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Eric Mitchell, Mass Homocide. Performance documentation, November 19, 1977, Artists Space. [Three figures lie on the floor in a room painted with white walls. A figure dressed in all black watched on in the background. The image is repeated in a dyptich.] -
[A black and white postcard with an image of a bed with a mountain in the middle of it and a dilapidated chair with the back hollowed out. Text underneath the images reads, "A Bed / And A Chair / Eileen Neff / April 9 - May 23, 1992 / Artists Space."] -
Arnold Dreyblatt. Photo: Cécile Braneyre [Black-and-white photograph of a figure performing on stage. The figure is standing, manipulating the bow of a string instrument. Layed out on the table in front of him is a laptop and various audio devices.] -
Louisa Chase. Installation view, Louisa Chase, Ted Stamm, Meryl Vladimer, Artists Space, 1975. [A black and white installation photograph of a sculpture. The work features two wooden rods, connected to form an obtuse angle in the center. The end of each rod has a set of wheels, and the piece rests on a sling-like piece of sturdy fabric.] -
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Dayna Goldfine and Dan Geller, still from Kids of Survival: The Art and Life of Tim Rollins & K.O.S., 1996. 87 min. [Two people seated at a table covered with assorted art supplies. They talk to each other as they paint or prepare to draw.] -
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Liberalism at Large: The World According to the Economist, by Alexander Zevin, published by Verso Books, 2019. [A digital image of a red book title, overlaid several times on top of itself. A world map centered on the Atlantic ocean is visible in orange beneath the title.] -
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Documenting Cadere: 1972 - 1978. Installation view, Artists Space, 2013. Photo: Daniel Pérez. [A book shelf displays paper documents containing black and white images. Above, smaller documents, and a similar paper displayed in a white frame.] -
Adrian Piper: It's Just Art. Performance documentation, 1981, Artists Space. [An individual performing while standing in front of a projection of themselves and a child. A thought bubble on the right side of the projection reads "14. WE DEFEND EACH OTHER (YOU CERTAINLY DIDN'T COME TO AN ART PERFORMANCE TO HEAR A LECTURE ON CURRENT EVENTS).] -
Bernadette Corporation: 2000 Wasted Years. Installation view, Artists Space, 2012. Photo: Daniel Pérez. [Two black display cases in the middle of a gallery space, with clear horizontal glass cut-outs, one taller than the other. Each display case houses a collection of mugs and other ephemera.] -
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Chang Yuchen: Coral Dictionary Vol. 1: 2019-2022. Performance documentation, April 28, 2023, Artists Space. Photo: Lane Lang. [A figure in a blue dress sits behind a white table, they are reading from a small book in front of them. Projectors on either side of the table face the back wall. An audience watches the reader from the right side of the image.] -
[A black and white image of a girl sitting sideways on stone steps against a wall reading a book. Several more books are piled in front of her.] -
Abasement #83. Performance documentation, January 5th, 2026, Artists Space. Photo: Joshua Wildman. [A performer plays an electric guitar on stage. The performer and stage are bathed in blue light and geometric patterns. ] -
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Abasement #79. Performance documentation, August 11th, 2025, Artists Space. Photo: Joshua Wildman. [Two performers stand side by side on stage. One performer plays a brass instrument and the other a woodwind instrument. They are bathed in a red-orange light, created from a projection.] -
Nandi Loaf, WÜNDERBAR, 2025. Artifical tree (monument), custom 4-4-0 model locomotive + semi-autonomous rail system, re-routed grid hardware, ornaments, site-specific electrical circulation. Photo: Carter Seddon [A black Christmas tree stands in the room, adorned with white twinkling lights. A black toy train circulates around the shiny black base of the tree.] -
Milford Graves: Fundamental Frequency. Installation view (Movements in the Snow, 1990, Herbal Chart, c. 1980), Artists Space, October 8, 2021 – January 15, 2022. Photo: Filip Wolak. [A color photograph of a floorbound television monitor, showing a figure in a snow bank. Above is an annotated drawing of a human figure.] -
Book cover for The Stagnant Society by Michael Shanks. Design by Richard Hollis. Published by Penguin Books, London, 1961. Courtesy Richard Hollis [A red background, half the Union Jack poisitoned behind sillhouette's of five men and a car, and text that reads, "The Stagnant Society, Michael Shanks."] -
Rummana Hussain, Living on the Margins, 1995. Video, color, sound; 28 minutes. Courtesy Rummana Hussain Family Collection. [Rummana Hussain stands in an open courtyard cradling half a papaya in her hands, her mouth wide open in a silent scream. Behind her, indigo powder is scattered across the pavement.] -
keyon gaskin with Moya Michael & Zinzi Minott. Performance documentation, December 16, 2022, Artists Space. Photo: Destiny Mata. [Color photograph of a figure wearing a conical sheath of reflective one-way mirror film that covers most of their body. They lay on the floor and spread one arm out from under the mirror film. A bright light shines from under the film.] -
