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[A cartoon drawing of men at a table with text underneath reading, "Everybody sees right through your damned transparency."] -
Richard Klauber. Small Black Painting, 1975. Installation view, Ruth Hardinger, Richard Klauber, Artists Space, 1975. [A color installation photograph of a black and white abstract painting on a white wall.] -
Milford Graves: Fundamental Frequency. Installation view (Hand painted LP, 1966; Photograph of Milford Graves and Don Pullen, c. 1970s), Artists Space, October 8, 2021 – January 15, 2022. Photo: Filip Wolak. [A color installation photograph of a hand painted LP in a glass frame and a small photograph in a plastic bag in a gallery space.] -
Flyer for Segue Reading Series featuring David Rothenberg and Robert Fitterman. December 3, 2022, Artists Space. [Light teal and pink text overlay a dark teal background with abstract lines and drawings of a female portrait in the bottom left and a hand holding a phone in the top right corner. The text in the middle reads "David Rothenberg / Segue Reading Series / Robert Fitterman."] -
Dream Lines: Marian Zazeela. Installation view, Artists Space, 2024. Photo: Filip Wolak. [White gallery wall featuring various small framed works on paper, some featuring abstract ornamental bands, large concentric shapes against black ground, clusters of curled black lines organized into a square shape, and pencil-shaded boxes on gridded paper in various geometric shapes and configurations.] -
Anja Kirschner and David Panos, still from Living Truthfully Under Imaginary Circumstances, 2011. [A man and a woman in a split screen view with a black space between them. The man's face is turned to the side; the woman is facing towards him, her eyes cast downwards, with two fingers pointing.] -
Constantina Zavitsanos, Ace of Spades (detail), 2024. Z interferometer: two aluminized 6" diameter spherical mirrors, LED illumination source, knife edge on mounts; soldering iron, fan, infrared light, steel tables. Dimensions variable. -
S*an D. Henry Smith in Constantina Zavitsanos’ Entropy (2023), a set of three performances (on-site and online) for If I Can’t Dance, I Don’t Want to Be a Part of Your Revolution. Performers and co-creators of the score: Angelo Custódio and Pedro Matias, S*an D. Henry-Smith and Geo Wyex. Photo: Prins de Vos [Photograph of a performer, standing next to a table covered in a black cloth. The background is bathed in purple light. A white spotlight shines on the table, highlighting the performer's hands as they pour liquid from one teacup into another teacup held below.] -
Apartment Show: If the dogs are barking. Installation view, Artists Space, 2009. [A sculpture consisting of a large, leaning metal pole installed in a gallery space in front of a wall of framed photographs, drawings, and other two-dimensional works. The pole is braced at the floor and leans to the left. Several metal clamps are attached to the bottom portion of the pole, near where it meets the floor. A stack of white papers is displayed on the ground in front of the sculpture.] -
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Dean Blunt, The Redeemer. [A cartoon outline of two hands pressed together.] -
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Pamela Jenrette. Lavalava, 1974. From Scott Burton, Pamela Jenrette, Artists Space,1975. [A black and white photograph of a textured wall with white and grey splotches.] -
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Abasement #79. Performance documentation, August 11th, 2025, Artists Space. Photo: Joshua Wildman. [A performer sits on stage, playing a double-neck guitar. ] -
Adjua Gargi Nzinga Greaves, 1741 Honey Locust, 2020. Inkjet print, 44 x 58 inches. Edition of 2. Courtesy Artists Space, New York. Photo: Filip Wolak [An inkjet print mounted on a pink wall. The print includes a woman standing behind a desk and in front of several rainbow-colored bookshelves. Above the bookshelves hang several flags.] -
Johanna Went, Shark Head, 1983, sweater, fabric, felt, toy poodle, Tide Detergent box cut out, panty hose mask with plastic toys and shark, dimensions variable. Photo: Filip Wolak [A life-sized costume in front of a large glass window.] -
Young Fluxus. Installation view, Artists Space, 1982. [Exhibition wall text on the left next to a vitrine of objects and posters on the right back wall.] -
Young Fluxus. Installation view, Artists Space, 1982. [A television set sits in the corner on a pedestal with framed images on the two walls surrounding it.] -
New Red Order, Informants Get Paid! Performance documentation, Artists Space, January 23, 2020. Photo © Paula Court. [A figure stands in front of a music stand speaking into a microphone. They are backlit by an image of a rippling upside down American flag.] -
Milford Graves: Fundamental Frequency. Installation view (Chair, 1989; Untitled drawings, 2020), Artists Space, October 8, 2021 – January 8, 2022. Photo: Filip Wolak. [A color installation photograph of a gallery space, a painted wooden chair with an asymmetrical back is visible in the foreground. In the left background, two framed drawings hang from the wall.] -
Mr. Dead & Mrs. Free: A History of Squat Theatre. Installation view, Artists Space, 1996. [A room with two chairs facing toward a low table with a small monitor and assorted bottles. There are two windows, both blotted out with smears of paint. A large sculpture of a person with crouched legs and their arms above their head is suspended from the ceiling, with a second smaller head emerging from between the squatting legs.] -
