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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.] -
Gerhard Richter Volker Bradke , December 13, 1966 From the exhibition Hommage an Schmela (Homage to Schmela), December 9 – 15, 1966. Galerie Schmela, Düsseldorf Courtesy Archiv Reiner Ruthenbeck, Ratingen © 2014 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn Photo: Reiner Ruthenbeck [A black and white image of four people, one sitting, three standing in a patterned room displaying a large photograph on the left wall. On the right wall, two men stand underneath large block text, that reads, "Volker Bradk."] -
Beverly Semmes, Woven Photograph, 1989. [A black and white photograph of a field with trees in the background has been cut into strips and woven back together.] -
keyon gaskin with Moya Michael & Zinzi Minott. Performance documentation, December 16, 2022, Artists Space. Photo: Destiny Mata. [Color photograph of a figure, wearing reflective one-way mirror film around their body, hanging off the ledge of an open doorway entrance] -
Char Jeré: Zoo or an Orchestra. Installation view, Artists Space, 2023. Photo: Filip Wolak. [Color photo of a installation and sound work. In the right foreground, two lab tables contain a lab equipment such as beakers, distilling chambers, jars, hot plate and two blenders. On the left midground, an antique cabinet with its doors open, reveals shelves and drawers filled with more lab equipment, such as a microscope and household items such as a dustpan. In the background, two box television screens sit on top of wooden lab tables. A posterboard with a periodic table rests on top of the televisions. Each "element" of the periodic table features a small lightbulb that glows.] -
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Nick Relph, A List of Incorrect Things, 2010, Offset print 6 2/3 x 11 inches, Signed and numbered by Stuart Bailey and David Reinfurt, Text by Nick Relph. [Two pages of red sans-serif text on a white background, titled "Notes:"] -
J.B. Cobb, Optical, 1973. From J.B. Cobb, Martha Edelheit, Ree Morton, Artists Space, 1973. [A black and white photograph of a television set upon a wooden side table in front of a window in a gallery space.] -
Drake Carr, Martin Cohn, 2023. Colored pencil on paper. 40 1/16 x 32 3/16 inches. Image courtesy Artists Space, New York. Photo: Filip Wolak. [A color image of an unframed drawing of a figure wearing a yellow dress. The figure is seen from a three-quarter view. To the right, near the head, there is a floating blue fish. Behind the figure, a brown column stands.] -
Lyndon Barrois Jr.: Mirage Collar. Installation view, Artists Space, 2022. Photo: Filip Wolak. [A color installation view of a gallery space with several dark columns. A yellow brocade couch, wooden nightstand, wicker pannier, and police tape outlining a rectangle on the wall with three additional strips extending from the wall to the floor are visible.] -
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Yasunao Tone Concert #3. Performance documentation, March 16, 2023, Artists Space. Photo: Destiny Mata [Color image of four figures seated in a row on a stage. Each figure sits behind a music stand.] -
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Jonathan Lyndon Chase: his beard is soft, my hands are empty. Installation view (what he thinks about when he sees him, 2023), Artists Space, 2023. Photo: Filip Wolak. [A color image of a soft sculpture, placed on the floor and leanning against a blue and white wall. The sculpture depicts a Black Queer figure dressed in black, with accents of white, blue and yellow. On top of their head is a wooden brush.] -
[A black and white, square wordsearch grid.] -
Installation view from Six Sculptors, Artists Space, January 25, 1986 - February 22, 1986. [In the foreground lies a silver sculpture with varying levels and in the background is a table with a checkered design on top. An image stands on that table and a stool can be seen behind it.] -
Gary Burnley, Martin Cohen, Candance Hill-Montgomery, Lewis Stein, Haim Steinbach. Installation view, Artists Space, 1979. Artwork by Candice Hill-Montgomery. [Black and white photograph of white picket fence with dark painted background behind it.] -
Francesco Simeti: Volatili. Installation view, Artists Space, 2009. [A painting of a woman with blonde hair and a cape hangs on a wallpapered wall. The wallpaper is white and decorated with colorful images of tropical birds in trees.] -
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.] -
Las Nietas de Nonó: Posibles Escenarios, Vol. 1 LNN. Performance documentation, October 30, 2022, Artists Space. Photo: Destiny Mata [Color photograph of two figures performing in a dark gallery space, lit only by an installation of LED lights covered in dried SCOBY material. One figure wearing black leans down in front of one of the LED lights. Partly hidden behind a column, another figure stands wearing a red suit.] -
Hikima Bermejo, Untitled, 2014 [A skewed, black-and-white drawing of a power outlet, with cords connected to both plugs.] -
ART CLUB2000: Selected Works 1992–1999. Installation view, Artists Space, November 21, 2020 – January 30, 2021. Image courtesy Artists Space, New York. Photo: Filip Wolak [A view of low windows on a brick facade covered in layered black and yellow film.] -