Attention Line. Installation view (costumes worn by Johanna Went, 1970s-2000s), Artists Space, June 11 - August 20, 2022. Photo: Filip Wolak [A brightly lit photograph of three human-sized costumes in front of a wall.] -
Unnaturally Yours: Selected by Willie Cole. Installation view, Artists Space, 1996. [Two sculptures installed in a gallery space with wooden flooring. A large sculpture consisting of a suspended, orange tarp pulled in different directions by various wires sits in the cetner of the room. Small, tan mounds and a white side table are arranged around the orange tarp. On the gallery wall behind the large sculpture hangs a smaller sculpture that resembles a set of pink lungs.] -
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SCRAAATCH, Untitled July 4th Performance, 2022. Photo: Mo Costello. [A microphone and lights are set up in a field, with trees along the horizon line.] -
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BAS, Istanbul. [A wide shot of an interior space. Several books and pamphlets rest on metal shelving to the image's left and right. A low wall separates the foreground of the image from the background, in which a figure sits at a long desk with their back to the viewer. More pamplets and books are strewn about and propped upon this desk. Several gray square and rectangular canvases hang on the walls.] -
Local Transit. Installation view, Artists Space, 2006. [Three red, orange, and green fabric rolls are arranged vertically on a white wall. Further along the wall, two marbled, gray and red sheets have been hung low on the wall such that their lower halves drape on the gallery floor.] -
SCRAAATCH. Performance documentation, November 18, 2022, Artists Space. Photo: Destiny Mata [Image of a dimly lit basement with various sculptures made of wood and fresnel lenses placed around the space. Contact microphones are attached to the fresnel lenses and audio wires wrap around the floor. Along the back wall a blue projected image of live CCTV footage of the basement is displayed.] -
[An image of two figures in blue scrubs standing on opposite ends of a sterile table. A medical mannequin on the table is covered in shiny red silk fabric. In the background, there are projections and forms draped in yellow fabric.] -
Laura Poitras: 9/11 Trilogy. Installation view, Artists Space, 2014. Photo: Daniel Pérez. [A photograph of an empty room, dimly lit with chairs in the background, where a projection is playing on the wall. The projection displays an image of the Hamdan vs. Rumsfield Supreme Court Case.] -
Cover of Christopher D'Arcangelo, Kunstverein Publishing and Artists Space. Photo: Cathy Weiner. [Scan of the cover and back cover of a book. On the front cover, black text on a white background reads "Christopher D'Arcangelo." The back cover features a black-and-white photograph of a figure doing a headstand, their back facing the viewer. The figure is shirtless, exposing black text written on their skin.] -
Social Surfaces. Installation view, Pearl River Mart, 2017. Photo: Ron Amstutz. [A view of paintings and photographs across three walls in the space. Black columns divide the room; to the left, a sculpture is displayed on the ground.] -
Log Cabin. Installation view, Artists Space, 2005. [Several sculptures and 2D works installed in a gallery space with wooden flooring. Two walls emerge on the left and right sides of the image, creating a doorway through which another area of the gallery is visible. The wall on the left is painted black, while all other walls are painted white. Several photographs—including two picturing nude figures bound in rope—and works on paper hang on either wall. In the far gallery space, three sculptures sit on the floor and a single TV monitor is installed on the farthest wall.] -
YAP (Young Artist Perform), P.S. 140, 2019 [Several students sit on the edge of a wooden stage holding printed sheets of paper. One girl reads from her paper while holding a microphone] -
Herman Wallace. Drawing. [A colored pencil rendering of a prison cell is contained inside a rectangular box with rounded edges, floating on a white lined sheet of paper. A pink heart in motion extends beyond the confines of the cell and onto lined paper.] -
Miyoko Ito, Island in the Sun, 1978. Oil on canvas, 38 x 33 inches. Courtesy John B. Pittman. [Gradient red and green, curved and cusped shades. A red pointed mound sits atop a pale green inverted triangle inside angular red and green rectangles.] -
[Four multicolored tarot cards arranged in a line on a white background. The cards read "3," "7," "21-Die Stimme," and "Rat-der Nerven." Each of the cards features a different black and white illustration or image.] -
Zilia Sánchez. Installation view, Artists Space, 2013. Photo: Daniel Pérez. [Three light, mauve-colored walls in an exhibition space each display several canvases. The three walls are arranged such that they are parallel to each other. Each of the canvases are slightly three-dimensional, with elements that stretch in or out from their surfaces.] -
Michael Asher. Installation View, Artists Space, 2025. Photo: Carter Seddon. [The hallway of a gallery, leading into a large gallery space. On the left wall is a large black-and-white photograph is affixed to the wall, depicting the process of casting the iron objects displayed on the opposite wall on a tall plinth made of MDF. In the room in the back ground are more plinths and archival objects and documentation.] -