Classroom wall at PS140 Nathan Straus, with work from students in the Portfolio Development program. [Several drawings and small paintings pinnned to the outside of a cabinet depicting city scenes, portraits, and still life images.] -
rafa esparza: Camino. Installation view, Artists Space, 2023. Photo: Filip Wolak. [Color image of a gallery space with large panels of adobe with paintings of various figures on them. Adobe bricks are laid out on the floor to create a small walkway.] -
Art Day, Photo Club exhibition, PS 140, 2017. [A tile wall with a grid of assorted photographs against a white background. A title to the left of the grid states "Artists Space P.S. 140 Photography Club".] -
ricardo nagaoka, Fountain II, 2025. Steel, hydrocal, urine. Photo: Carter Seddon [A trough sits between two iron columns, liquid spouts out from the belly button of a torso-like sculpture hanging above the trough.] -
Friends of Artists Space Annual Dinner, 2016. [A large room with numerous people seated at long, rectangular tables. Many are eating, talking, and drinking wine. Several waiters walk between the tables.] -
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Lyndon Barrois Jr., Guardians Gate (Farfanicchio), 2022; Masters of Fine Arts, 2011/2022. Wood, latex paint, antique brass elements, cast iron, oil paint, twigs, brass, burlap, packing felt; oil on canvas, artist frame, solvent transfer, plywood, curtains, frames, lights, easels, conservators coat, headlamp. Dimensions variable. Installation view, Artists Space, 2022. Photo: Filip Wolak. [A color photograph of a door with multiple nested smaller doors within the doorframe. Each individual doorway is framed with a gold outline. To the left are several empty picture frames and two studio lights. In front of dark green curtains is a painting set in a gold frame.] -
James Coleman. Still from Seeing for Oneself, 1987-88. Slideshow (black and white), 40 min. [A black and white film still of two people in period dress engaged in conversation at the far end of an ornate allway lit by candlelight. In the foreground, a person in a maid's costume peeks around one end of a colonnade, observing.] -
Invitation from Hommage an Schmela (Homage to Schmela) December 9 – 15, 1966 Galerie Schmela, Düsseldorf Estate Konrad Lueg [A scanned image of paper, angled at its forlds, that reads, "Hommage en schemla." On the bottom page are sections of dates with handwritten information.] -
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Tony Oursler, Untitled (Talking Photograph), 1996, Photograph mounted on plastic frame with audio recording in custom box, 6 x 7 x 1/2 inches (15.2 x 17.8 x 1.3 cm), Signed & numbered. [The image shows a photograph with a plastic frame. The frame has holes for a small speaker and a button that says, "play." The photograph shows a close-up of a woman's face looking off into the distance while laying face down on white lace. Projected on the side of her face is another woman's face.] -
Peter Jemison, Crows in Winter (Paris), 1980s. [A yellow paper bag with handles, detailed illustrations across its sides. At the front is a drawing of two large crows. Intricate line designs in the background and along the handles. On the side of the bag is a barren tree, with small dots indicating snowfall, and a fence that stretches in the background.] -
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[White text overlays a rose-colored background with a geometric design. The text reads: "Annual Friends of Artists Space Dinner / Celebrating 50 Years / Honoring / Kathy Halbreich/ Yasunao Tone / Monday, May 8, 7pm / The Doubles Club, New York City." Text in the bottom left corner reads: "Festive attire."] -
Hito Steyerl. Still from Liquidity, Inc., 2014. HD video with sound, 30 minutes. [A video projection playing in a blue lit room with a large curved surface for viewing.] -
Joel Katz. Still from History Lessons, 1990. [A close-up mage of a person wearing large glasses in front of a world map.] -
Unholding. Installation view, Artists Space, 2018. Photo: Daniel Pérez. [Eleven tan sacks of various sizes hang on a while wall. Each is illustrated with individual imagery and/or text. A long one, hanging at the top left, reads "CHASE" in block letters. A painting is hung in the background on a wall.] -
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Donald Moffett, Hidden Drive, 2018, C-print with diecut, 16 x 12 inches, Signed edition of 100, 5APs Courtesy of the artist [White flowers are superimposed on a photograph of a leafy shrub enshrouding a yellow street sign that reads "HIDDEN DRIVE." The face of the sign is damaged with many holes and other signs of impact that suggest gunfire.] -
Flipside. Installation view, Artists Space, 2004. [A gallery space with a large metal structure in the middle of the floor. Four straw brooms are suspended from the top of the structure such that they just brush the floor. On the surrounding white walls, there are several pieces of art. One is a colorful canvas with geometric shapes, sharing a wall with several small objects arranged in an oval. On the other wall, there are series of framed depictions of nude figures in various poses.] -
Lyndon Barrois Jr., Divine Agent, 2022. Wicker pannier, plastic, copper, brass, conservation glove, moonshine jug, solvent transfers, plywood, brass, wooden owl figurine, dyed silk. Dimensions variable. Photo: Filip Wolak. [A color photograph of a gallery space. Two small paintings hang on the wall between concrete columns set into the wall. In the foreground, a large wicker pannier is visible. Two strips of police tape can be seen in the right corner of the frame.] -