The Serving Library. Installation view, Artists Space, 2011. Photo: Daniel Pérez. [A red, glowing neon light installed on a gallery wall just above eye-level is visible through a doorway opening in a white-walled space. To the left of the opening is a block of faint text on the gallery wall.] -
Artists Draw. Installation view, Artists Space, 1979. [Four drawings are hung in a row on a white wall. The leftmost drawing shows two women sitting in a living room. The next shows a figure holding their head in their hands. The next depicts two men sitting at a table. The drawing on the far right depicts a man and a woman looking out a window through window blinds.] -
Demonstrations outside Artists Space during the opening of Witnesses: Against Our Vanishing, November 16, 1989. [A line of people hold signs with messages including, "ED HELMS impedes THE 1ST AMENDMENT" and "OBSCENE ART?".] -
Abasement #71. Performance documentation, August 5th, 2024, Artists Space. Photo: Joshua Wildman. [A solo musician standing on stage faces the audience and plays a small wooden instrument. They are bathed in red and pink light. They are looking down and wearing a headlamp. On the stage there are also multiple electronic instruments, cords, and a plant. A green image is projected on a side wall above the audience. The wall in the background is scattered with white dots reflected from a disco ball.] -
[A sleek, computer-rendered form against a black backdrop. The form has a disk-like shape with various extensions radiating out from its center. Parts of it appear to glow red or yellow.] -
devynn emory, Grandmother Cindy. Performance documentation, May 18, 2022, Artists Space [A person dressed in blue stands next to a mannequin draped in red fabric lying on a rolling table. To the left is an IV stand and people seated in the background.] -
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Yuji Agematsu: Chasing Milford. Performance documentation, January 15, 2022, Artists Space. [A color photograph of a figure standing behind audio mixing equipment and a microphone in an orange-lit space. A crowd looks on.] -
Las Nietas de Nonó: Posibles Escenarios, Vol. 1 LNN. Performance documentation, October 29, 2022, Artists Space. Photo: Destiny Mata [Color photograph of visitors standing around a gallery space, conversing and studying the works on the wall.] -
Art Day, Blue Sky Gallery, P.S. 140, 2019 [Several students and two teachers smiling for the camera in front of their artwork hanging on the wall] -
Renee Gladman: Narratives of Magnitude. Installation view, Artists Space, 2023. Photo: Filip Wolak. [A color image of four framed works displayed against a white wall. The drawings depict abstract compositions made up of colorful shapes and lines, and pencil strokes.] -
LIFE—a group show, curated by Arnold J. Kemp. Installation view, Artists Space, 2025. Photo: Carter Seddon [Along the gallery wall from left to right is an assemblage scultpure of found objects ranging from lightbulbs to racoon tails. To the right is a sculpture of chicken wings dangling from the wall. Further along is an offwhite square nearly flush with the wall. And on the floor sits a chair adorned with cloth and green onion.] -
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[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.] -
Jeff Francis, 1996. Photo: Gordon Munro. [A chandelier-like structure with clear crystals at its top and bottom, and green jewels arranged in increasing tiers at its center.] -
Program for ‘At The Whitechapel Art Gallery, September – November 1981’ . Designed by Richard Hollis, 1981. Courtesy Richard Hollis [A nude statue of a woman in a headdress. To the left, sideways text reads, "At the Whitechapel Art Gallery."] -
Nandi Loaf, Aristotelis Nikolas Mochloulis, ricardo nagaoka, Sydney Schrader. Installation view, Artists Space, 2025. Photo: Carter Seddon [Along two white walls a series of paintings are arranged. Many of the paintings loosely depict human figures or abstracted body parts in brown and red toned paint against white backgrounds.] -
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Char Jeré: Zoo or an Orchestra. Installation view, Artists Space, 2023. Photo: Filip Wolak. [Color photo of an installation work in a gallery. On a wooden partition wall in the back of the space, two large carboard drawings hang. To the left, in front of the wooden parition, a paper-mache sculpture is placed on the floor. In the center of the image, ceramic works and kinetic sculptures made of branches surround a structural column. Behind the column, there are more paper-mache sculptures placed on the floor and hanging off the wall. In the right foreground, two windows with images painted on the glass hang from the ceiling.] -
Rip It Up and Start Again. Installation view, Artists Space, 2010. Photo: Daniel Pérez. [A projection of a close-up image of an unidentified figure's mouth and chin is displayed on a wall of a light-filled gallery space. Two small speakers sit above the projection at its top right and left corners. A series of yellow cards sit in a clear container mounted on the wall to the right of the projector. Bold text printed on the front of the cards reads: "I'M SORRY, BUT THIS IS HOW I LEARN."] -
