assistance II
Ghosts in Need of Assistance I, 2019
Resin, quartzite paint, earth pigments, glass cupping therapy set, taxidermied squirrel
42 x 36 x 34,5 in (106.66 x 91.44 x 34.5 cm)
detail of Ghosts in Need of Assistance I
Every Exit is an Entrance, 2019
Miniature lighting equipment, sheep, farmer, vellum, wood paneling, carpet, plexi, LED
16 x 14 x 11 in (38.1 x 35.56 x 27.94 cm)
detail of Every Exit is an Entrance
Purgatory, 2019
Plastic religious figurines, taxidermied birds, (European starlings), resin
32 x 20 x 20 in (81.28 x 50.8 x 50.8 cm)
detail of Purgatory
detail of Purgatory
Protect Me from What I Am, installation view, Swiss Institute, New York
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The Mirror of Simple Souls Who are Annihilated and Remain Only in Will and Desire of Love, 2018. Light-boxes, plastic religious figurines 48 x 149 x 7 in (121.9 x 378.5 x 17.8 cm)
The Mirror of Simple Souls Who are Annihilated and Remain Only in Will and Desire of Love, 2018, detail
The Mirror of Simple Souls Who are Annihilated and Remain Only in Will and Desire of Love, 2018, detail
The Mirror of Simple Souls Who are Annihilated and Remain Only in Will and Desire of Love, 2018, detail
The Mirror of Simple Souls Who are Annihilated and Remain Only in Will and Desire of Love, 2018, detail
The Mirror of Simple Souls Who are Annihilated and Remain Only in Will and Desire of Love, 2018, detail
The Mirror of Simple Souls Who are Annihilated and Remain Only in Will and Desire of Love, 2018, detail
Protect Me from What I Am, installation view
repatriation of the aura, 2018. Blown glass, wooden prayer hands. 5 1/2 x 3 4/5 x 3 in (14 x 10 x 8 cm
The Shadow of a Shadow, 2018. Security glass, wood, mirror, LED lights, canvas, taxidermied birds (Dove and Crow), stained glass window. 50 x 50 x 96 in (127 x 127 x 243.8 cm)
The Shadow of a Shadow, 2018. Security glass, wood, mirror, LED lights, canvas, taxidermied birds (Dove and Crow), stained glass window. 50 x 50 x 96 in (127 x 127 x 243.8 cm)
Protect Me from What I Am, installation view
Assimilation, 2018. Plastic religious figurines, taxidermied birds (Gouldian Finch, Blue Dacnis, Cordon bleu Finch, Strawberry Finch), wooden wreath. 50 x 38 x 38 in (127 x 96.5 x 96.5 cm)
Assimilation, 2018, detail
Assimilation, 2018, detail
Accepting the Shadow, 2018. Security glass, wood, plastic religious figurines, LED lights, velvet. 22 x 36 x 14 in (55.9 x 91.4 x 35.6 cm)
Accepting the Shadow, 2018, detail
Accepting the Shadow, 2018, detail
Entering Heaven Alive
Bodega, NYC, 2018
Shrinking World, 2018
Bronze, pearls, brass chain
20 x 29 x 7 in
Restraint is Support, 2018
Security glass, wood, ceramic figurines, strings, rubber, wires, electrical parts, LED lighting, mylar
36 x 22 x 14 in
Entering Heaven Alive, 2018
Glass, phosphor coating, xenon
Made by Wayne Strattman
26 x 9 x 4.5 in
The Custodian, 2018
Digital C-print, chrome frame
13 x 18 in
Service Destiny, 2018
Ceramic angel figurine, miniature hand mirror
5 x 3 x 2.5 in
To Exist is to Survive Unfair Choices, 2018
Hand blown glass bird, Raggedy Ann doll, LED
6 x 25 x 14 in
You are you, and I am I, 2018
Plywood, silver and gold leaf, hinges, mirrors
11.5 x 11.25 x 11.5 in
Attention is the beginning of devotion, Veda, Florence, 2017
Blown glass, copper wire, chains wood, watercolors
(L) Figurine,150 x 45 x 40 cm ; 59 x 17 x 15 inch; Bird figurine, 55 x 45 x 13 cm| 21 x 17 x 5 inch; (R) Figurine, 140 x 45 x 40 cm | 55 x 17 x 15 inch; Mural, 300 cm ø | 118 inch ø
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Attention is the beginning of devotion, 2017