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James Carpenter. Shaking. Installation view. Artists Space, 1985. [An indistinguishable projection on the wall with an installed light appearing above it facing the opposite direction and a bright light coming in from the upper right corner of the image. A column bisects the image.] -
[Four images arranged in a rectangular tile formation. Each image shows a digital rendering of a large structure composed of suspended sheets of red material installed in a gray room. The red sheets are stacked on top of one another, suspended from lengths of wire that run from ceiling to floor. The sheets are arranged differently in each image, bending towards and away from each other. They arranged such that they resemble irregular layers of sedimentary rock or strata. Various digitally-rendered figures observe the structure in each image.] -
K8 Hardy , Sharing 2014, 2014 , C-print, 23 ½ x 18 ½ in / 59,7 x 47,1 cm (image size), 24 x 18 4/5 in / 60,1 x 47,8 cm (paper size), Signed and Numbered. [A framed photo of a hand in the lower left corner adjusting a skewed image of K8 Hardy partially undressed in a windowed room, looking over her shoulder with her left arm held aloft.] -
MTL+. Water Is Life, 2016. Image courtesy the artists [A flyer for the event depicting an anti-DAPL protest] -
Alejandro Berlin, Artificial Spring, 1995. Balloons, artificial leaves, accordion bellows, wood, motor. [A sculpture resembling a pair of lungs installed on a white background. A stick covered with leaves forms the sculpture's treachea-like structure, while two bundles of uninflated, pink balloons form two lung-like shapes.] -
Richard Hawkins, Perineal purple, 2022. Photo: Filip Wolak. [Color image of an abstract oil painting. Along the edges of the composition are large patches of purple, with green and black patterns running through it. Along the top edge is a white background, with a small black dot on one side. Below that running through the middle is a thickly applied area of black paint, with a small white dot in the center of the top.] -
Ken Okiishi, detail from Wish I Were Here, 1997 – 2001. Five archival inkjet prints. Courtesy the artist [Two small items in a white glossy frame, one is a photograph and the other a postcard. The photograph is a black and white image of a man standing, slightly hunched over, pasted on top of an image of a sailor. Beneath the photograph, a faded handwritten postcard reads in blue ink, "11 July 1997, Dear Cindy Sherman, I am lost - not physically, but emotionally. I am on a cruise ship to Greece with my straight best friend, who I am in love with. Acting like "The Girl" is getting me nowhere with him. Did it get you anywhere? Sincerely, Ken Okiishi."] -
Lou Cantor and Clamens Jahn (eds.), Turning Inward (Berlin: Sternberg Press, 2015). [A book cover depicting an upside-down photo of a section of Manhattan, taken from above.] -
Ken Aptekar, Oversensitive, 1987-1990. Oil on wood, sandblasted glass, bolts, 30 x 30 inches. [A slightly chipped painting of a face with downcast eyes and a medieval-style crown. The word "Oversensitive" is overlaid across the top part of the face.] -
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Unholding. Installation view, Artists Space, 2018. Photo: Daniel Pérez. [A large black bowl, painted with colorful faces, is filled to the brim with vibrant beaded jewelry. The bowl is placed on a tall black rectangular platform, covered with a beige woven blanket with long tassels and a white pattern along its border. Beaded jewelry from the bowl dangles down to the floor, intertwined and curled amongst themselves.] -
Crystal Z Campbell, Revolver, 2022. 16mm film transferred to Digital Video, Stereo, Sound. 17:27 min. Courtesy the artist -
Bases of the equestrian monument to Kaiser Wilhem which was destroyed by the British occupation in Münster after World War II. The photographs were printed as post cards in the early 20th century and collected from eBay and oldthing.de in 2021. [A black and white photograph of the base of a monument in a city square. Steps lead up to a pedastal surrounded by three large spheres connected by a metal chain.] -
New Red Order with Maiingan “iNDiO1763” Wiikwedong, Gaile Pranckunaite, and Inpatient Press. Conscientious Conscripture, 2018 - Ongoing Polyester knit feather flag, polyester knit fabric step-and-repeat, table, tablecloth, chair, vinyl retractable banner, dibond print on easel, three televisions, red phone, newspaper box, and childrens activity book. Image courtesy Artists Space, New York Photo: Filip Wolak [A table with red cover that reads "NEW RED ORDER" sits in between three tv monitors. On either side of the tv monitors sits a banner and a newspaper dispenser.] -
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Ed Bereal, Miss America: Manufacturing Consent: Upside Down and Backwards, 2000-2014, mixed media and found objects, dimensions variable. Photo: Filip Wolak [An image of a large assemblage sculpture with various posed and costumed mannequins.] -
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Artists Space Curator Jamie Stevens speaking with P.S. 140 Portfolio Students [Two people stand in the foreground: one person holds a notebook and points to a page while the other looks on.] -