Caroline Key. Still from Speech Memory, 2007. 16mm film on video, color, sound; 23 minutes. Courtesy the artist. [A man wearing a grey polo shirt sitting in front of a sky blue wall signs in Japanese sign language.] -
Vito Acconci. Installation View. Artists Space, 1986. [A piece of landscaping appears on the gallery floor with flowers and plants coming up from it in a stair-like fashion. Paintings appear in the background in a white-walled gallery space.] -
The New Normal. Installation view, Artists Space, 2008. Photo: Adam Reich. [A bedroom scene set up in the middle of an open room, seen between two white poles. There is a beige rug, with a chrome lamp and matching bed frame. The bed has blue sheets with a dark blue comforter cover and a red blanket. There is a wooden chair facing in, and a brown table with assorted bottles on top. On the far side of the bed is a coffee machine, microwave, and television. In the background, various framed images are hung on white gallery walls.] -
The Owl Answers. Performance documentation, February 29, 2020, Artists Space. Photo ©️ 2020 Filip Wolak. [Six figures standing around a line of music stands in an interior space with concrete flooring and industrial columns. Some of the figures lean against the columns, their hands at their sides or casually crossed at their chests. Five of them stare at an isolated figure situated in front of the line of music stands, holding a black binder. She turns to gaze back at the others, illuminated by overhead lights as she speaks.] -
keyon gaskin with Moya Michael & Zinzi Minott. Performance documentation, December 16, 2022, Artists Space. Photo: Destiny Mata. [Color photograph of a figure dressed in white, laying face down across two ledges of a raised desk.] -
The columns held us up. Installation view, Artists Space, 2009. Photo: Adam Reich. [An archway made of cardboard boxes connected to a bookcase and curved desk, also made of cardboard. A white lucky waving cat is placed at the bottom left side of the desk. The desk and bookcase are supported by a platform, underneath of which a pair of slippers are visible.] -
Alberto Toscano and Jeff Kinkle, Cartographies of the Absolute (Zero Books, 2015). [A blue and white book cover depicting a stylized map of Detroit radiating out from the center "slums," to an encircling zone of "middle class," out to "affluent suburbs." Several arrows point out in each direction of the semicircle, beginning in the "slums" and headed outwards, labeled as "police payoffs," "job discrimination," "mortgage money," and more.] -
Coop Fund, Amalle Dublon & Constantina Zavitsanos, Devin Kenny, John Neff. Installation view, Artists Space, 2018. Photo: Daniel Pérez. [Two monitors are hung on a white wall. On the left, an image of a man crouching in a room with a chair sitting on the ground behind him. On the right, a purple, pink, and red graph is displayed next to a column of indicating numbers.] -
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Pictures. Opening Reception, Artists Space, September 23, 1977. Photo: D. James Dee. [A black and white photograph of a crowded gallery space. In the background, several large black and white wall hangings are visible.] -
El Bosque Luminoso Bajo El Mar, M.S. 324 exhibition, Threads of History, May 2023 -
Five Spanish Artists. Installation View, Artists Space, 1985. [A large stick appears emerging from an image of reverberating water out of the image onto the upper lefthand corner of the gallery wall.] -
Paul Sharits [A black and white photograph of a man standing outside, surrounded by trees and grass, with his hand on a tripod.] -
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Abasement #80. Performance documentation, September 22nd, 2025, Artists Space. Photo: Joshua Wildman. [Two performers play side by side on stage. One performer plays the drums and the other a standing bass. The performers are bathed in colorful lights, created by a live video projection of the performance.] -
[A grid of blue hearts on a yellow background.] -
Robert Gero, Untitled, 1989. Lead, straw, wax. [An inverted triangle of straw held together with wax supports an X made of lead.] -
Gary Burnley, Martin Cohen, Candance Hill-Montgomery, Lewis Stein, Haim Steinbach. Installation view, Artists Space, 1979. Artwork by Haim Steinbach. [View of colorful panelled designed wall with shelves holding plants and other items. A blue desk with pamphlets on them is visible in the front left corner which is near a doorway into another room.] -
Attention Line. Installation view, Artists Space, June 11 - August 20, 2022. Photo: Filip Wolak [A gallery with a large glass display case in the center. On the wall behind it hang various ephemera.] -
YAP: Young Artists Perform, 2025 -
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. -
[Black and white line drawing of a bucket with handle.] -
Pedro Lasch, Crumbs: Drawing on a Limited View of New York City's Cultural Wealth, 2000. [A round, diner-style table with a white mug, napkins, a baked good sitting on top of its open wrapper, and a small card with text. A long, straight line of crumbs stretches across the diameter of the table.] -
Carol Haerer. Installation view, Artists Space, 1990. Media and dimensions unknown. [A black and white photograph of a tall, narrow rectangle-shaped painting of abstract swirls hanging on a white wall.] -
