Artists Space

The Berlin-based duo that calls themselves Benita-Immanuel Grosser combine exercise with theory in their debut as yoga instructors at Artists Space this fall. The beginner and intermediate classes, titled (Participating, at the same time) are based on the method of Swami Vishnu-Devananda, and will take place in the gallery as part of the exhibition. Grosser has custom-made a yoga mat to conform to the shape art objects in the exhibition and to the gallery's columns. With this on-going participation/performance, Grosser challenges the dominant presence of the exhibition space by shifting the question of identity from artist to the space and situation in which he or she exhibits.