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Underground: Jose Gabriel Fernandez. Installation view, Artists Space, 1991. [Three large metal rectangular scuptures, hinging at an angle off the floor. A large photographic print of deer in woods hangs on the wall directly behind the sculptures.] -
Lines of Loss. Installation view, Artists Space, 1997. Photo: Bill Orcutt. [A square hole has been cut out of a blank, white gallery wall. Through the hole, several brown paper and cardboard boxes are visible.] -
We the People. Installation View, Artists Space, November 12, 1987 - December 23, 1987. [A large decorative panel painting with sculptural elements hangs on the back wall adjacent to photographic images on the wall. In between two columns are two glass covered cases.] -
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Collier Schorr, D., 2012, Archival pigment ink print, 14 x 11 inches, Signed and numbered [A black and white photo of a nude person in profile with arms crossed.] -
Yellow. Performance view, Artists Space, 2008. [A woman is seated wearing a long, yellow dress with a full skirt. She has the front of the skirt held in her teeth, with her hands on her knees. There are some soap suds on her hands, near her mouth, and on the front of the skirt.] -
Drake Carr, Colin and Brandi at Home, 2023. Colored pencil, ink, acrylic on paper. 48 x 60 inches. Image courtesy Artists Space, New York. Photo: Filip Wolak. [A colorful drawing depicts an image with blue and yellow background, and two elegant figures sitting on a red couch. They are both looking towards the viewer. On the right, a female-presenting figure wearing a pink suit has her legs up on the couch. The male-presenting figure is on the left. He is cross-legged and wearing a black suit. At their feet, a cat stretches.] -
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.] -
Abasement #76. Performance documentation, March 3rd, 2025, Artists Space. Photo: Joshua Wildman. [Color image of five performers on stage. From left to right, they are playing guitar, saxophone, drums, and trumpet. The room is lit up with pink and white projections. The backs of multiple audience members are visible in the bottom of the frame. A few of the performers are lit with yellow light, as well as some of the audience.] -
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Craig Pleasants, A House in the Tropics, 1988. [A wooden chair sits against a white wall. Above it, an image of flowers on a patterned background with a border hangs on the wall. A fragment of the the flower image is missing, and it is affixed to two wooden poles that lean against the wall, placing it level with the flower image.] -
[White text overlays an image of a puddle surrounded by soil and grass. The text reads: “May 13 / Ksenia M. Soboleva / Wendy Vogel." Smaller text in the bottom left corner reads: “5pm / 11 Cortlandt Alley + Zoom / Zoom ID: 893 9594 7519 / $5 (all proceeds go to readers)] -
Shala Miller & Malcolm Peacock, with Amiri Baraka's Cellar Vigil. Installation view (Amiri Baraka, Cellar Vigil (Experimental Death Unit #2), 1966), Artists Space, 2023. Photo: Filip Wolak. [The entrance to a gallery space. Two video stills are projected on the wall facing the entrance. The left projector shows a black-and-white film image of two figures in trench coats with paper bags over their heads doing pushups. On the right is a black-and-white film image of a pair of black shoes hanging over a wooden ledge.] -
Caitlin Keogh, Interiors, 2016, Silkscreen on paper, 24 x 18 in / 61 x 45,7 cm, Signed and Numbered. [A graphic illustration of a headless female mannequin is seated against a checkered background. Her arms suggest the motion of tightening a sash around her waist, but the implied fabric around her body is missing from the image, leaving an empty space that divides her body in two halves.] -
Dara Birnbaum, Technology/Transformation: Wonder Woman, 1978/9. Videotape still. [VHS-distorted image of Wonder Woman holding up her fist, from which emanates a burst of energy.] -
Selections from the Artists File. Installation view, Artists Space, 1989. [A photograph of a large gallery. In the center of the room, a person gazes at large, geometric sculptures.] -
Still from Fiction Contract, 2025. [Close-up of a black person leaning over a black birthing mannequin laying on a hospital bed in a patient room.] -
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Sigmar Polke, Wochenendhaus, 1967. 80 copies + 40 artists proofs, signed and numbered screen print on cardboard, 59,5 x 84 cm. Courtesy of Edition Block, Berlin. [A print illustration of a suburban house. In the foreground, a pink flower cuts across the right frame from top to bottom.] -
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Alan Michelson, Permanent Title, 1993. [Eleven beige sacks of various sizes, depicting text and illustrations, are arranged on a wall.] -
The Owl Answers. Performance documentation, February 29, 2020, Artists Space. Photo ©️ 2020 Filip Wolak. [Close up of two figures standing before a set of music stands, their hands turning the pages of a script. They gaze at each other while the figure on the right speaks, their arm raised towards their chest in a small gesture. This figure wears glasses and an elaborate, gold and black collar piece.] -
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Masao Adachi, Galaxy, 1967 [Sepia toned image of a figure leaning over and biting the neck and shoulder of another figure that leans back, their face contorted in pain.] -