Salad Days 2. Installation view, Artists Space, 2006. Photo: Bill Ocrutt. [A microphone connected to a stand and an amp sit on the floor of a gallery space. The microphone stand has been adjusted such that the microphone is pointed down and hovers directly over a small answering machine on the ground. Wall vinyl installed on the wall directly behind the microphone stand displays a phone number: "+1 (212) 226-2786)."] -
John Torreano. Untitled, 1974. Oil and glass jewels on canvas. Artists Space, 1974. [A black and white photograph of a square white canvas covered in shiny and textured black splotches.] -
Michael Asher. Installation View, Artists Space, 2025. Photo: Carter Seddon. [Two identical plinths made of MDF sit side by side in a gallery. Each plinth displays a red and black store-bought checkerboard, with a set of checkers layed out. The checkers on the left are made of steel and plated with a chrome and black-oxide finish. The checkers on the right are made of powder-coated aluminum.] -
Abasement #67. Performance documentation, January 15, 2024, Artists Space. Photo: Joshua Wildman. [Color image of performer using their left hand to control a soundboard resting on a circular table while their left hand grasps a microphone. Next the performer is an empty music stand. The performer's serious face peeks out from their long brown hair. To stage left, audience members hold their hands up in applause. The performer is illuminated by the colorful light of a projector, which casts red and blue light on the wall behind the performer.] -
P.S. 140 student workshopping poems, 2019 [Two people stand at the front of a full classroom in front of a projector screen that says, "Poetry workshop / Ms. Rebecca / Today's task: create headline poems." One reads from a notebook, the other listens on.] -
Chorus: A Sound Poetry Festival. Performance documentation, November 10, 2022, Artists Space. Photo: Joshua Wildman [Two figures stand on stage, performing with audio equipment on a table in front of them.] -
Sean Snyder, still from Two Representations of a Given Place (Pyongyang), 2001-4. Courtesy the artist; Galerie Chantal Crousel, Paris; Lisson Gallery, London; and Galerie Neu, Berlin. [A slightly blurry image of a city in the evening. An outline of a tall, triangular building is visible against a sunset sky.] -
Abasement #62. Performance documentation, December 5, 2022, Artists Space. Photo: Joshua Wildman [Black-and-white image of three figures standing and performing on stage. Each figure holds a microphone to their face, their eyes closed in concentration. The figure in the middle is wearing a guitar while the other two on the left and right stand behind tables full of audio equipment.] -
Still from Polly II - A Plan for a Revolution in Docklands (2006). [Two people dressed in black looking down. Superimposed on top of them is a poster reading, "JENNY DIVER CALLS ON ALL PEOPLE OF THE FLOOD EAST ORGANIZE NOW! PEACE TO HUMBLE DWELLINGS! WAR TO THE PALACES!"] -
Flyer by Joe Frivaldi. [Magazine cut-outs and ink drawings are collaged together on a background of bright yellow paper. Pieces of paper with typewritten text listing the performers and event details are scattered around the flyer.] -
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New Red Order Cover the Earth, 2021 Painted mural with cut vinyl, dibond prints, kiddie pool, sod, inflatable alligator, turtle sandbox, beach towels, towel racks, beach balls, beach chairs, beach umbrella, real estate lawn sign, cooler, and pool noodles. Image courtesy Artists Space, New York Photo: Filip Wolak [A wide angle image of a multicolored exhibition space consisting of beach paraphernalia.] -
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Front Yard Exhibition Galerie Parnass, Villa Jährling, Moltkestraße 67 February 1964 Photo: Rolf Jährling, Zentralarchiv des internationalen Kunsthandels ZADIK [A black and white image of four men, dressed in coats, standing on a walk way leading to the door of a building. On the ground sit several painting leaning against walls and trees.] -
Matt Mullican, Wall Labels, 1976. From Susan Eder, Matt Mullican, Artists Space, 1976. [A black and white photograph of dark silhouetted shapes pasted on a wall, including a tree, a television set, a phone, a lightbulb, and a place setting.] -
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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.] -
Robert Longo, Burning Word: Device for Young Artists, c. 1977. Cast metal. [A black and white photograph of a metal rod with the word "believe" attached to the end. A shadow spelling out "believe" is cast onto a white background.] -
New Economy. Installation view, Artists Space, 2007. [On the far wall is a triptych of photographic posters that show piles of logs with a bottom text, "Nothing is real, Everything is Possiblem." In the corner of the room are stacks of red crates with cola bottles and on the opposit wall is a sculpture resembling a part of bicycle that is attached to the wall.] -