Macho Man, Tell It To My Heart: Collected by Julie Ault. Installation view, Artists Space, 2013. Photo: Daniel Pérez. [A rectangle of gold foil laying flat on a wooden floor. Light descending from a nearby window illuminates the foil.] -
Jill Kroesen, Previews of Lou and Walter. Performance documentation, November 12, 1977, Artists Space. [A black and white photograph of a figure sitting on a table. They hold a microphone in their right hand, and extend their left hand down behind a dark object on the surface of the table.] -
Eiko Ishibashi: Two New York Nights. Performance documentation, June 8, 2022, 8pm. Artists Space, New York. [The upper body of a figure appears in front of a microphone, into which they play the flute.] -
Robert Gero, Untitled, 1989. Sulfur, salt, aluminum. [A rectangular column against a white background. A top section is black with sharp edges, while the rest is white and slightly rounded.] -
Richard Klauber. Installation view, Ruth Hardinger, Richard Klauber, Artists Space, 1975. [A color installation photograph of a black, grey, and white abstract painting on a white wall.] -
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Abasement #78. Performance documentation, June 16th, 2025, Artists Space. Photo: Joshua Wildman. [Color image of a performer on stage playing the electric guitar. They are leaning over a table, with one arm streched out. Their guitar and jacket are both white. Green and blue lights bathe the columns and walls of the room.] -
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Samuel Steward [A slightly grainy image of a man standing shirtless with his arms crossed. He has a large, floral tattoo spanning from shoulder to shoulder across his chest, and a cigarette in his mouth.] -
Doris Guo, Matthew Langan-Peck, Isabelle Frances McGuire, Ruben Ulises Rodriguez Montoya. Installation view, Artists Space, 2024. Photo: Carter Seddon. [A large black biomorphic sculpture hangs in the foreground. In the distance, various biomorphic sculptures hang from the ceiling, sit on pedestals, or hang from the walls, receding deeper into the gallery. Three large pink banners emblazoned with silver stars hang from the ceiling in the background.] -
[A book cover opened so the front and back are visible. There is a black rectangle with white text reading, "Whose Choice" with a handprint and an illustration of internal organs. Small text at the bottom of the image reads, "...prior to quickening..." / "...suffer imprisonment..." / "...right to privacy..."] -
Abasement #66. Performance documentation, October 9, 2023, Artists Space. Photo: Joshua Wildman. [Black and white image of an audience watching a performance. Some are sitting on chairs, and others stand.] -
LaToya Ruby Frazier, A Message In Nestle Water Bottles from Shea Cobb and Amber Hasan at Sussex Drive and West Pierson Road, Flint, MI, 2017/2023, set of three archival pigment prints on Canson Platine Fibre Rag, 16 x 24 inches (40.6 x 61 cm) -
The New Normal. Installation view, Artists Space, 2008. Photo: Adam Reich. [A gallery wall with six framed images of passport copies. On the right side of the images, a television stands on a white plinth, showing a black and white image. On the left side, wall text lists the exhibition title and artists.] -
[A BTCManager graphic showing a thermal view of a seated figure adjacent to a display screen depositing bitcoins.] -
Tiffany Sia, The Bastard Tongue (detail view), 2021. Courtesy Artists Space, New York. Photo: Filip Wolak [A long sheet of white paper is suspended across multiple floors. Handrails for the second floor are visible in the background.] -
The Friends of Artists Space Dinner, May 8, 2010. Stephen Prina's performance. [A man in a suit, black shirt, and glasses strums a guitar while singing into a microphone in a white-walled gallery space.] -
Photographic work by David Kulik, Frank Majore, Kevin Noble, Ken Pelka, Pat Place, Rene Santos, and Brian Well. Announcement card, work by Pat Place, Artists Space, 1980. [A black and white image of a toy alligator holding a medicine bottle, surrounded by miscellaneous objects.] -
[Several students stand around a large desk working on mixed-media artworks. One reaches for something from another student towards the camera.] -
Forgetting the Art World, by Pamela M. Lee, published by MIT Press, 2012. [A white book cover with a narrow column of red and wider column of black on the left side. It is titled, "Forgetting the Art World" by Pamela M. Lee.] -
Johanna Went performing at The Hong Kong Cafe, Los Angeles. Photo: Ed Colver [Black and white image depicting a performance. The artist is standing in the center of the frame and wearing spotted tights and cowboy boots. The upper half of their body is enveloped in a large plastic foam fabric, which covers their torso, face, and arms. Affixed to the large fabric construction are clusters of plastic takeout containers. Audience members are visible in the foreground.] -
Jutta Koether, xxapollo. Performance documentation, Artists Space, January 5, 2020. Photo © Paula Court. [A person dressed in all pink holds a colorful heart-shaped canvas in her right hand while extending her left arm in the air. She is surrounded by rapt audience, who carefully track her movements.] -
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Masao Adachi, Galaxy, 1967 [Sepia toned image of three figures standing in the middle of the street. The figure on the left wears a white dress that flows in the wind, while the middle figure wears a button down shirt and stands in a pool of white liquid spilled on the ground. The third figure on the right wears a striped cloth over their body.] -