Lyndon Barrois Jr., Guardians Gate (Farfanicchio), 2022; Masters of Fine Arts, 2011/2022. Wood, latex paint, antique brass elements, cast iron, oil paint, twigs, brass, burlap, packing felt; oil on canvas, artist frame, solvent transfer, plywood, curtains, frames, lights, easels, conservators coat, headlamp. Dimensions variable. Photo: Filip Wolak [A color photograph of a door with multiple nested smaller doors within the doorframe. Each individual doorway is framed with a gold outline. To the left are several empty picture frames and two studio lights. In front of dark green curtains is a painting set in a gold frame.] -
Michael Robinson. Still from If There Be Thorns, 2009. [A hand reaches toward the bark of a tree, drawing a thick red line. There are leaves in the background.] -
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Demonstrations outside the opening of Witnesses: Against Our Vanishing, Artists Space, 1989. [A black-and-white photo of a group of protestors holding various signs. One asks, "Obscene Art?" under a crucifixion image. Another states "Helms impedes the 1st amendment"] -
DUOX: DUOX4Larkin. Installation view, Artists Space, 2012. Photo: Daniel Pérez. [A wide view of an installation in a large exhibition space. Four images of figures posing in various outfits hang from the ceiling in diagonally decreasing proximity. To the right of the space, an abstract sculptural piece is displayed. To the left are several orange tables and two orange, transparent rectangles supported by metal frames.] -
[Red background with white text and border which reads: "DUMP THE FINE ART OF GENTRIFICATION," with the Decolonize This Place logo positioned underneath.] -
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.] -
Abasement #78. Performance documentation, June 16th, 2025, Artists Space. Photo: Joshua Wildman. [Color image of a performer on stage with a guitar. They are singing into a microphone, with another microphone facing the guitar. Japanese and English text are projected on the performer and the wall behind them. The performer is lit with orange-tinted lights, and white dots of light from a discoball decorate the wall.] -
Abasement #72. Performance documentation, October 7th, 2024, Artists Space. Photo: Joshua Wildman. [Five performers sitting in a row playing various wind, string, and percussion instruments. They are facing microphone and sheet music stands. Multicolored patterned projections and disco ball reflections cover the two walls and musicians. Audience members are visible around the stage.] -
Crystal Z Campbell: Ode to the Underloved. Installation view, Artists Space, 2023. Photo: Filip Wolak. [Color image of a video installation in the center of the floor of a gallery space. A walkway made of plywood runs along the edges of the room, around the projection. The projection depicts a negative film image that has been mirrored along the center. Hands reach out and manipulate objects that are placed on a blue background.] -
Jenny Holzer. Maxim Poster, 1982. [Gritty street wall background with a white poster on it with black text that reads, "ABUSE OF POWER SHOULD COME AS NO SURPRISE / ALIENATION CAN PRODUCE ECCENTRICS OR REVOLUTIONARIES / AN ELITE IS INEVITABLE / ANGER OR HATE CAN BE A USEFUL MOTIVATING FORCE / ANY SURPLUS IS IMMORAL / DISGUST IS THE APPROPRIATE RESPONSE TO MOST SITUATIONS / EVERYONE'S WORK IS EQUALLY IMPORTANT / EXCEPTIONAL PEOPLE DESERVE SPECIAL CONCESSIONS / FAITHFULNESS IS A SOCIAL NOT A BIOLOGICAL LAW / FREEDOM IS A LUXURY NOT A NECESSITY / GOVERNMENT IS A BURDEN ON THE PEOPLE / HUMANISM IS OBSOLETE / IDEALS ARE EVENTUALLY REPLACED BY CONVENTIONAL GOALS / INHERITANCE MUST BE ABOLISHED / KILLING IS UNAVOIDABLE BUT IS NOTHING TO BE PROUD OF / LABOR IS A LIFE-DESTROYING ACTIVITY / MONEY CREATES TASTE / MORALS ARE FOR LITTLE PEOPLE / MOST PEOPLE ARE NOT FIT TO RULE THEMSELVES / MOSTLY YOU SHOULD MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS / MUCH WAS DECIDED BEFORE YOU WERE BORN / MURDER HAS ITS SEXUAL SIDE / PAIN CAN BE A VERY POSITIVE THING / PEOPLE ARE NUTS IF THEY THINK THEY CONTROL THEIR LIVES / PEOPLE WHO DON'T WORK WITH THEIR HANDS ARE PARASITES / PEOPLE WHO GO CRAZY ARE TOO SENSITIVE / PEOPLE WON'T BEHAVE IF THEY HAVE NOTHING TO LOSE / PLAYING IT SAFE CAN CAUSE A LOT OF DAMAGE / PRIVATE OWNERSHIP IS AN INVITATION TO DISASTER / ROMANTIC LOVE WAS INVENTED TO MANIPULATE WOMEN / SELFISHNESS IS THE MOST BASIC MOTIVATION / SEPARATISM IS THE WAY TO A NEW BEGINNING / SEX DIFFERENCES ARE HERE TO STAY / STARVATION IS NATURE'S WAY / STERLIZIZATION IS OFTEN JUSTIFIED / STUPID PEOPLE SHOULDN'T BREED / TECHNOLOGY WILL MAKE OR BRAKE US / THE FAMILY IS LIVING ON BORROWED TIME / THE LAND BELONGS TO NO ONE / TIMIDITY IS LAUGHABLE / TORTURE IS HORRIBLE AND EXCITING / TRADING A LIFE FOR A LIFE IS FAIR ENOUGH / UNIQUE THINGS MUST BE THE MOST VALUABLE / YOU DIG YOUR OWN GRAVE / YOU MUST REMEMBER YOU HAVE FREEDOM OF CHOICE."] -
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Michael Asher. Installation View, Artists Space, 2025. Photo: Carter Seddon. [A series of reproduced photographic stills are displayed in a row along a white gallery wall. The stills are taken from a television broadcast and depict graphics from commercials, and the inside of a television studio. In the foreground is a magazine, displayed open on a plinth made from MDF. ] -
Flyer for Basie Allen: Palm-Lined with Potience (2nd Edition) Book Launch. [Yellow text on a blurry black-and-white photograph. The photograph features a figure standing against a background of trees. The text contains the event details.] -