Research photograph taken in Lyon, France, July 1990, prior to the realization of Michael Asher’s 1991 project for Le Nouveau Musée, Villeurbanne, France. Photograph by Michael Asher. Michael Asher Archive, © Michael Asher Foundation. [Black-and-white photograph of a pane of glass with a paper stuck to it that reads "FIGHT AGAINST SYSTEM! / DO THE RIOT THINGS!" In the reflection the photographer holds a small film camera up to his face to take the picture.] -
Yasunao Tone: Region of Paramedia. Installation view, Artists Space, 2023. Photo: Filip Wolak. [Color photograph of a gallery space. On the left wall series of photographs hang, and vitrines containing musical scores. Various musical instruments and audio devices are placed around the middle of the room, and various television monitors are placed along the sides of the room..] -
Millie Wilson, The Painter Who is Not One, 1990, detail. Acrylic on canvas, text, type, photos, wall paint, 13 by 25 feet, variable. [A small square of illegible text, an abstract image of two black squares on grey, and a painting of a person in period dress and a top hat all hang on a blue wall.] -
Cover image photographed by Cathy Weiner -
Chorus: A Sound Poetry Festival. Performance documentation, November 10, 2022, Artists Space. Photo: Joshua Wildman [A figure in a suit stands on stage, behind a music stand and speaks into a microphone.] -
Brad Kronz. Installation view, Artists Space, 2025. Photo: Carter Seddon -
[Several students stand around a large desk working on mixed-media artworks. One reaches for something from another student towards the camera.] -
Catherine Ross, still from Fingering and Footing, 2005. [A split screen of two people, each visible between their nose and their chest. Both are extremely excited, with their hands raised up.] -
[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..."] -
Danica Barboza, Jason Hirata, Yuki Kimura, Duane Linklater. Installation view, Artists Space, 2019. Photo: Daniel Pérez. [Installation view of a gallery filled with projectors arranged on the floor around three large black columns in the middle of the room. Each projector is projecting a bright white test screen onto white walls, aligned so all play at the same height. A wooden wardrobe stands in the foreground of the image against a white wall.] -
Ralph Paquin and Ann Stoddard, ERAWA - ERA WAS, 1990. Installation view, Artists Space, 1990. [A large, hollow paper mache head is seen from below in a black and white photograph. The head is held up by a metal armature and scaffold.] -
Selections from the Artists File. Installation view, Artists Space, 1989. [A photograph showing a row of text-based paintings hanging on a gallery wall. Beyond them, another gallery space with other artworks is visible.] -
Coop Fund, Amalle Dublon & Constantina Zavitsanos, Devin Kenny, John Neff. Installation view, Artists Space, 2018. Photo: Daniel Pérez. [A view of a dimly lit room with a video monitor sitting on the ground of the right wall. The monitor screen is black with white text reading, "[The Manhattans continue to sing 'Shining Star']." Towards the corner, an inferometer projects green dots onto adjacent walls.] -
Devynn Emory: Grandmother Cindy. Performance documentation, May 8, 2022, 7pm. Artists Space, New York. Photo: Paula Court [Two figures wearing medical scrubs stand on pieces of red fabric, stretching outwards toward the audience.] -
Still from The Empty Plan (2010). [A person is standing at the end of a stage, dressed in a long coat, with a stern expression on her face. A man sits at a desk in the corner, his head in his hands. There is a white trifold screen behind them, with an extra chair, and a banner written in German.] -
A Living Testament of the Blood Fairies. Installation view, Artists Space, 1996. [Black and white image of several sculptures and two-dimensional artworks installed in a gallery space bisected by three white columns. Behind the columns, a large dark tarp covers two gallery walls that form a small corner. To the right of the columns, a large glass container filled with honey rests on a plinth. To the left of the columns, a wide doorway opens up into another gallery room, where several chandelier-like sculptures hang from the ceiling, while three spindly structures are propped on the floor.] -
Underground: Jose Gabriel Fernandez. Installation view, Artists Space, 1991. [A long, cubic rectangle held by suspension wires on a weathered wooden floor. A small, white box rests within the rectangle.] -
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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.] -
Clocking Out: Time Beyond Management. Installation view, Artists Space, 2023. Photo: Greg Carideo. [Photograph of a corner of a gallery, with printed and woven works along one wall, next to a row of TV flatscreens on another wall. In the center of the space is a large wooden platform.] -
[Black text on a grey background. The text reads: “Dec 6 / Nada Gordon / Kit Robinson.” Text in the bottom left corner reads: “5pm / 11 Cortlandt Alley + Zoom ID: 893 9594 7519 / $5 (all proceeds go to readers)"] -
Flyer for Book Launch of Susan Brockman: Soft Network 01. [White text on a purple background reads: "Soft Network & Soberscove Press / Book Launch / Susan Brockman: Soft Network 01 / January 7, 2025, 7-9PM / Artists Space, 11 Cortlandt Alley, NYC." A black and white photograph of a woman standing in a desolate space is featured on the bottom left corner of the flyer.] -
