Artists Space

Everything is Common

May 20 – May 29, 2022

Opening Reception: Saturday, May 21, 6pm

The 2021-22 Whitney Independent Study Program's studio exhibition presents work made by participants:

Carmen Amengual
Eric Brittain
Steven Cottingham
Chloe P. Crawford
Martine Flor
Ivan Forde
Jack Hogan
Ben Horns
stephanie mei huang
David L. Johnson
William Lee
Jazmín López
Andrew Siedenburg
Molly Soda

A person holding caution tape over a patch of wet cement with the words <i>Everything is common</i> written in it.
Cover for Everything is common catalogue by Jack Hogan [A person holding caution tape over a patch of wet cement with the words Everything is common written in it.]

Ktisis I (blueprint)
8 day long-exposure rinse and reveal
Saturday May 28th, at 3pm
Artists Space

As part of the ISP Studio exhibition, Ivan Forde's site responsive installation pandæmoanium uses collected nails to model a structure on photosensitive material that is exposed for 8 days to natural light entering the apertures of the gallery. Corresponding to the time it takes to cross the Atlantic Ocean by boat, Forde sets conditions to create a new work at Artists Space over the run of the show and stages a public "rinse and reveal" of the results of the experiment.

Exhibition Catalog PDF

Interactive Exhibition Catalog PDF

Color photograph of a gallery installation view. Two walls converge in a corner: on the left wall is a larger, colorful painting with a smaller one to its right. On the right wall, there is one smaller painting and one black and white image under plexiglass.
Everything is common. Installation view, Artists Space, 2022. Photo: Steven Cottingham. [Color photograph of a gallery installation view. Two walls converge in a corner: on the left wall is a larger, colorful painting with a smaller one to its right. On the right wall, there is one smaller painting and one black and white image under plexiglass.]
Color photograph of two works with white, black, brown and grey hues hanging on the wall side-by-side.
Left: Andrew Siedenburg, Material Support, 2022. Masking tape, charcoal, and construction fasteners on gessoed luan. Right: Andrew Siedenburg, Doghouse with Tin Snips, 2022. Masking tape, charcoal and constructions fasteners on gessoed watercolor paper over masonite. Photo: Steven Cottingham. [Color photograph of two works with white, black, brown and grey hues hanging on the wall side-by-side.]
Color installation image showing a video monitor mounted on a wall which is covered in tiled images of YouTube pages. A pair of wired headphones is hanging to the right of the monitor.
Amalia Soto, My Apology, 2022. Single-Channel video, 23:59 minutes, wall vinyl. Photo: Steven Cottingham. [Color installation image showing a video monitor mounted on a wall which is covered in tiled images of YouTube pages. A pair of wired headphones is hanging to the right of the monitor.]
Color installation image showing a chandelier hanging from the ceiling and resting on the floor in front of a dark column.
Jazmín López, Amazon, 2022. Chandelier and blood. Photo: Steven Cottingham. [Color installation image showing a chandelier hanging from the ceiling and resting on the floor in front of a dark column.]
Color photograph of video work installed on a wooden desk. Visible on the wall in the background is a work on paper mounted on a mirror.
Left: Jazmín López, You don’t have to tell him, he knows what you want, 2022. Art Magazine. Right: Scott Cottingham, CHAIN-LINK,, 2022. Single-channel video with sound, comprising machinima, 3D animation, and found footage elements, 89 minutes. Photo: Steven Cottingham. [Color photograph of video work installed on a wooden desk. Visible on the wall in the background is a work on paper mounted on a mirror.]
An image of a video work with three vertical wall-mounted monitors, each with differently shaped kettles on them.
Carmen Armengual, Before my, your her, his, our, your, their faces Delante de mis, tus, sus, nuestros, vuestros, sus rostros (work in progress), 2022. Digital video, sound, text, 13:40 minutes. Photo: Steven Cottingham. [An image of a video work with three vertical wall-mounted monitors, each with differently shaped kettles on them.]
Color photograph of a gallery space with two dark columns. In the foreground, a cornhole board is visible resting on the floor. In the background, a work on a video monitor is installed on a desk that has two chairs in front of it. A chandelier hangs from the ceiling near the furthermost column and rests on the floor. In the left side of the background, a wall is filled with images and has a mounted monitor with a video work.