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Milford Graves: Fundamental Frequency. Installation view (Hand-painted Drums, c.1970s; Earth Resonance, 2020; Untitled painting, c. 1980s), Artists Space, October 8, 2021 – January 15, 2022. Photo: Filip Wolak. [A color photograph of a hand painted drumset in a gallery space. A circular gong hangs above, and a painting done on a wooden panel is attached to the wall in the background.] -
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Pool Show. Installation view, Artists Space, 1980. [Frame photographs and text hang on the wall in a 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.] -
Chorus: A Sound Poetry Festival. Performance documentation, November 11, 2022, Artists Space. Photo: Joshua Wildman [A figure in a blue shirt kneels down on stage, they look down and hold a microphone to their face. Red light is cast onto the stage.] -
Group Exhibition. Installation view, Artists Space, 1981. Photo credit: Anne Turyn. [Three figurative paintings hang side-by-side in a white-walled gallery space.] -
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Urban Pornography. Installation view, Artists Space, 2001. [Three framed photographs installed in a gallery space with white walls and wooden flooring. Two lighter photographs of white, industrial buildings are installed one above the other on a freestanding wall on the image's left side. Visible behind and to the right of the freestanding wall is a third, color photograph of a city skyscraper rising out of an urban landscape.] -
Photo: Reilly Horan [The artist devynn emory in their grandmother's fleece jacket covered in polar bears, standing in front of a silver sterile table. In the background is collaborator Joseph and cinematographer Jorge discussing where the ancestor forms draped in yellow fabric should be placed.] -
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Theresa Hak Kyung Cha, Dictée (New York: Tanam Press, 1982), 74 - 75. [A two-page spread from the novel Dictée shows four diagrams of a human larynx and neck on the left-hand page and a page of writing from the novel on the right.] -
Flyer for Segue Reading Series featuring Charles Alexander and Lonely Christopher. Saturday, January 29, 2021, Artists Space. [[Black text overlays a mauve background. The top left corner reads: "Charles Alexander & Lonely Christopher" The center right reads: "Segue Reading Series & ARTISTS SPACE." The bottom left reads: "Saturday January 29, 5pm, Zoom ID: 893 9594 7519, Suggested donation $5". The image of a 5 dollar bill is placed within the text.]] -
Chorus: A Sound Poetry Festival. Performance documentation, November 10, 2022, Artists Space. Photo: Joshua Wildman [A figure performs on stage, standing behind a microphone with a shocked expression and their hands up.] -
Elizabeth Diller and Ricardo Scofidio, Bed for the Condemned Man, 1986. [A drawing of a hanging figure supported by weighted straps.] -
Abasement #85. Performance documentation, March 2nd, 2026, Artists Space. Photo: Joshua Wildman. [A performer sings into a microphone. The performer and stage are bathed in psychedelic, colorful patterns. ] -
Shala Miller performs Genesis: Medley. Performance documentation, May 11, 2023, Artists Space. Photo: Roy Baizan. [Black & white photograph of a performer sitting in a wooden chair. A spotlight shines on them from above, and they play a cello that leans against their body.] -
Immanent Madness. Installation View. Artists Space, 1985-86. [A drawing of a multilayered circle. The inner circle reading "Imminent Madness", the second layer reading " academies, forest, huts, villages, cities," and the outer layer reading, "pleasure, luxury, neccesity, utility, comfort."] -
Not yet titled, 2019
Clay, glaze, mixed media
12 x 13 x 5 inches (variable)
$5,000
[An Elegoo microcontroller is affixed to the side of a brownish sculpture sitting on a white base. Two blue wires are plugged into a lemon and an onion on a platform, each connected to the microcontroller.] -
Abasement #71. Performance documentation, August 5th, 2024, Artists Space. Photo: Joshua Wildman. [Close up of two musicians sitting side by side and looking down. The musician on the right plays the guitar and the musician on the left plays the violin. The wall in the background is purple tinted.] -
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.] -
Michael Asher. Installation View, Artists Space, 2025. Photo: Carter Seddon. [A large gallery space houses a variety of plinths made of MDF, atop of which are placed various archival objects. Down the middle of the room are two long, short plinths that display a series of art historical journals. On another tall plinth to the right is a postcard. ] -
Shelley Hirsch, It's Get Better IV, organized by Stewart Uoo, Artists Space, 2016. [A woman stands in the middle of a room, surrounded by a crowd of people. She is speaking on a microphone, gesturing with her left arm, and standing on a carpet covering a raised section of the floor.] -
Underground: Jose Gabriel Fernandez. Installation view, Artists Space, 1991. [A large cone-shaped object in a room with wooden floors and a window covered with a sheer curtain. A light, floral print decorates one wallpapered wall; the same print covers the cone.] -
Ken Okiishi, Wish I Were Here, 1997 – 2001. pigmented inkjet prints. Courtesy the artist [Five framed photographs and documents displayed on freestanding, white panels in an exhibition space.] -