Pictures. Opening Reception, Artists Space, September 23, 1977. Sherrie Levine (left), Irving Sandler (right). Photo: D. James Dee. [A black and white photograph of two figures standing in a gallery space. The figure on the left looks at the one on the right. In the background, a crowd of people and se veral large wall hangings are visible.] -
Laura Cottingham & The Anita Pallenberg Story. Installation view, Artists Space, 2017. Photo: Daniel Pérez. [Film stills are framed and lines up against two sides of a room, leading to a window with the black Artists Space logo.] -
Sean Snyder. Installation view, Artists Space, 2010-11. Photo: Daniel Peréz. [A makeshift screening room enclosed by unpainted wooden walls. There are two wooden benches arranged to face a projector screen. The screen displays an image of a luxury pool surrounded by palm trees, with the sun shining.] -
Richard Klauber. Installation view, Ruth Hardinger, Richard Klauber, Artists Space, 1975. [A color installation photograph of a black and white abstract painting on a white wall.] -
P.S. 140 students recording sounds at Tompkins Square Park, 2019 [A cropped image of a group of students smiling for the camera in Tompkins Square Park. One holds a recording device, which has been overlaid with an opaque orange image of a lampshade. Green digital circles emanate out from it, as if to simulate a doppler-effected sound.] -
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Edin Velez, still from The Meaning of the Interval, 1987. Video (color, sound). [A distorted video still of a woman wearing pale makeup and lipstick. Her hair is carefully swept up and decorated with a hairpiece. A double of her image is positioned to her right. The background behind her displays several blurred kanji characters.] -
Carol Sun. Prospect Park Series - Winter, 1987. [Dark drawing with branch-like figures appear from a twirling white line surrounded by black, fuzzy lines.] -
Renee Gladman: Narratives of Magnitude. Installation view, Artists Space, 2023. Photo: Filip Wolak. [A color image of the corner of a gallery space with two columns. Across the two white walls, six framed abstract drawings on black paper are displayed in a horizontal line.] -
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Union Gaucha Productions Still from Phantom Limb , 1998 16mm film (silent, black and white), 21 min 45 sec Courtesy of Union Gaucha Productions [A black and white image of various tones of traingle shapes and lines.] -
Eric Mitchell, Mass Homocide, 1977. Advertisement, Artists Space. [A polaroid photo depicts a figure pointing a gun at another figure, who is kneeling on the ground with their head down. On the right, handwritten in red ink are the words "Oct/Nov 77 / Mass Homocide / Eric Mitchell / 206 E 10 st / NY, NY 10003.] -
Terry Fox, Yield, University Art Museum, Berkeley, California, September 4, 1973. Photo: Larry Fox. Courtesy Marilyn Bogerd. [Black-and-white film photograph of a figure bent over, knees on the ground, his left hand reaches up to touch his face which looks downward. His hands and clothing are covered in a dusting of flour. In the background viewers sit on the concrete floor.] -
SCRAAATCH. Performance documentation, November 18, 2022, Artists Space. Photo: Destiny Mata [Image of a dimly lit basement, a figure holding a video camera with a rig on their shoulder takes footage of the back wall, which has blue and purple light projected onto it.] -
[Text reading “'We Cover for You. / – NRO” is overlaid on an image of a plastic gloved hand that applies blue plaster with a wooden stick.] -
Students visiting Sleepwalk at Parasol Projects, LES, 2022 -
Union Gaucha Productions. Installation view, Artists Space, 2015. Photo: Daniel Pérez. [A dimly lit room with a projection facing the front. The projection displays neon words that are slightly distorted, the legible text reads "Removes.....eight straight...."] -
Storm de Hirsch, still from Newsreel: Jonas in The Brig, 1964. Courtesy Anthology Film Archives. [A man clinging to a chain-link fence in front of several other men looking up at him. Underneath the image, partially cut-off text reads, "THE BRIG."] -
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Zaha Hadid. Installation view, Artists Space, 2003. [A dimly lit gallery space with wooden flooring. Several sheets of thin gray board hang from the gallery ceiling by thin wires such that they form a set of suspended display walls. The boards are arranged such that they face one another and form a hallway-like area that one can walk through. Various photographs and architectural renderings of buildings are displayed on the walls. A wall arranged to the far right of the others displays black san-serif wall text. Large header text on the wall reads, “ZAHA HADID.”] -
Dream Lines: Marian Zazeela. Installation view, Artists Space, 2024. Photo: Filip Wolak. [Various framed works on paper hang on two facing white gallery walls. Each features small looping ornamental symbols, drawn with pencil within the individual boxes of gridded paper, to form larger shapes and structures. The large work on the right wall features repeated ornamental symbols in gold on pink ground.] -
keyon gaskin with Moya Michael & Zinzi Minott. Performance documentation, December 16, 2022, Artists Space. Photo: Destiny Mata. [Color photograph of a corner space in a gallery, below a staircase, that is bathed in red light. At the bottom of the stairs are a group of performers wearing conical costumes made of reflective one-way mirror film.] -