Everything is common. Installation view, Artists Space, 2022. Photo: Steven Cottingham. [Color photograph of a gallery space with two dark columns. In the foreground, a cornhole board is visible resting on the floor. In the background, a work on a video monitor is installed on a desk that has two chairs in front of it. A chandelier hangs from the ceiling near the furthermost column and rests on the floor. In the left side of the background, a wall is filled with images and has a mounted monitor with a video work.]
A color photograph of a gallery space. In the foreground, a work slightly elevated from the ground has several objects resting on its surface. On the background wall two larger works on paper and one smaller one are hanging. A desk with a video work on a monitor is positioned against the wall.
Everything is common. Installation view, Artists Space, 2022. Photo: Steven Cottingham. [A color photograph of a gallery space. In the foreground, a work slightly elevated from the ground has several objects resting on its surface. On the background wall two larger works on paper and one smaller one are hanging. A desk with a video work on a monitor is positioned against the wall.]
An image showing a video game work consisting of a monitor, a keyboard, and instructional booklet arranged on a wooden desk.
Will Lee, Sentence, 2022. Videogame. Photo: Steven Cottingham. [An image showing a video game work consisting of a monitor, a keyboard, and instructional booklet arranged on a wooden desk.]
Two removed defensive planters with growing plants installed in the gallery window sill. One planter has an attached advertisement for belts above it.
David L. Johnson, Diggers, 2022-ongoing. Removed defensive platers, parsnip plants, bean plants, carrot plants, soil. Photo: Steven Cottingham. [Two removed defensive planters with growing plants installed in the gallery window sill. One planter has an attached advertisement for belts above it.]
Color photograph of a work consisting of two large sheets of textile with shades of white and grey, suspended from the ceiling. The work casts a shadow on the wall behind it.
Martine Flor, Echoes From A Scene IV, 2022. Part of a larger series, spatial photogram on polyester textile (diptych), and text. Photo: Steven Cottingham. [Color photograph of a work consisting of two large sheets of textile with shades of white and grey, suspended from the ceiling. The work casts a shadow on the wall behind it.]
A color photograph of a video monitor mounted on a wall with two headsets hanging nearby
Chloe P. Crawford, Upright Nationalism, 2022. Video, 4 minutes 18 seconds. Photo: Steven Cottingham. [A color photograph of a video monitor mounted on a wall with two headsets hanging nearby]
A color photograph of a gallery space with several columns. In between two columns, a large fabric work is stretched with an image of cows lying on the ground. To the right, in between two other columns, a painting on fabric that depicts two people on a green background is hanging. Further in the background, a painting is visible hanging on the wall. In the foreground, one board from a cornhole set is resting on the floor.
Everything is common. Installation view, Artists Space, 2022. Photo: Steven Cottingham. [A color photograph of a gallery space with several columns. In between two columns, a large fabric work is stretched with an image of cows lying on the ground. To the right, in between two other columns, a painting on fabric that depicts two people on a green background is hanging. Further in the background, a painting is visible hanging on the wall. In the foreground, one board from a cornhole set is resting on the floor.]
A color photograph of a galllery space with several dark columns. In between two columns in the foreground is a large fabric projector screen, with a video being projected onto it. In front of the screen are several fabric-wrapped stools. Further in the background a painting is visible on one wall, and a tv screen with a video work is visible on another.
Everything is common. Installation view, Artists Space, 2022. Photo: Steven Cottingham. [A color photograph of a galllery space with several dark columns. In between two columns in the foreground is a large fabric projector screen, with a video being projected onto it. In front of the screen are several fabric-wrapped stools. Further in the background a painting is visible on one wall, and a tv screen with a video work is visible on another.]