Historic Sight
a durational exhibition by 27 artists in response to the Historic Site plaque
September 2021 - September 2022
Over the course of a year, 27 artists are invited to visually interpret a different word(s) from the Historic Site plaque. Each artist will contribute a single image prompted by the word they are given. The images will be printed and hung in the left-hand window of Gallery Closed. Every two weeks the image will be shifted to the right-hand window — displacing what was previously there — and a new image by a different artist will appear in the left. In this way, 27 unique artworks will slowly rotate through the gallery in changing pairs, chronologically illustrating the historical narrative of the location itself.
This exhibition presents a plurality of voices engaged in an abstract and poetic play that collectively challenge the traditional authority of a singular historical narrative.
Rosa Barba / Melissa Catanese / Raven Chacon / Cooking Sections / Mark Dion / Michael Dumontier / Jimmie Durham / Jason Fulford / Philip Glass / Jim Goldberg / Ann Hamilton / Pablo Helguera / Taraneh Hemami / Jonathan Horowitz / Maira Kalman / Nina Katchadourian / Micah Lexier / Carlos Motta / Keris Salmon / Ed Panar / Cornelia Parker / Jon Rubin / Alessandra Sanguinetti / Tamara Shopsin / Alec Soth / Kerry Tribe / Deborah Willis
artist schedule below
Jon Rubin / land lifted
Melissa Catanese / deep underwater
Keris Salmon / rose up to the sky
Jon Rubin / land lifted
Ed Panar / warm tropical landscape
Keris Salmon / rose up to the sky
Mark Dion / precursors to reptiles
Ed Panar / warm tropical landscape
Jonathan Horowitz / Federal Express depot
Mark Dion / precursors to reptiles
Ann Hamilton / the ground beneath your feet
Jonathan Horowitz / Federal Express depot
Cornelia Parker / glacial sheet
Ann Hamilton / the ground beneath your feet
Maira Kalman / the earliest documented humans
Cornelia Parker / glacial sheet
Taraneh Hemami / relocation
Maira Kalman / the earliest documented humans
Alec Soth / heavy morning rains
Taraneh Hemami / relocation
Micah Lexier / miniature Niagara Falls
Alec Soth / heavy morning rains
Michael Dumontier / landslide
Micah Lexier / miniature Niagara Falls
Nina Katchadourian / undeneath a kitchen table
Michael Dumontier / landslide
Jimmie Durham / Rocks filled the room
Nina Katchadourian / undeneath a kitchen table
Jimmie Durham / Rocks filled the room
Rosa Barba / silent
Rosa Barba / silent
Pablo Helguera / As The Twig is Bent
Pablo Helguera / As The Twig is Bent
Carlos Motta / In The Jungle
Carlos Motta / In The Jungle
Kerry Tribe / The Undertow
Kerry Tribe / The Undertow
Tamara Shopsin / The Edge of Things
Tamara Shopsin / The Edge of Things
Cooking Sections / 31 different flavors
Cooking Sections / 31 different flavors
Alessandra Sanguinetti / side by side
Alessandra Sanguinetti / side by side
Deborah Willis / two in the afternoon
Deborah Willis / two in the afternoon
Raven Chacon / dismantled
Raven Chacon / dismantled
Jim Goldberg / immediately to your left
Jim Goldberg / immediately to your left
Jason Fulford / flat tire
Jason Fulford / flat tire
Philip Glass / empty space
Philip Glass / empty space
Melissa Catanese / deep underwater
Historic Sight Schedule
2021 - 2022
Melissa Catanese
September 18th - October 1st 2021
+ September 24th - November 7th 2022
deep underwater
Jon Rubin
September 18th 2021
- October 15th
land lifted
Keris Salmon
October 2nd 2021
- October 29th
rose up towards the sky
Ed Panar
October 16th 2021
- November 12th
warm, tropical landscape
Mark Dion
October 30th 2021
- November 26th
precursors to reptiles
Jonathan Horowitz
November 13th 2021
- December 10th
Federal Express Depot
Ann Hamilton
November 27th 2021
- December 24th
the ground beneath your feet
Cornelia Parker
December 11th 2021
- January 7th 2022
glacial sheet
Maira Kalman
December 25th 2021
January 21st 2022
the earliest documented humans
Taraneh Hemami
January 8th 2022
- February 4th
relocation
Alec Soth
January 22nd 2022
- February 18th
heavy morning rains
Micah Lexier
February 5th 2022
- March 4th
miniature Niagara Falls
Michael Dumontier
February 19th 2022
- March 18th
landslide
Nina Katchadourian
March 5th 2022
- April 1st
underneath a kitchen table
Jimmie Durham
March 19th 2022
- April 15th
rocks filled the room
Rosa Barba
April 2nd 2022
- April 29th
silent
Pablo Helguera
April 16th 2022
- May 13th
as the twig is bent
Carlos Motta
April 30th 2022
- May 27th
in the jungle
Kerry Tribe
May 14th 2022
- June 10th
the undertow
Tamara Shopsin
May 28th 2022
- June 24th
the edge of things
Cooking Sections
June 11th 2022
- July 8th
31 different flavors
Alessandra Sanguinetti
June 25th 2022
- July 22nd
side by side
Deborah Willis
July 9th 2022
- August 5th
two in the afternoon
Raven Chacon
July 23rd 2022
- August 19th
dismantled
Jim Goldberg
August 13th 2022
- September 9th
immediately to your left
Jason Fulford
August 27th 2022
- September 23rd
flat tire
Philip Glass
September 10th 2022
- November 7th
empty space