Couplings
14.6. – 11.7.2014
Julieta Aranda, Jess Arndt, Kerry Downey and Joanna Seitz, in collaboration with Jen Rosenblit, Rochelle Goldberg, Nicolàs Guagnini, Dmitri Hertz, Dustin Hodges, Lee Maida, Marlie Mul, Carlos Reyes, and Karin Schneider.
Suggesting position, the intimate fitting of parts and the means by which a void engulfs matter, “coupling” is a term upon which twisting mass yields a grip and onto which our eyes fix. The artworks presented here are forms — models onto which the body is mapped and reconfigured. Upon them we project sexuality, male and female, conceptual and corporeal pinned down into one view, until these, too, twist beyond our grasp. Such projections demonstrate the body in construction, the way in which gender is slung upon it. Within this procedure we are asked about desire: where is it located and how? Corporeality and mental calculation inform one another, reciprocally erecting a circuit — transmission and reception — in flux.
Julieta Aranda, Nicolàs Guagnini, Dmitri Hertz
Julieta Aranda; Do Not, Unless Your Hand Is Gloved; 2014; High density sound insulating foam, netting, silicon, pigment
Nicolàs Guagnini; Hard of Hearing; 2014; Glazed ceramic
Nicolas Guagnini; Hard of Hearing; 2014; Glazed ceramic
Dmitri Hertz; Sweetwater Cup Series; 2014; Cast lead
Marlie Mul; XYMemory; 2010; Expanding foam and USB stick; Unlimited edition
Marlie Mul; XYMemory; 2010; Expanding foam and USB stick; Unlimited edition
Kerry Downey and Joanna Seitz, in collaboration with Jen Rosenblit, Rochelle Goldberg, Dustin Hodges
Kerry Downey and Joanna Seitz, in collaboration with Jen Rosenblit; To Do List; 2012 – 2013; Single channel video, 21min
Kerry Downey and Joanna Seitz, in collaboration with Jen Rosenblit, Rochelle Goldberg
Rochelle Goldberg; I See You P!; 2014; Glazed ceramic and cushion
Rochelle Goldberg; I See You P!; 2014; Glazed ceramic and cushion
Dustin Hodges, Kerry Downey with Jen Rosenblit and Joanna Seitz
Dustin Hodges; Various Magnitudes; 2014; Ink and shellac on paper
Dustin Hodges, Karin Schneider, Carlos Reyes
Dustin Hodges; Untitled; 2014; Salmon roe in ceramic
Dustin Hodges; Untitled; 2014; Salmon roe in ceramic
Karin Schneider; Katarzynka Kobro Text; 2011 / 2014; Inkjet print on watercolor paper
Karin Schneider, Carlos Reyes, Lee Maida
Carlos Reyes; Untitled (mushrooms after Hokusai); 2014; Dried reishi mushroom, laser cut
Lee Maida; I Be You; 2014; Inkjet print, pigment stick, pastel, charcoal, acrylic, watercolor, glazed ceramic, and nails
Lee Maida; I Be You; 2014; Inkjet print, pigment stick, pastel, charcoal, acrylic, watercolor, glazed ceramic, and nails
Lee Maida, Jess Arndt
Jess Arndt; Receiving; 2014; Text
Discussion and Walkthrough with Elisabeth Bronfen, Martin Jaeggi, and Piper Marshall
Insert: COUPLING by Piper Marshall (PDF)