Las Nietas de Nonó: Posibles Escenarios, Vol. 1 LNN. Installation view, Artists Space, New York, 2022. [A color image of a pink-hued room inside which an irregularly shaped platform with a reflective surface sits on the ground. Objects such as plants, a fish tank, and tree stumps sit on and around the platform.] -
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Las Nietas de Nonó: Posibles Escenarios, Vol. 1 LNN. Performance documentation, October 29, 2022, Artists Space. Photo: Destiny Mata [Color photograph of a figure wearing black, holding a long wooden stick over a reflective surface with an orange construction net over it.] -
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Hito Steyerl, We cannot confirm the authenticity of this artwork, 2015, Archival inkjet print with letterpress and blind emboss, 11 x 8 1/2 in (27,9 x 21,6 cm) (image), 20 x 16 in (50,8 x 40,6 cm) (paper), Edition of 10 + 3 AP, Signed and dated imprint. [This print shows an image with text beneath on a white background. The text reproduces the work's caption then beneath that says, "1/10 / This certificate shall serve to verify authenticity and must / accompany the work through any transfer of ownership. / We cannot confirm the authenticity of this artwork. / Hito Steyerl [with signature] Date [with 2015 written]." The image shows a reproduction of the image on a blue background which repeats within that image, and so on.] -
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KP Brehmer Das Gefühl zwischen Fingerkuppen... , 1967 80 copies+ 40 artists proofs, signed and numbered screen print on cardboard, folded, 60 x 36 x 10 cm Courtesy of Edition Block, Berlin [An illustrative, yellow, white, and pink image of a woman, holding a cigar to her mouth, in profile view. At the top right corner in white text reads, "Das gerfül zwischen fingerku ppen." Below a white paper decends with smaller images of various vegetables.] -
Andy Robert: PAPALOKO. Installation view (toutouni, 2023; bwa, 2023; Ruin, 2023), Artists Space, 2024. Photo: Carter Seddon. [A color image of a gallery space. From left to right: a shovel with an iron claw at the base, a tree log on a pedestal and another tree log on pedestal, with a griffon vulture perched on the branch.] -
Jaylynn Reyna, Bonnie, 2022, digital photograph -
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[Two rectangular orange paintings, in portrait orientation, hang on a white wall. Both canvases depict slugs filling up each rectangle. In the painting to the left, the slug almost forms into a square. In the painting to the right, the slug is stretched in a long line, twisting across the surface area of the canvas. The eyes of both slugs protrude from their animated bodies like antennae, raised and peeking over the boundary of each painting's edge.] -
Charlotte Posenenske. Configured by the staff of Artists Space. Installation view, Artists Space, 2010. Photo: Daniel Pérez. [A geometric, silver metal sculpture sits on a wooden gallery floor in a brightly-lit gallery space. The sculpture is modular and consists of rectangular and triangular metal components arranged in a tall, ring-shaped structure.] -
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Dream Lines: Marian Zazeela. Installation view, Artists Space, 2024. Photo: Filip Wolak. [Closeup view of three small framed works on paper hanging on a white gallery wall. The works feature detailed, abstract calligraphic strokes in black, orange, and chartreuse.] -
Duncan Campbell: Make it new John. Installation view, Artists Space, 2010. Photo: Daniel Pérez. [A black and white image of a man working intently on a machine is projected on a standing screen in an open room.] -
Flipside. Installation view, Artists Space, 2004. [A framed photograph with a red border of a naked man on a blue shag carpet. The man is seated, leaning slightly back on his hands with his legs extended. He is bald with a full grey beard.] -
El Nascimiento De La Tierra, Recirculation, Word-Up Community Book Store pop-up, May 2024 -
Abasement #67. Performance documentation, January 15, 2024, Artists Space. Photo: Joshua Wildman. [Color image of a musician on stage, seated in a chair, holding an instrument that appears to be a guitar across their lap. To their right, a microphone is positioned close to an amp. Their feet control several pedals placed on the floor. Their long blonde-brown hair falls down over their chest and back as they gaze down in deep focus at the instrument in their lap. Behind the musician, a diamond-shaped, geometric pattern, outlined in bright pink is projected on the back wall. ] -
A seated musician wearing a white t-shirt with the name Xenakis printed above an image manipulates electronics on top of a small table. The wall behind features swirling white, purple, and orange light. -
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ART CLUB2000 Untitled (Sharf Shack) after Kenny Scharfs “Scharf Schak,” 1996 Wood, vinyl coated wood paneling, paint, glitter, and hardware 8 x 8 x 3 feet Image courtesy Artists Space, New York Photo: Filip Wolak [A view of a built shack structure displaying a colorful cartoon face and a graphic sign that reads "Sharf Shack".] -
Rohesia Hamilton Metcalfe, After the Paint Has Dried, 1986. 15 minutes, 16mm, color. Film still. [A person in a long coat, hat, and sunglasses leans against a doorframe.] -
Susan Eder. Installation view, Artists Space, 1976. [A black and white installation view of small photographs with wide white matting, affixed in a grid formation on a wall in a gallery.] -