Blown glass, copper wire, chains wood, watercolors
(detail)
Bird figurine, 55 x 45 x 13 cm| 21 x 17 x 5 inch
Figurine,150 x 45 x 40 cm ; 59 x 17 x 15 inch
Figurine, 140 x 45 x 40 cm | 55 x 17 x 15 inch
The living watch over the living, 2017
Inkjet print
83 x 73 cm | 32 x 28 inch
The living watch over the living, 2017
Inkjet print
83 x 73 cm | 32 x 28 inch
Cable bouquet, 2017
Marine optic cable
51 x 7 x 4 cm | 20 x 3 x 1,5 inch
Cable bouquet, 2017
Marine optic cable
51 x 7 x 4 cm | 20 x 3 x 1,5 inch
yom asal yom basal, Sommer Contemporary, TLV, 2018
yom asal yom basal
Panasonic AM/FM radio, General Electric AM/FM radio
6 x 36 x 36 in (91.4 x 91.4 x 91.4 cm)
stranger tenant I
Blown glass, light fixture
9.8 x 15.4 in (25 x 39 cm)
stranger tenant II
Blown glass, light fixture
9.1 x 13.8 in (23 x 35 cm)
stranger tentant III
Blown glass, light fixture
15.7 x 14.2 in (40 x 36 cm)
fallen (passing the light to lower levels)
Cyanotype and dye on linen
36 x 27 in (91.4 x 68.6 cm)
fallen (passing the light to lower levels)
Cyanotype and dye on linen
36 x 27 in (91.4 x 68.6 cm)
repatriation of the aura
Blown glass, wooden prayer hands
5.5 x 3.9 x 3.1 in (14 x 10 x 8 cm)
Solastalgia, 2018
Galvanized metal wash tub, cast iron
claw feet, ram horn sailboat, ceramic,
oak, resin, LED, plexiglass
30 x 27 x 12 in (76.2 x 68.6 x 30.5 cm)
Energy Removal (Perishability of the Natural World), 2018
Atomic lamp, porcelain water
62.5 x 15 x 21 in (158.8 x 38.1 x 53.3 cm)
Poly (energetic receivers)
Radios, audio cable
Dimensions variable
Cradle of Reassembly
Security glass, wood, PLA, miniature theater chairs, LED lighting
36 x 22 x 14 in
Cradle of Reassembly
Little Big Man, 2016
Wood, nylon, led light strip, hand tooled western saddle
118 x 36 x 36 inches
Little Big Man, Ellis King, Dublin, Ireland, 2016
Little Big Man reimagines the contemporary myth of the Internet, recasting Mark Zuckerberg as a dissatisfied cowboy seeking love and fulfillment within a menagerie of Wild Western sets and characters. Unlucky in love—and preternaturally gifted with computers—Mark pairs up with a mysterious soothsayer known as The Master, who offers him counseling in exchange for a share in Mark’s new business venture. But as he begins to learn The Master can’t give him everything he wants, Mark discovers an unlikely, impassioned new self in the song-and-dance hootenany of Irving Berlin’s musical classic, “Annie Get Your Gun!”
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Debt Collector (Tomorrow Always Comes), 2016
Copper coil, plaster, cotton gloves, sisal, ornamental brocade trim, fabric, roulette gambling wheel, (with Jeannine Han)
30w x 60h x 18d in.
The Debt Collector (Tomorrow Always Comes), 2016
Copper coil, plaster, cotton gloves, sisal, ornamental brocade trim, fabric, roulette gambling wheel, (with Jeannine Han)
30w x 60h x 18d in.
The Debt Collector (Tomorrow Always Comes), 2016
Copper coil, plaster, cotton gloves, sisal, ornamental brocade trim, fabric, roulette gambling wheel, (with Jeannine Han)
30w x 60h x 18d in.
UNMANNED LANDER, room view, Bodega, New York, 2015
CRUDE CURRENCY (the real price of everything/what everything really costs/ to whom wants to acquire it/ the toil and trouble of acquiring it/ what everything is really worth/ to whom has acquired it/ and wants to dispose of it/ or exchange it/ for something else/ the toil and trouble which it can save/ which it can impose upon other people), 2015, coin currencies (Chinese, Greek, Swedish, Canadian, Israeli, Russian,...), energy currencies (lumps of metal, rice, spices, bee pollen, berries), wheelbarrow
59 w. x 22 h. x 28 d. in.