Traditions: Five Painters. Installation View, Artists Space, 1978. [3 paintings hang on a wall. The painting to the left is circular, the center painting is rhombus shaped. The painting to the right is square.] -
ART CLUB2000: Selected Works 1992–1999. Installation view, Artists Space, November 21, 2020 – January 30, 2021. Image courtesy Artists Space, New York. Photo: Filip Wolak [A view of multiple works including a blue gallery wall displaying dynamic images hung by large push pins and a demolished wall.] -
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The Fairy Tale: Politics, Desire and Everyday Life. Installation View. Artists Space, 1986. [A woman looks down and opens a package in her hands while a man looks at her. Peep show neon signs can be viewed in the background.] -
[Black text on a green background. The text reads: “Jan 25 / Ted Rees / Jimin Seo.” Text in the bottom left corner reads: “5pm / 11 Cortlandt Alley + Zoom ID: 893 9594 7519 / $5 (all proceeds go to readers)"] -
Installation view of Barbara Bloom's Solution. From Barbara Bloom, David Salle, Artists Space, 1976. [Color photograph of a figure sitting at the head of a table with seven chairs in an empty room. In front of each chair there is a small stack of papers.] -
[A sideways image of a photograph sitting on top of an open book. The photographs shows four people sitting next to each other. The book page is split with a column of text and a black and white image of a billboard that reads, "Growing with Birmingham!"] -
Benje LaRico. Goa IV (JEM), 1987. Enamel, Wood, Plastic on plywood. 48 inches x 96 inches x 6.75 inches. [A black and white image of a painted abstract figure. The figure consists of multiple materials and line qualities.] -
Lissette and Ruby, Las Avenida de los Gigantes, acrylic paint on paper, 2024 -
[A person walking down a city street, speaking into a megaphone. Behind her are several cars and a small crowd of onlookers.] -
[Black text on a light green background. The text reads: “May 23 / Amanda Deutch / Brandon Downing.” Text in the bottom left corner reads: “5pm / 11 Cortlandt Alley + Zoom ID: 893 9594 7519 / $5 (all proceeds go to readers)"] -
Friends of Artists Space Dinner, 2023. Photo: Joshua Wildman. [Color image of three individuals captured amidst lively conversation. Two individuals in the group have their backs facing the camera, attention focused on a woman in the center. A variety of party guests seated at different tables in an elegant venue can be seen in the background.] -
Nandi Loaf, Aristotelis Nikolas Mochloulis, ricardo nagaoka, Sydney Schrader. Installation view, Artists Space, 2025. Photo: Carter Seddon [A free-standing wall with paintings on it is placed in the middle of a gallery. Iron columns run down the center of the gallery, and in the background past the wall is a christmas tree decorated with lights.] -
SCRAAATCH. Performance documentation, November 18, 2022, Artists Space. Photo: Destiny Mata [Three figures perform in front of an audience. Two figures in blue morph suits face off with a wooden table between them, while a third figure takes video footage of the scene.] -
The columns held us up. Installation view, Artists Space, 2009. Photo: Adam Reich. [A projection on a wall in a dark room shows an image of a man holding a boombox with the text, "SELF PORTRAIT (2006), Burt Barr, American, b. 1938" displayed to the right of his figure.] -
[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.] -
A Rat’s Mass, 1976, La MaMa, 1 hour 47 minutes. Courtesy La MaMa Archives/The Ellen Stewart Private Collection. Photo: Filip Wolak. [A television displaying a grainy black and white image of a group of people.] -
Robert Giard, Homage to Joe Beam, 1992. 20 x 38 inches. [Two photographs arranged side by side. The left photograph displays a person sitting partially in shadow with a patterned background and a small object on her lap. The right photograph shows a framed photograph of a young man in a suit with the same object placed in front of the portrait.] -
Portrait of Eiko Ishibashi [A color photograph of a figure in a pointed hat with a wide brim, wearing a black and white robe. The figure is pictured amid tree branches and vines that block their face. They hold a twisted vine in their left hand.] -
Frederick Weston, SoBar, 2018. Collage. [Collage featuring a color image of the Mr. Peanut brand logo surrounded by black-and-white imagery, including a boy carrying a bindle.] -
Leaflet cover for Extended Definitions, Artists Space, 1989. [A black and white close-up photograph of an eye. Text at the top reads, "Extended Definitions: Video Experiments in Perception." Text at the bottom reads, "September 28-November 4, Artists Space."] -
Abasement #75. Performance documentation, February 3rd, 2025, Artists Space. Photo: Joshua Wildman. [Color image of two performers on stage. The performer on the left is standing as they sing into a microphone and play the violin. The performer on the left is sitting down playing the drums with their mouth open in an expressive way. The drummer and the back wall are bathed in blue light, with blocks of white abstract patterns.] -
Chorus: A Sound Poetry Festival. Performance documentation, November 11, 2022, Artists Space. Photo: Joshua Wildman [A figure wearing a baseball cap sits in a chair and plays the guitar.] -
