Artists Space

MICHAEL ASHER

November 22, 2024 — February 8, 2025

Artists Space presents a focused survey of Michael Asher's work, organized in cooperation with the Michael Asher Foundation. Although Asher is best known for site-specific exhibitions that left no visible trace, his practice encompassed a broad range of 20th-century media, including film, television, radio, magazines, household items, advertising, and graphic identities. This exhibition features material remnants and writings related to projects involving distributed media, everyday objects, and branding. It marks the first major solo presentation of Asher's work since his passing in 2012.

Photograph of a white magazine stand with black trim. Along the top of the stand, four stacks of black-and-white journals rest on acrylic stands. A selection of art journals in a variety of shapes and colors sit along the stand
Michael Asher, Musée d'Art Contemporain de Montreal, Montreal, Canada, l'art conceptuel, une perspective, August 5–October 21, 1990. Art journals with advertisements for the exhibition designed by Michael Asher displayed in the museum’s bookstore. Photograph by Denis Farley. Michael Asher Archive, © Michael Asher Foundation. [Photograph of a white magazine stand with black trim. Along the top of the stand, four stacks of black-and-white journals rest on acrylic stands. A selection of art journals in a variety of shapes and colors sit along the stand's two rows.]

A screening of a film by Michael Asher
January 23, 2025
Details forthcoming

Lead support is provided by the Arison Art Foundation, Richard Massey, Conor O'Neil, Eleanor Propp, and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Major support is provided by James Cahn & Jeremiah Collatz and Helen Frankenthaler Foundation. Support is provided by Michael Lowe & Kimberly Klosterman and Nine Orchard.

    A photograph of a pale pink stucco wall that separates two properties. Green trees and shrubbery line the side of the wall that is pictured. Additional trees on the neighbor's side are visible, in partial view.
    Michael Asher, permanent work for the Grinstein Collection, Los Angeles, California, USA, 1979. Viewing north on the neighbor’s property toward the reconstructed wall section, as photographed in 2017. Photograph by Jeff McLane. © Michael Asher Foundation. [A photograph of a pale pink stucco wall that separates two properties. Green trees and shrubbery line the side of the wall that is pictured. Additional trees on the neighbor's side are visible, in partial view.]