CRUDE CURRENCY, detail (2015)
coin currencies (Chinese, Greek, Swedish, Canadian, Israeli, Russian,...),
energy currencies (lumps of metal, rice, spices, bee pollen, berries), wheelbarrow
Untitled (for Jo Jo) [left], A Sly Birth [right]
Untitled (for Jo) (2015)
weaving, light, wood, in collaboration with Emily Shinada
A Sly Birth (2015) laser-transfer, canvas, 46.5 x 31 in.
Anchor (2015) laser-transfer, canvas, 31.5 x 46.5 in.
SUN STAND THOU STILL (2015) laser-transfer, canvas, 32 w x 21.5 h in.
AN OLD FRIEND (2015) laser-transfer, canvas, 52 in x 35 in
Is terraforming reincarnation? (2015) mirrors, wood, dyed sand, steel, in collaboration with Emily Shinada
Is terraforming reincarnation? (detail) (2015) mirrors, wood, dyed sand, steel, in collaboration with Emily Shinada
Disgusting letters we have received (2015) housepaint, wood, hinges
Room view, Open Scenes, Taidekoti Kirpilä, Helsinki, Finland, 2017
Patience, 2017
Glass bowl, seagull figurine on pier, food ingredients (soba noodles, enoki mushrooms, salmon roe, fried tofu slices) midcentury serving bowl, resin
12w x 10h x 12d in.
Knowledge, 2016
Enamelware basin, glass angel, glass snail, miniature beer bottles, speckled enamelware bowl, food ingredients (soba noodles, fried tofu, pickled egg, shiitake mushrooms) polyfil
20w x 11h x 16d in.
Refinement, 2017
Midcentury casserole bowl, angel figurines, plastic flora, bar diorama, ceramic pigeons, resin
16w x 14h x 8d
Sharing, 2017
Ceramic seashell, french pie tin, Bisque piano baby, polyurethane food ingredients (soba noddles, pickled egg, shitake mushrooms, cabbage, rock fish covered in soy sauce), caddy, resin
14.5w x 6h x 8d in.
Intuition, 2017
Antique mouse trap, glass praying children, rear view mirror, LED, polyfill 8.5 x 11 x 5 in
Courage, 2017
Scalloped serving bowl, polyurethane food ingredients (soba noodles, shiitake mushrooms, radish, carrots). epoxy resin, porcelain figurine, plastic flora
7.5 x 11.5 x 11.5 in
Courage, 2017
Scalloped serving bowl, polyurethane food ingredients (soba noodles, shiitake mushrooms, radish, carrots). epoxy resin, porcelain figurine, plastic flora
7.5 x 11.5 x 11.5 in
Control, 2016
Pig feed trough, wire, polyester stuffing, string lights, torch light, selenite, rabbi figurine
22 x 30 x 18 in
Control (detail)
Pig feed trough, wire, polyester stuffing, string lights, torch light, selenite, rabbi figurine
22 x 30 x 18 in
Bitter Water, Drei, Cologne, DE, 2016
installation view with Anna Betbeze, Aviva Silverman, Willa Nasatir
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installation view of Spare Ribs III & Spare Ribs IV, 2016, Silicone, LED light, wooden stick 191 x 66 cm (ca. / approx.)
Spare Ribs III, 2016 (Detail)
Silicone, LED light, wooden stick
191 x 66 cm (approx.)
Contentment, 2016
White enamelware hospital bedpan, polyurethane food ingredients (bulgogi, bean sprouts, radishes), epoxy resin, flowers, piano baby figurines, glass vagrant figurine, celluloid mirror
14 x 29 x 45 cm
Persistence, 2016
Nickel-steelware hospital bedpan, polyurethane food ingredients (soba noodles, portobello mushrooms, enoki mushrooms, chicken), epoxy resin, piano baby figurines, Willendorf figurine
12 x 32 x 45 cm
Bitter Water (2016), Drei, Cologne, DE
installation view with Anna Betbeze, Hayley Aviva Silverman, Willa Nasatir
Candor, 2016 (Detail)
Enamel bowl, polyester stuffing, optometrist figurine, drunk hobo bar lamp, aerolux neon light
44 x 53 x 44 cm
Candor, 2016 (Detail)
Enamel bowl, polyester stuffing, optometrist figurine, drunk hobo bar lamp, aerolux neon light
44 x 53 x 44 cm
Bitter Water Playbook, 2016
Digital print on brushed steel
116 x 92 cm
Whatever You’re Pushing Against
You’re Stuck to
hinges, 305 x 5 x 183 cm
Mercy (2017)
enamel basin, polyester stuffing, horse jaw bone,
1950 Ford Ranchero badge, porcelain dove, led light
24L’’x18H’’x15.5W’’
Crooked Sky (2017)
Boatos, São Paulo
Aviva Silverman presents the latest in her roving series of ‘dog plays’, in which canine actors pantomime human fables of power and control. “Crooked Sky” features two songs from the stage musical Camelot, a retelling of the Arthurian myth that experienced both Broadway and Hollywood iterations during the political tumult of the 1960s. While the dogs in King Arthur’s court wonder “what the simple folk do”, a band of peasants—chickens, pecking at the ground—present a darker, perhaps wiser, speculation about the King.