Duncan Campbell: Make it new John. Installation view, Artists Space, 2010. Photo: Daniel Pérez. [Six orange papers arranged in a rectangle are painted with the letters "DMC SIT-IN" in black text.] -
James Coleman. Still from Seeing for Oneself, 1987-88. Slideshow (black and white), 40 min. [A black and white film still of four people in period dress standing in from of an ornately carved fireplace. The people stand in two pairs, apparently engaged in conversation.] -
Young Fluxus. Installation view, Artists Space, 1982. [Plastic bags of objects appear on a white gallery wall.] -
SCRAAATCH, Tower of Babel, 2019, Les Urbaines. Photo: Mathilda Olmi [Two figures perform in front of large projected images.] -
[A digitially generated image of a series of curved, x-shaped cutouts stacked one on top of the other in long rows. The rows are clustered around white text that reads "h-edge." The shadows of the cutouts are visible on the ground directly below the text.] -
Demonstrations outside Artists Space during the opening of Witnesses: Against Our Vanishing, November 16, 1989. [Four overlapping photographs show a panorama of a crowd outside Artists Space at night. One group int he foreground files into the gallery through its double doors, while others on the sidewalk hold protest signs.] -
Floor plan sketch for Group Show, Artists Space, 1975. [A rough sketch of a gallery with names in specific zones, done in blue ink] -
The Oath. Dir. Laura Poitras. 2010. Courtesy Zeitgeist Films. [Foregrounded military tents with a pink sky in the background.] -
William S. Burroughs. Target #5 (July 29, 1997), 1997 Courtesy John Giorno. . Photo: Adam Reich -
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Chinatown Art Brigade and The Illuminator Here to Stay, September 24, 2016 Courtesy Chinatown Art Brigade. Photo: KahEan Chang [A view of Chinatown at night, with a projection onto a side of the building that reads, in handwritten text, "Gentrification Is Modern Colonialism! #ChinatownNot4Sale". The top of a BigBus tour bus is partially visible at the right corner of the frame.] -
Brad Kronz. Installation view, Artists Space, 2025. Photo: Carter Seddon [Placed at an angle from each other stand two box-like structures made of wooden boards, a black speaker, and a white pedestal bearing a small wooden stool. ] -
Chorus: A Sound Poetry Festival. Performance documentation, November 11, 2022, Artists Space. Photo: Joshua Wildman [Portrait of a figure in a blue shirt looking into the camera.] -
[A gray image of a person in a hard helmet. The image is slightly fuzzy and worn, and mostly obscured by scratches. White text in the lower righthand corner reads, "A TERRIBLE BEAUTY."] -
Laura Poitras: 9/11 Trilogy. Installation view, Artists Space, 2014. Photo: Daniel Pérez. [Several blank, white walls in a large gallery space with wooden flooring. An opening emerges at the corner of two intersecting walls at the image's center, leading into a dark space. Rows of windows line the right wall of the gallery.] -
[White text on a bright fuchsia background. The text reads: “Oct 4 / Sophia Dahlin / Bianca Rae Messinger.” Text in the bottom left corner reads: “5pm / 11 Cortlandt Alley + Zoom ID: 893 9594 7519 / $5 (all proceeds go to readers)"] -
keyon gaskin with Moya Michael & Zinzi Minott. Performance documentation, December 16, 2022, Artists Space. Photo: Destiny Mata. [Color photograph of three figures, wearing conical costumes made of reflective one-way mirror film, standing at the doorways of a gallery space.] -
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Abasement #72. Performance documentation, October 7th, 2024, Artists Space. Photo: Joshua Wildman. [Eleven musicians using electronic instruments sit at tables behind a stage. The room is dimly lit with blue lights on the wall. A performer stands on stage facing the musicians with a finger up in the air. In the foreground there are audience members.] -
The Library Vaccine. Installation view, Artists Space, 2014. [A cluster of metal book shelves sit in the middle of the room. Visible are the cubbies of three structures, populated with books of various sizes and colors.] -
Flyer for Segue Reading Series featuring Sasha Banks and Derek McCormack. Saturday, October 31, 2020, Artists Space. Artist: Keith Higginbotham [Photographs of an opulant room are collaged together, creating a view of a single space with multiple perspectives. White text centered on the image reads "Sasha Banks / Derek McCormack," and black text below reads "Segue."] -
Kristin Lucas, Social Climber, 1997. [A black remote control with a red light pointing out of its head. Six insect-like legs are attached to the body of the remote, three on each side, and it is poised on the wall as if crawling.] -
Pictures. Reception documentaion, 1977, Artists Space. [A group of individuals in conversation while sitting on a radiator.] -
Salad Days 3. Installation view, Artists Space, 2008. Photo: Jeremy Ross. [Several geometric structures of varying sizes are displayed in close, overlapping clusters in a gallery space. The largest structure of the group nearly touches the gallery ceiling is composed of an array of flat pentagons that form circular, symmetrical patterns. Behind this structure is a large archway-shaped wall decal showing further colorful arrays and patterns. Several other, smaller pieces with similar geometric forms cluster on the floor around these structures.] -