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Guy de Cointet, Tell Me, 1979. Performance at MoMA, New York. Performed by Helen Mendez, Jane Zingale, Denise Domergue. Courtesy Guy de Cointet Society and Air de Paris, Paris. Photo: Kira Perov. [Three people, bent over each other looking at an open door.] -
[Black text on a grey background. The text reads: “March 7 / Forrest Gander / Jennifer Scappettone.” Text in the bottom left corner reads: “5pm / 11 Cortlandt Alley + Zoom ID: 893 9594 7519 / $5 (all proceeds go to readers)"] -
Danica Barboza, Jason Hirata, Yuki Kimura, Duane Linklater. Installation view, Artists Space, 2019. Photo: Daniel Pérez. [Projectors placed across a wood floor project variegated hues of white light onto a wall.] -
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Jutta Koether: xxapollo. Performance documentation, January 5, 2020, Artists Space. Photo © 2020 Paula Court. [A person bends over an electric piano, her hair falling over her face. She is illuminated from behind by a brightly lit wall.] -
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Abasement #67. Performance documentation, January 15, 2024, Artists Space. Photo: Joshua Wildman. [Color image of three performers on stage. In the left foreground, a blurred figure in a black polo leans over, their arms stretched out, presumably towards an instrument placed on a table. In the midground, a tall performer dressed in all black with shaggy silver head and sunglasses is caught mid-motion with a pair of macarenas in their left hand. Behind the silver-haired performer, we catch a glimpse of a drummer in a black hat, their face turned down towards the cymbal they are about to strike. Behind all three performers, the back wall is illuminated in a white light. ] -
David Winter. Selections for the Artists File, installation view, Artists Space, 1986. [A number of wooden block constructions appear together in various forms in an installation in a gallery space with framed works on the wall behind them.] -
Not yet titled, 2019
Clay, glaze, metal antenna
3 1/2 x 13 x 12 inches (variable)
$2,500
[A multicolored object sits on a white base. A metal antenna extends out on a diagonal.] -
Freya Hansell. Installation view, Artists Space, 1980. [A black and white photograph of various objects hanging and standing in a white-walled gallery space.] -
Clocking Out: Time Beyond Management. Installation view (Samson Kambalu, Nyau Cinema, 2014 - ongoing; Finnegan Shannon, Do you want us here or not, 2018; Kevin Jerome Everson, Workers Leaving the Job Site, 2013; Clare Hu, Perimeter, 2022), Artists Space, 2023. Photo: Greg Carideo. [Photograph of a corner of a basement gallery. A wooden bench, painted blue on the surface, sits between two columns. The back of the bench reads "THIS EXHIBITION HAS ASKED / ME TO STAND FOR TOO LONG." A woven piece hangs from the ceiling to the right. Behind the bench are projectors facing the wall at varying heights.] -
Tom of Finland: The Pleasure of Play. Installation view, Artists Space, 2015. [Two color illustrations are framed on a wall. On the left, a man performing oral intercorse to another man as a man in uniform watches in the background, gripping his penis. On the right, a man in uniform has intercoarse with a half-naked man, as a man in uniform watches from around the corner.] -
New Red Order with Laura Gardin Fraser Teddy’s Touchdown, 1938/2021 16mm film, black and white 14 minutes (loop) Image courtesy Artists Space, New York Photo: Filip Wolak [An image of a dark exhibition space, a film projector projects a sepia tone image onto the wall.] -
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Local Transit. Installation view, Artists Space, 2006. [A large pile of string connected at one end to a tin can sits on a wooden gallery floor. On the wall to the right are two framed world maps in black and white.] -
Yuji Agematsu: Chasing Milford. Performance documentation, January 15, 2022, Artists Space. [A color photograph of a figure standing in an orange-lit space next to a small piece of audio equipment with a wire on the floor. A crowd looks on in the background.] -
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Robert Gero, Untitled, 1989. Corn, aluminum. [A cube supports an inverted pyramid, both covered in corn kernals, shown on a white background.] -
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"] -
Amelia Bande. Stills from El estallido / The Outbreak, 2020. Recording of a live performance held over Zoom on August 7, 2020. Stage design and camera collaboration with Rachel Higgins. Courtesy the artist. [Amelia Bande sits on the floor next to a pile of stones and leans on a cement block while holding a white rock in her hand. She sings, “it brings landscapes where I am not.”] -
Yuji Agematsu: Chasing Milford. Performance documentation, January 15, 2022, Artists Space. [A color photograph of a figure standing in an orange-lit space filled with various audio equipment. They lean down to press adjust a dial on an audio mixer.] -
SCRAAATCH. Performance documentation, November 18, 2022, Artists Space. Photo: Destiny Mata [A figure in a blue morph suit kneels down on one knee, placing their hands on top of a table made of wood and fresnel lenses while audience members watch in the background.] -