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Crooked Sky (2017)
Boatos, São Paulo
Aviva Silverman presents the latest in her roving series of ‘dog plays’, in which canine actors pantomime human fables of power and control. “Crooked Sky” features two songs from the stage musical Camelot, a retelling of the Arthurian myth that experienced both Broadway and Hollywood iterations during the political tumult of the 1960s. While the dogs in King Arthur’s court wonder “what the simple folk do”, a band of peasants—chickens, pecking at the ground—present a darker, perhaps wiser, speculation about the King.
Video
Recording
Installation at Greater NY, MoMa PS1, 2015
Order, 2015
Metal bowl, polyurethane food ingredients (bratwurst, carrots, cauliflower, red peppers), epoxy resin, taxi light, crow, doctor and patient figurine
9 x 15 x 15 in
Citizenship , 2015
Enamel bowl, polyurethane food ingredients (rice), mud, epoxy resin, vanity mirror, figurine 9 x 15 x 15 in
Discipline, 2015
Ceramic bowl, polyurethane food ingredients (shitake mushrooms, sprouts, beef) compact mirror, hobo, woman and small boy seated at piano figurine
7 x 9.5 x 9.5 in
Health, 2016
Enamel bedpan, lamp, tiles, miniature tin oven, Bisque piano baby, LED
light, food ingredients (ramen, oyster, duck, snap peas, mushrooms), poly,
resin
16w x 12h x 12d in
Knowledge, 2016
Enamelware basin, glass angel, snail, miniature beer bottles, speckled
enamelware bowl, food ingredients (soba noodles, fried tofu, pickled egg,
shiitake mushrooms) poly, resin
20w x 11h x 16d in
Cleanliness, 2015
Graniteware wash basin, enamel bowl, plaster food ingredients (onion,
avocado), epoxy resin, iron devil’s mask, iron key, drunk hobo figurine,
polyurethane leaves, polyurethane apple slices with berries, rice
18 in x 24 in x 18 in
Cleanliness, 2015 (Detail)
Graniteware wash basin, enamel bowl, plaster food ingredients (onion,
avocado), epoxy resin, iron devil’s mask, iron key, drunk hobo figurine,
polyurethane leaves, polyurethane apple slices with berries, rice
18 in x 24 in x 18 in
BLOODY MARY, 2016
part of the performance program of LISTE Basel, Switzerland
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Performer: Ulrike Gerhardt
BLOODY MARY (2016)
part of the performance program of LISTE Basel, Switzerland
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Performer: Geo Wyeth
BLOODY MARY (2016)
part of the performance program of LISTE Basel, Switzerland
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BLOODY MARY (2016)
part of the performance program of LISTE Basel, Switzerland
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Sculpture made in collaboration with James J.A. Mercer
Twister, MoMA PS1, Queens, NY, 2016
This edition combines elements from the disaster film Twister, 1996, with Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist, interspersed with songs from the musical, Oliver!. Each dog carries a speaker that projects the internal monologue of its character, prerecorded by human actors, including Vaginal Davis. The play takes place against an apocalyptic backdrop, made in collaboration with Matthew Schrader.
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Twister, MoMA PS1, Queens, NY, 2016
This edition combines elements from the disaster film Twister, 1996, with Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist, interspersed with songs from the musical, Oliver!. Each dog carries a speaker that projects the internal monologue of its character, prerecorded by human actors, including Vaginal Davis. The play takes place against an apocalyptic backdrop, made in collaboration with Matthew Schrader.