Karl Holmqvist, oxoxbox, 2012, Bespoke archival box wrapped in cotton book cloth with silkscreen, 24 1/2 x 20 1/2 x 1 1/2 inches, Signed and numbered certificate [An all-over black and white pattern of "oxox"] -
Lyndon Barrois Jr., Unseen Hand (Fall Guy); Sinner Man, 2022. Couch, jute, antique cane, plastic, copper, brass, conservation glove; Police tape, laser prints, museum board, MagiColor manual. Dimensions variable. Photo: Filip Wolak. [A color photograph of a yellow brocade couch in a gallery space. A long tangled rope extends from the bottom of the couch towards the camera. In the background, police tape against frames a rectangle on the wall, and three additional strips of police tape extend from the wall to the floor.] -
Community Listening event, Painting Sound, Listening to the LES, P.S. 140, 2019 [A classroom with several students, each at their own desk, painting with primary-color watercolors] -
Exhibition announcements (assorted). Artists Space, 1999. Graphic Design: Sara Soskolne. [Nine fanned announcement cards in assorted colors. Black text on each card announces the Lise Soskolne exhibition at Artists Space, noting the time and exhibition location.] -
Frozen Lakes. Installation view, Artists Space, 2013. Photo: Meinke Klein. [Several parallel dividers constructed from metal fencing positioned between black metal frames are arranged in an exhibition space. Colorful textiles and t-shirts are displayed on the fencing.] -
Other Minds, San Francisco. Photo: John Fago [Black-and-white photograph of a figure, walking in the middle of the frame between two sets of suspended wires that run from across the room. The figures hands manipulate the wires on each side of them.] -
[A low-angled view of an empty gallery space with wooden flooring and white walls.] -
Bernadette Corporation: 2000 Wasted Years. Installation view, Artists Space, 2012. Photo: Daniel Pérez. [A black display case in the corner of a gallery, surrounded by windows looking out into Manhattan. A mannequin faces away from the camera, and three backlit texts are placed across the floor, in sequence. Each text is superimposed on a photo of a metal pipe looking similar to a gun. On the back viewer, the image is visible alone with no superimposition.] -
[A hand extends its fingers admist a shower of droplets of liquid. A bright light shines on the hand and droplets.] -
A black and white image of three figures performing on stage. The figure on the left plays the saxophone, a clarinet is on the floor, right in front of them. The figure in the center plays the drums, and the one on the right, the double bass. Three microphones are scattered across the stage. -
Speaker Music (DeForrest Brown, Jr.), portrait by Ting Ding, 2019, Shirt & Harness by HECHA / 做. [A man in t-shirt and fabric harness crouching, face slightly obscured behind metal pipes, wearing a baseball cap saying "MAKE TECHNO BLACK AGAIN"] -
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Nicole-Antonia Spagnola, Untitled, 2022. Raw Power, Raw Power; Kollettivo, Lotta per il potere; Antigenesi, Una donna non e’ merda; Negazione, Tutti Pazzi; RAF Punk, Contro la pace Contro la guerra; Peggio Punx, Scemo. 8mm to MP4 transfer (color, sound), monitors, chairs. Installation view, Artists Space, 2022. Photo: Filip Wolak. [A color photograph of three wooden cafe chairs with green cushions next to a metal elevator door. One chair is stacked upside down on another on the left, and two pillows with black backs and sequined gold-silver fronts are placed between the chair's upturned legs. Another pillow rests on the cushion of the chair on the right.] -
Enough Tiranny Recalled, 1972–2009. Installation view, Artists Space, 2009. Photo: Daniel Pérez. [A installation wide shot of a room with five silver columns. In the foreground, there is a rectangular pool filled with water with two spouts spraying water in fountains. A second pool built from wood is visible in the background. Between the two, there are various objects including a low-hanging disco ball, a vase with flowers, strands of string lights, and more. On the back wall, the word "TIRANNY" is handwritten in block letters, partially obscured by one of the columns. The room is lit by standing colorful lights with pink and blue tones.] -
Abasement #65. Performance documentation, September 18, 2023, Artists Space. Photo: Joshua Wildman. [A close-up image of a musician sitting on the floor playing the violin. Three other violins lay on the stage before her.] -
Circus Amok, Escape to New York. Performance documentation, August 13, 2022, Artists Space. Photo: Paula Court [Five figures wearing ornate green outfits play instruments. In front of them, a crowd can be seen sitting down.] -
Adjua Gargi Nzinga Greaves: The x in florxal is silent when spoken. Installation view, Artists Space, 2021. Photo: Filip Wolak. Courtesy Artists Space, New York. [Two prints, of books with annotations written on the side, are hung on a white gallery wall.] -
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Sherry Markovitz. Danny Boy (detail), 1985. [A close up detail of the sculpted deer head with patterned designs on its face and antlers.] -
Danica Barboza, Anima of a Relationship [The ‘SV’ Edition] (Section B), 2019 (detail view), hand-modeled clay, white acrylic paint, textured paint, paper, metal, newspaper, Rooibos tea bags, gloss, wooden blocks, Mac computer. Photo: Daniel Pérez [On a black platform, assorted pieces of wood, cardboard, and wire prop up a disembodied humanoid head. The figure’s head is misshapen, as if melting, obscuring the eyes but leaving the nose and open mouth visible.] -
