thru Dec 31:
“New Pictures of Common Objects”
Trisha Baga, Lucas Blalock, Josh Kline, Margaret Lee & Helen Marten
MoMA PS1, 22-25 Jackson Ave., Long Island City, NY
Technology has also amplified the flexible nature of pictures—early pop culture envisioned throngs of passive consumers while individuals today engage with imagery as active participants. Twenty-first century images are not only distributed from central hubs, but are rapidly circulated and exchanged among peers. The decentralized model has flattened hierarchies, fostering a sense of equivalence and ambiguity in which making, consuming, and sharing are all regarded as creative acts. The five emerging artists in the exhibition engage with images as raw material to create sculptures, videos, photographs, and installations.