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Twister, MoMA PS1, Queens, NY, 2016
This edition combines elements from the disaster film Twister, 1996, with Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist, interspersed with songs from the musical, Oliver!. Each dog carries a speaker that projects the internal monologue of its character, prerecorded by human actors, including Vaginal Davis. The play takes place against an apocalyptic backdrop, made in collaboration with Matthew Schrader.
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NADA Miami installation view
Reverence, 2015
Enamelware bowl, polyurethane food ingredients (shitake mushrooms, sliced carrots, ramen noodles) epoxy resin, sand, ceramic hillbilly figurines, trolley, poppy pods
17w x 12h x 17d in.
Autonomy, 2015
Enamelware bowl, polyurethane food ingredients (enoki mushrooms, squid-ink pasta), epoxy resin, ceramic hands, porcelain door knob, laceleaf stem, leaves
7 x 16 x 14 in
installation view of Paris Internationale 2015
Restraint (2015)
Enamel bowl, polyurethane food ingredients (portobello mushrooms, soba noodles), epoxy resin, flowers, hobo and cheerleader figurine
15w x 10h x 15d in.
Nurturing, 2015
Enamel bowl, polyurethane food ingredients (cabbage, carrots, udon noodles, steak), epoxy resin, vanity mirror, doctor and newborn figurine
11w x 9h x 12.5d in.
Installation view, Our Lacustrine Cities, Chapter, NY, 2016
Tolerance (2015)
Ceramic bowl, polyurethane food ingredients, epoxy resin, figurine
8.5w x 6.5h x 8.5d inches
Modesty (2015)
Ceramic bowl, polyurethane food ingredients (beef, noodles), epoxy resin, tin can, barrel, bottle, guns, clock hands, spider figurines
4 × 8 × 8 in
Thankfulness (2015)
Ceramic bowl, polyurethane food ingredients, epoxy resin, figurine
8w x 9h x 8d inches
Serenity (2015)
Ceramic bowl, polyurethane food ingredients, epoxy resin, figurine
9w x 12h x 10d inches
Respect (2015)
Ceramic bowl, polyurethane food ingredients, epoxy resin, figurine
9w x 6.5h x 9d inches
Bodega at NADA, New York 2015
Fortitude (cold/wet), 2015
Ceramic bowl, polyurethane food ingredients (snap peas, carrots, tomato), epoxy resin, miner figurines
8 × 8 × 8 in
Generosity (2015)
Ceramic bowl, polyurethane food ingredients (mushrooms, cauliflower), epoxy resin, oriental rug and woman figurine,
8 × 8 × 8 in
Fairness (2015)
Ceramic bowl, polyurethane food ingredients (snap peas, mushrooms, green peppers), epoxy resin, sheep and doctor figurine`
8 × 8 × 8 in
Impartiality (2015)
Ceramic bowl, polyurethane food ingredients (rye bread), epoxy resin, firefighter figurines
7 × 8 × 8 in
Understanding (2014)
polyurethane food ingredients (mussels, noodles), epoxy resin, figurines
Installation of Patience / Understanding at Slopes, Melbourne, AU
Roughin It II, 2016, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York
Roughin It II, 2016, Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York
TAKE ME DOWN (2015) in collaboration with Matthew Schrader,
Mini Goethe Institute/ Curatorial Residencies, NYC
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performer: Melinda Camille
TAKE ME DOWN (2015) in collaboration with Matthew Schrader,
Mini Goethe Institute/ Curatorial Residencies, NYC
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Vielen Dank♥ für die Blumen (2015), NADA NYC
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Vielen Dank♥ für die Blumen (2015), NADA NYC
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Vielen Dank♥ für die Blumen (2015), NADA NYC
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Roughin’ It (2015) New Theater, Berlin
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Roughin’ It (2015) New Theater, Berlin
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Lucy (2014)
At Old Room, New York, NY
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Lucy (2014)
At Old Room, New York, NY
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The Great Slump on Good Friday (2014)
At Bodega, NY
Geo Wyeth sings naughty, gaudy, bawdy, sporty . . . Alimony Sal. Sprung out of the era that sang, "Let's be Common," and "Why am I so romantic," Sal follows her heart to court, collecting divorces and alimony through ecstatic dance routines and an endless smile. "When I'm good I'm very good. But when I'm bad I'm better."