Adjua Gargi Nzinga Greaves, For Aricka, Ayana, Ayodele, Bernice, Chantelle, Charmaine, Cynthia Ch., Cynthia Co., Daphne, Davina, Dawn, Dina, Emily, Erica, Evadne, Frances, Gail, Gwen, Hara, Heather, Imanei, Imani, Janet, Jenny, Kadija, Kahdeidra, kale, Kelly, Kenya (R), LesLes, Lois, Lynnette, Madeleine, Mahogany, Marsha, Maiya, Najela, Nontsi, Ola, Pilar, Queen, RaFia, Ro-Ro, Sandra, Sasha, Serenity, Shana, Simone L, Simone W, Tabitha, Taiyi, Trinity, Uchenna, Vivian, Wangechi, X, Yvette, Zuri, detail, 2021. Living plants: Hannibal (Epipremnum aureum) with rose quartz, Gertrude Deuxieme (Tillandsia xerographica), Leonie (Philodendron totem), Eversley Deuxieme (Tillandsia xerographica), Melford (Epipremnum aureum) with amethyst; dessicated floral matter (eucalyptus, grass, willow, palm), knight on horseback figurine, brass candlesticks, polystyrene, porcelain and 18 karat gold plates, crystals (various), bamboo earrings, jade, cremains, leather, cork, glass, dragon figurine, sandalwood incense and ceramic holder, palo santo (Bursera graveolens), and window, overall dimensions variable. Courtesy Artists SPace, New York. Photo: Filip Wolak [Potted plants and small figurines sit on the windowsill of a gallery space. Beneath the windowsill are two framed works on paper.] -
The Issues of Our Time. Installation view, Artists Space, 2014. Photo: Adam Reich. [A miniature clay sculpture of a man sitting, cross-legged, in an armchair is displayed on a carpeted floor. A curled wire extends from underneath the edge of the carpet where it meets the wooden floor below it.] -
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.] -
Darien Urena, Living Brick, 2018. [A close-up photo of a snake plant in a white pot next to a brick wall, in front of a mural with somoene's instagram handle painted on.] -
Chang Yuchen: Coral Dictionary Vol. 1: 2019-2022. Performance documentation, April 28, 2023, Artists Space. Photo: Lane Lang. [figure in a blue dress sits behind a white table, facing an audience. On the wall behind the presenter is a projected video that depicts an array of dried coral pieces on the left, and next to them a hand places a paper with illustrations of coral and a chart with notes underneath.] -
Charles Simonds. Still from Mythologies, 1974. From Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt, James Biederman, Charles Simonds, Artists Space, 1974. [A black and white film still of an apartment building, taken from the street. In front of the building is a sculpted landscape of rolling green grass. Two cars are parked on the street.] -
[Dark blue text overlays red-pink background. The text reads: “February 25 / Steffani Jemison / Anne Waldman." Smaller text in the bottom left corner reads: “5pm / 11 Cortlandt Alley + Zoom / Zoom ID: 893 9594 7519 / $5 (all proceeds go to readers)] -
[Black text on a grey background. The text reads: “May 3 / John Keene / Laura Mullen.” Text in the bottom left corner reads: “5pm / 11 Cortlandt Alley + Zoom ID: 893 9594 7519 / $5 (all proceeds go to readers)"] -
[An image of people in a circle wearing white ponchos holding white streamers and a large red balloon is superimposed on top of a city street, rendered in shades of black and grey.] -
Hito Steyerl, Lovely Andrea, 2007. Digital video with sound, 30 mins. Courtesy of the artist. [A dim room with four benches in front of a large video projection screen. A still image of a woman suspended by rope is projected.] -
Flyer for Segue Reading Series featuring Trisha Low and Alisha Mascarenhas. Saturday, November 14, 2020, Artists Space. Artist: Keith Higginbotham [Cropped cutout photographs of a face are collaged together, forming an irregular shape. Purple text over the image reads "Trisha Low / Alisha Mascarenhas / Segue."] -
The Founders Dinner, 2019. [A color photo of several individuals seated at banquet-style dining tables. Individuals are clapping and looking around the large reception space.] -
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Baskets. Installation view, Artists Space, 2006. [A series of amorphous, basket-like objects sit on a series of plinths of varying heights in a gallery space. The baskets are composed of a variety of materials, including wood, grass, gourd, and paper.] -
Detail of the flyer for the performance "Fun With Time Time," Ralston Farina, May 22, 1977, Artists Space. [A black and white drawing forms an image puzzle featuring broken-up text and a clock. A handwritten date appears in the bottom right corner: "5.22.77."] -
Nandi Loaf, +, 2025 [On a white gallery wall, a vinyl cut out of a black cross or "plus-sign" sits perfectly in the center.] -
Limpe Fuchs, 2012. Festival Experimentelle Musik, Munich. [Black-and-white photo of a person pulling two ends of a rolled-up rope] -
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Visit to the exhibition Dawoud Bey: In This Here Place, Sean Kelly Gallery, Chelsea, 2021 -
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.] -
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Gerome Kamrowski. Hopeful Monster, 1980. [A number of colorful animal-like figures appear in space with a white background.] -
Abasement #62. Performance documentation, December 5, 2022, Artists Space. Photo: Joshua Wildman [Black-and-white image of three figures performing in a band on stage, the right figure plays the saxophone, the middle figure plays the drums, and the right figure plays a synthesizer.] -