Lizbeth Marano. Third Circle, 1985. [Circular bricolage sculpture in a white-walled gallery space.] -
Tisziji Muñoz with Francisco Mora Catlett and AfroHORN. Performance documentation, October 21, 2022, Artists Space. Photo: Joshua Wildman [A figure plays the guitar sitting down, while another figure stands behind him playing the bass.] -
Zilia Sánchez. Installation view, Artists Space, 2013. Photo: Daniel Pérez. [A square, gray canvas with a large white circle centered towards its bottom edge hangs on a light, mauve-colored wall. At the bottom center of the circle, the canvas stretches outward in a verticle line.] -
REALLIFE Magazine, First issue, March 1979. Artwork by Sherrie Levine. [A silhouette of a human head in profile is filled with a photograph of a woman looking directly at the camera, her arms outstretched either side of a dark scultpure of child's head. Text situated above the image reads, "REALLIFE Magazine, March 1979, $1."] -
[An image of rocks, trees and coastline overlooking a large body of water. Collaged on top of the photograph are cutouts of flowers, carved stones, and a mosaic. Gray text gives details about a virtual reading event, with zoom meeting information written in yellow at the bottom.] -
James Coleman. Still from Seeing for Oneself, 1987-88. Slideshow (black and white), 40 min. [A black and white film still of a person with a white beard wearing an apron seated in front of a workbench covered in glass bottles and scientific instruments. He holds an hourglass and the wall behind him is lined with dials.] -
Abasement #83. Performance documentation, January 5th, 2026, Artists Space. Photo: Joshua Wildman. [The stage is dark except for a red glow, and a single bulb illuminating two performers sitting at tables facing each other on stage. Each performer operates a mixing board abundant with cables.] -
Hito Steyerl, Liquidity, Inc., 2014, HD video with sound, 30 mins. Courtesy the artist and Andrew Kreps, New York. Installation view from Hito Steyerl, Artists Space, 2015. [A side view of a large video monitor screen, sitting on the ground, with a large ramp extending from the base. Two viewers sit on large pillows at the curve of the ramp. The room is tinted blue. On the screen, there is a man in a sitting in an office with a note pad and a pen at the table in front of him.] -
Gary Falk, Brigid Kennedy, Ladd Kessler, Peggy Yunque. Installation view, Artists Space, 1981. [A dim photograph of dark curtains and sculptures in a gallery space.] -
Abasement #62. Performance documentation, December 5, 2022, Artists Space. Photo: Joshua Wildman [A seated figure in a black hoodie and black beanie plays the guitar with red and purple light cast onto them.] -
Artists Draw. Installation view, Artists Space, 1979. [Various drawings are hung up on white walls. The drawings consist of simple shapes and lines.] -
Robert Longo. Performance documentation, Exchange Show: Hallwalls, Buffalo, NY, Artists Space, 1976. [A black and white image of two hands behind a figure's back. They cross their index and middle finger on each hand.] -
[Black and white pen drawing featuring a cartoonish rendering of Manhattan and the surrounding boroughs that resembles a grassy mini-golf course. Golf holes are scattered across Manhattan amidst larger-than-life cut-out figures, convoluted structures, palm trees, and other quirky obstacles. Stray golf balls are scattered across the surrounding boroughs. A cluster of golf balls in New Jersey are arranged such that they spell out the words, "PUTT-MODERNISM."] -
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Individual self-portraits, Untitled, 2021, collage and sequins on paper -
Conrad Bakker, Untitled Project: Projection [ARTISTS SPACE], 2007. Painted wood and mixed media. Courtesy the artist. Photo: Bill Orcutt [On a wooden floor in a white room are a pile of objects which emulate video projectors plugged into a power strip nearby. There is a remote control on the pile. On the otherwise empty facing white wall, "EPSON" is written in green letters.] -
Witnesses: Against Our Vanishing. Installation View, Artists Space, 1989. Photo: Frances Miller Smith. [A gallery with low lighting and white walls is hung with a painting and a grid of photographs. More artworks are visible around a corner in another room.] -
Drake Carr, Mel Ottenberg, 2023. Colored pencil on paper. 26 x 21 inches. Image courtesy Artists Space, New York. Photo: Filip Wolak. [A color image of an unframed colorful drawing of a male-presenting figure. The figure is crossed-arm and sitting back in whats seems like a sofa. A cup of coffee sits on his right, and a potted plant and a vintage-looking radio are on his left.] -
John Torreano. Installation view, Artists Space, 1974. [A black and white installation photograph of a gallery space. Two dark square canvasses hang on the wall, one is a large and the other small.] -
[White text overlays a green and pink marbled background. The text reads: “April 1 / Fiel Guhit / Tianyi Sun." Smaller text in the bottom left corner reads: “5pm / 11 Cortlandt Alley + Zoom / Zoom ID: 893 9594 7519 / $5 (all proceeds go to readers)"] -
[An illustrated black and white poster titled, "Artists Space Presents / Doug & Mike's Adult Entertainment." There are two hand puppets labelled Doug and Mike, with smaller portraits of assorted characters arranged around them. Additional text at the bottom notes the location and admission information.] -
