Artists Space

Empty Space With Exciting Events

November 16 – December 21, 2005

Artists Space presents Empty Space With Exciting Events as part of Performa 05 – The First Biennial of New Visual Art Performance. For the months of November and December, Artists Space transforms into a stage for daily action, performances, and concerts.

A naked woman with long, brown hair rides on a saddled brown and white horse down a cobbled urban street. One green and one red car are parked on the side of the street directly behind her, and various passerby look up towards her as she passes by. A red flag with white text reading, "UNIQLO" hangs from a rightmost building behind the horse.
Sonic Godiva Music Fest. Performance documentation, November 19, 2005, Artists Space. [A naked woman with long, brown hair rides on a saddled brown and white horse down a cobbled urban street. One green and one red car are parked on the side of the street directly behind her, and various passerby look up towards her as she passes by. A red flag with white text reading, "UNIQLO" hangs from a rightmost building behind the horse.]

Opening Reception
Wednesday, November 16, 6 - 9pm

Presented in partnership with PERFORMA 05: The Performance Biennial.

Individual projects by Robert Arndt, Fatima Hoang and Quisqueya Henríquez remain on view in the Project Spaces. Meanwhile, the Main Gallery is left empty, and it is activated each evening as a site for live action and performance.

Each Wednesday night, a different artists’ band performs.

Empty Space With Exciting Events Press Release

    An aerial view of a naked woman with long, brown hair riding on a saddled brown and white horse down a cobbled urban street. There are parked cars on either side of her, a single lampost, and a few pedestrians looking on. She casts a long shadow onto the cobbled street.
    Sonic Godiva Music Fest. Performance documentation, November 19, 2005, Artists Space. [An aerial view of a naked woman with long, brown hair riding on a saddled brown and white horse down a cobbled urban street. There are parked cars on either side of her, a single lampost, and a few pedestrians looking on. She casts a long shadow onto the cobbled street.]