SCRAAATCH. Performance documentation, November 18, 2022, Artists Space. Photo: Destiny Mata [Three figures perform in a basement. Two figures in blue morph suits act out a scene together. The figure on the right scratches a fresnel lens attached to a wooden rolling table while the left figure walks toward the table. A third figure takes video footage of the scene.] -
Kevin Labadie. Installation view. Artists Space, 1983. [A number of dark paper-thin objects are visible in the foreground and a netted covering with small pieces of string dispersed around it with light emanating from behind can be seen in the upper section of the image.] -
Julia Rommel, Back Channel, 2023. Photo: Filip Wolak. [Color image of a painting, done on linen. The left edge is painting a light blue, and the bottom edge is painting orange, with a large rectangle of dark blue paint covering the rest of the work. Accents of light blue paint run through the center and around the edges.] -
Still from The Wolf Man, 1941. [A black and white image captures the dark silhouette of trees shrouded with thick fog. In the center stands a man with wolf-like features, grimacing over a woman who is seemingly unconscious in his arms. Her body is arced back, supported by the wolf man's arm under her shoulders and around her waist.] -
Installation view, Robert Morgan. Artists Space, 1977. [A black-and-white photograph of a gallery space with a video projected on the wall. There appear to be multiple bodies in the video.] -
Flyer for Segue Reading Series featuring Nicholas Glastonbury & John Keene. Saturday March 6, 2021, Artists Space. [A pink colored background features black text in the top half of the image that reads, "Segue Reading Series / Nicholas Glastonbury & John Keene / March 6 / 5-6:30pm on Zoom / Suggested donation: Five dollars / Zoom ID: 830 2698 4031." Black text in the bottom right corner reads, "Artists Space."] -
Christopher Binifacio, Oil Spill, 2018 [A painting depicting a blue tree and landscape with a turquoise lake against a peach-colored sky. Several areas of the water are black] -
Flipside. Installation view, Artists Space, 2004. [Small red sculptures of octopi and squids arranged in an oval shape on a white wall.] -
Viv Latta, from NYC streets portfolio, 2020, digital photograph [A figure centered in the image stares at the viewer wearing a backwards cap. The background appears as a monochrome gray.] -
Artists Space logo designed by Louise Lawler, 1978 [Artists Space logo, a capital letter 'A' inscribed in a circle] -
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[Collaged atop a blue, beige, and orange field is a series of abstract graphic and typewritten elements, including a womans face placed sideways with green tape over it. In the middle, on a piece of blue paper, is the list of performers and text reading "aBASEmEnt 62 at ArTists SpACe" along with the location and time of the event.] -
Shala Miller & Malcolm Peacock, with Amiri Baraka's Cellar Vigil. Installation view (Shala Miller, Genesis, 2023), Artists Space, 2023. Photo: Filip Wolak. [A life-size vinyl against a black wall depicting a black-and-white image of a body in motion, multiple images are overlayed on top of each other to create a ghostly atmosphere.] -
John Monti, Rocker Variation, 1991. [Two identical large wooden sculptures on a black and white checkered floor. The sculptures have rounded, semi-circle shaped bases with rectangular pieces set crosswise atop that.] -
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Dubhenge, 2025, wood, stain, wood filler, screws, carpet, fabric, and board. [Five wooden panels stack atop one another to vertically scale the wall.] -
Marlon Riggs, still from Tongues Untied, 55 min, 1989. Credit: Signiyin' Works. [Two men embrace in the background, while a man wearing a black top hat stands in the foreground gazing at the camera.] -
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Split/Vision. Installation View. Artists Space, 1985-86. [Framed square and rectangualar photographs are visible in a white-walled gallery space with white columns centered in the image.] -
Chorus: A Sound Poetry Festival. Performance documentation, November 11, 2022, Artists Space. Photo: Joshua Wildman [A figure in a red sweater stands on stage, with three microphones placed around them. They are blowing into a white conch shell.] -
Underground: Jose Gabriel Fernandez. Installation view, Artists Space, 1991. [A long, cubic rectangle made from suspension wires with a silver, reflective base on a weathered wooden floor.] -
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SCRAAATCH, Tower of Babel, 2019, Les Urbaines. Photo: Mathilda Olmi [Two figures perform in front of large projected images.] -
Attention Line. Installation view, Artists Space, June 11 - August 20, 2022. Photo: Filip Wolak [An image of a room with several display cases and a projection, with bright lights cast against the wall.] -
Judy Rifka. Installation view, Deborah S. Freedman, Judy Rifka and Ernest Silva, Artists Space, 1975. [A black and white photograph of a dark geometric painting over a wooden background.] -
Axine M: Sold Licker Glass, 2024, Artists Space. Courtesy of ISSUE Project Room. Photography by Cameron Kelly McLeod. [Two seated musicians are pictured with a mic stand in between them. One is playing a horn and one is playing a flute. ] -
Selections from the Artists File. Installation view, Artists Space, 1989. [A photograph of paintings hanging on the walls of a large gallery space with white walls. The work closest to the camera is a realistic painting of a baby, shown for the waist up.] -