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The Great Slump on Good Friday (2014)
At Bodega, NY
Geo Wyeth sings naughty, gaudy, bawdy, sporty . . . Alimony Sal. Sprung out of the era that sang, "Let's be Common," and "Why am I so romantic," Sal follows her heart to court, collecting divorces and alimony through ecstatic dance routines and an endless smile. "When I'm good I'm very good. But when I'm bad I'm better."
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Bluebirds ft. “Make Believe” (2013) SculptureCenter, Queens, New York City
The tripartite musical work, Bluebirds ft. ‘Make Believe’, adapts the lyrically opposing melodies of two
popular Hollywood films produced during the Depression Era that each rhapsodize class difference: ‘We’re in the Money’ (Gold Diggers of 1933, 1933) and ‘Hallelujah, I’m a Bum!’ (Hallelujah I’m a Bum, 1933). Sung live by performers whose remote voices are carried on handheld transceivers, the staging unlooses the pathos and mirth of these narrativistic industry standards through chaotically undirected canine movement. The musical dialogue is transformed by the performative agency, attitude, and attention-span of the animal-actors, who themselves reflect the rarefied character and breeding of New York City pet owners. An original song written and performed by Brooklyn-native Nettie Smith comprises the work’s final segment; concluding on a note of contemporary optimism that endorses the power of imagination and personal expression even despite financial hardship.
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Bluebirds ft. "Make Believe" (2014)
At SculptureCenter, Queens, NY
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Bluebirds ft. "Make Believe" (2014)
At SculptureCenter, Queens, NY
Bluebirds ft. "Make Believe" debuts two Depression-era operettas, "Hallelujah, I'm a Bum!"
and "We're in the Money" sung in tandem and carried by dogs. An original song, "Make Believe," was sung by its song-writer, Nettie Smith, and performed by a smaller pup swaddled in a jacket.
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The Truman Show (2012)
At De-Center, Baltimore, MD
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The Truman Show (2012)
At De-Center, Baltimore, MD
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fly room (2013)
At Appendix Project Space, Portland, Oregon
fly room (2013) is a performance based on Bennett Miller's documentary THE CRUISE (1988) which profiles Timothy Levitch's experience as a tantric tour bus operator guiding an audience through the gridlocked streets of New York City. The performance is an adaptation of the script casting Levitch as a mottled Great Dane as he tours an audience of seven teenage chickens and an apprehensive rabbit. His voice is disembodied and his prose are spoken with a female West-Coast accent.
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fly room (2013)
At Appendix Project Space, Portland, Oregon
fly room (2013) is a performance based on Bennett Miller's documentary THE CRUISE (1988) which profiles Timothy Levitch's experience as a tantric tour bus operator guiding an audience through the gridlocked streets of New York City. The performance is an adaptation of the script casting Levitch as a mottled Great Dane as he tours an audience of seven teenage chickens and an apprehensive rabbit. His voice is disembodied and his prose are spoken with a female West-Coast accent.
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fly room (2013)
At Appendix Project Space, Portland, Oregon
fly room (2013) is a performance based on Bennett Miller's documentary THE CRUISE (1988) which profiles Timothy Levitch's experience as a tantric tour bus operator guiding an audience through the gridlocked streets of New York City. The performance is an adaptation of the script casting Levitch as a mottled Great Dane as he tours an audience of seven teenage chickens and an apprehensive rabbit. His voice is disembodied and his prose are spoken with a female West-Coast accent.
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Waking Life (2010)
At Gentili Apri, DE
An adaptation of Richard Linklater's "Waking Life" performed in three acts by four dogs. The performance itself was inspired by the hallucinatory poem Zhuangzi Dreaming of a Butterfly (or a Butterfly Dreaming of Zhuangzi) in which the 4th century Chinese poet cannot discern if he is a butterfly who has imagined himself a human or a human who has imagined himself a butterfly. It’s existential uncertainty is re-iterated in Linklater’s script that question consciousness and the nature of reality. Here, in leui of animation, dogs become an auratic other in which to contemplate dimensions of humanity that transcend the bodily experience. Sparse theatrical props include a blanket and full-length mirror.
Waking Life (2010)
At Gentili Apri, DE
An adaptation of Richard Linklater's "Waking Life" performed in three acts by four dogs.
Recordings
A set of multi-lingual sleep aids sung in the the mother tongue of naturalized immigrants, foreign visa holders, and expatriates currently living in New York and it’s five boroughs.
The songs were made originally for NADA NYC and carried by dogs throughout Basketball City.