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Urban Pornography. Installation view, Artists Space, 2001. [Three framed photographs installed in the corner of a gallery space with white walls and wooden flooring. Two darker, square photographs with large white frames are installed on the corner's left wall, while a lighter photograph of a gate-like structure is installed in a slim black frame on the corner's right wall.] -
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Michael Asher. Installation View, Artists Space, 2025. Photo: Carter Seddon. -
She Who Is: Adrienne Kennedy and the Drama of Difference. Installation view, Artists Space, February 29 – September 19, 2020. Photo: Filip Wolak. [Three glass vitrines displaying books, photographs, and other paper ephemera in the center of a gallery space. A film is being projected on the back wall of the exhibition space.] -
David Kroll. The Aftermath of Columbus' Coming, 1985. [A drawing of various animals running or flying around in an indoor dwelling with three figures in states of disarray around them.] -
Log Cabin. Installation view, Artists Space, 2005. [Several sculptures, paintings, video works, and photographs installed in a gallery space with wooden flooring. A sculpture consisting of a white panel affixed to a wooden board upon which two striped rocks rest is installed on the ground. A TV monitor is installed in the room's corner directly behind the sculpture. The portion of the wall directly behind the TV monitor has been covered with a grid of poster-like images. Three color photographs and two paintings with muted purple and gray tones frame the monitor on its left and right sides.] -
Morir ('til Death). Installation view, Artists Space, 2003. [A small, empty room with images projected on three walls. All are gray/blue shots of spinning tops on a white grid on concrete. The center image shows this from above, while the left and right images show the tops from the side.] -
Super 8 Film Exposition. Installation view, Artists Space, New York, 1977. [A black and white photograph of a gallery space. Several film reels and projectors are positioned on tables and stands.] -
Louise Lawler, Who Says, Who Shows, Who Counts, 1990, Three chablis glasses with glass shelf, 8 1/2 x 14 x 4 1/4 in (21,6 x 35,6 x 10,8 cm), Edition of 50, Signed & numbered. [Three wine glasses sit next to each other on a glass shelf with a black background. Each glass has text lasered into the front. From left to right the first says, "who says," the second, "who shows," and the third, "who counts."] -
[A figure in a blue denim shirt wearing headphones sits at a dining room table cluttered with papers, bowls of fruit, and colorful candles. The figure's back faces the viewer. A bright and rocky, arid landscape is visible through the many windows that line the walls of the dining room.] -
SCRAAATCH. Installation documentation, 2022, Artists Space. Photo: Destiny Mata [Image of a TV screen playing blue-tinted video footage of the performance with a fresnel lens placed in front of the screen, distorting the image.] -
Abasement #78. Performance documentation, June 16th, 2025, Artists Space. Photo: Joshua Wildman. [Color image of five performers on stage. They are playing bass, violin, guitars, and drums. A row of audience members are visible in the foreground, with their backs to the camera. A blue projection covers the performers and the back wall.] -
[A hand-drawn image in pencil of a bedroom or living room scene. The room's double windows have been blown open, scattering several papers across the room. A crudely drawn figure stands upright in an uncomfortable manner in the middle of the room.] -
Artists Performance Series. Installation view, Artists Space, 1977. [A black and white photograph of a gallery space. On the left, a window casts soft light onto a table and two chairs. On the right, a television monitor is positioned on a low bench.] -
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Front Yard Exhibition Galerie Parnass, Villa Jährling, Moltkestraße 67 February 1964 Photo: Rolf Jährling, Zentralarchiv des internationalen Kunsthandels ZADIK [A black and white image of four paintings of various sizes displayed against a fence with a thin layer of snow, marked with footprints, beneath them.] -
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.] -
Gary Bower, White Bouquet, 1976. From Gary Bower, Fontaine Dunn, Hermine Ford, Artists Space, 1976. [A painting over a black background of a set of hands cupping a rose. Above, several more roses are pictured.] -
Speaker Music: drape over another. Performance & Album Launch documentation, December 13, 2019, Artists Space. Photo © 2019 Paula Court. [A crowd of people fill a dimly lit red room, some sitting and some standing. Projections of abstract images and an illuminated painting cover three of the space’s walls.] -
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 [An angled view of a large video monitor screen positioned on the ground behind a collumn. The room is tinted blue. Three pairs of pipe-frame panels visible in the front and both sides of the screen, which projects a video-still of a composited frame that includes computer generated images of the ocean.]
