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Ritual

Dec 15, 2017-Dec 2, 2018

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What do you do every day that you most look forward to? What are your daily practices and do they make you feel connected to something greater, or to yourself? The AAM’s exhibition considers the ways in which rituals impact culture, community, and how we are known, both as individuals and collectively. Generally defined as a series of established actions carried out for spiritual, social, political, and personal significance, rituals are embedded into everyday life. This exhibition presents a diverse collection of works by over fifteen artists exploring the act of ritual through three distinct rites: rites of passage, communal rites, and rites of personal devotion. The show reaffirms the ability of rituals to constantly transform our perceptions, our perspectives, and ultimately our experiences.

Embodying its own calendar ritual, the exhibition will be on view at the AAM for an entire year, presented in three distinct iterations.

December 15, 2017–April 1, 2018
Yuji Agematsu
Baseera Khan
Joachim Koester
Deana Lawson
Kate Newby

April 4–July 15, 2018
Anne Collier
Tony Feher
Meschac Gaba
Yayoi Kusama
Kris Martin
Kate Newby

July 17–November 25, 2018
Francis Alÿs
Sophie Calle
David Hammons
Alison Knowles
Ana Mendieta
Kate Newby

AAM exhibitions are made possible by the Marx Exhibition Fund. General exhibition support is provided by the Toby Devan Lewis Visiting Artist Fund. Major support for Ritual is provided by Susan and Larry Marx and the AAM National Council.

Works from the Exhibition

Yuji Agematsu, zip: 07.01.11 … 09.30.11, 2011. Mixed media in cigarette cellophane wrappers (92 units) on wood-backed acrylic shelves and latex paint (3 units), overall: 31 ¾ x 137 ¼ x 5 ¼ in (87 x 2175 x 13.3 cm); Installation dimensions variable.
Courtesy the artist and Miguel Abreu Gallery, New York. Photo: Stephen Faught
Meschac Gaba, Memoriale aux Refugies Noyees- Memorial for Drowned Refugees, 2016. Blankets and three electric lanterns, 25 ½ x 60 x 21 in (64.8 x 152.4 x 53.3 cm).
Courtesy the artist and Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York
Tony Feher, honey jar, 1987/1988. Glass marbles and glass jar with metal lid, 4 ¾ x 2 ¾ x 1 ¼ in (12 x 7 x 3.2 cm).
Courtesy the Estate of Tony Feher, Anthony Meier Fine Arts, San Francisco, and Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York. Photo: Keith Petersen, San Francisco
Anne Collier, Aura (Baldessari), 2003. Color polaroid, 4.25 x 3.375 in (10.79 x 8.57 cm).
Courtesy the artist and Anton Kern Gallery, New York
Anne Collier, Aura (Mike Kelley), 2003. Color polaroid, 4.25 x 3.375 in (10.79 x 8.57 cm).
Courtesy the artist and Anton Kern Gallery, New York
Kate Newby, Legs, Legs, 2014. Cast silver, bronze, ceramic, dimensions variable.
Courtesy the artist and Michael Lett, Auckland.
Baseera Khan, Psychedelic Prayer Rugs (Lunar Count Down, Act Up, and Purple Heart), 2017. Handmade silk rugs, dimensions variable.
Courtesy the artist and PARTICIPANT INC
Deana Lawson, As Above, So Below, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 2013. Pigment print, 45 x 35 ¾ in (114.3 x 90.8 cm).
Private collection. Courtesy the artist and Rhona Hoffman Gallery
Joachim Koester, Tarantism, 2007. 16 mm film, black and white, silent, 6 min 30 sec.
Courtesy the artist and Greene Naftali, New York
Kris Martin, Mandi XVI, 2007. One minute of silence.
Courtesy the artist. Photo: Linda Nylind.
Yayoi Kusama, Accumulation, 1953. Ink on paper, 17 x 12 in (43.18 x 30.48 cm).
Collection of Larry and Susan Marx
Sophie Calle, Autobiographies (Morning), 2016. Digital print with text panel, Framed photograph: 19 ¾ x 19 ¾ in (50 x 50 cm), Framed text: 67 x 39 ¼ in (170 x 100 cm).
© 2018 Sophie Calle / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris. Courtesy the artist and Paula Cooper Gallery
Ana Mendieta, Burial Pyramid, 1974 (Estate print 2010). Suite of five color photographs, Each: 16 x 20 in (40.7 x 50.8 cm).
© The Estate of Ana Mendieta Collection, L.L.C. Courtesy Galerie Lelong & Co.
Yuji Agematsu, zip: 07.01.11 … 09.30.11, 2011. Mixed media in cigarette cellophane wrappers (92 units) on wood-backed acrylic shelves and latex paint (3 units), overall: 31 ¾ x 137 ¼ x 5 ¼ in (87 x 2175 x 13.3 cm); Installation dimensions variable.
Courtesy the artist and Miguel Abreu Gallery, New York. Photo: Stephen Faught
Meschac Gaba, Memoriale aux Refugies Noyees- Memorial for Drowned Refugees, 2016. Blankets and three electric lanterns, 25 ½ x 60 x 21 in (64.8 x 152.4 x 53.3 cm).
Courtesy the artist and Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York
Tony Feher, honey jar, 1987/1988. Glass marbles and glass jar with metal lid, 4 ¾ x 2 ¾ x 1 ¼ in (12 x 7 x 3.2 cm).
Courtesy the Estate of Tony Feher, Anthony Meier Fine Arts, San Francisco, and Sikkema Jenkins & Co., New York. Photo: Keith Petersen, San Francisco
Anne Collier, Aura (Baldessari), 2003. Color polaroid, 4.25 x 3.375 in (10.79 x 8.57 cm).
Courtesy the artist and Anton Kern Gallery, New York
Anne Collier, Aura (Mike Kelley), 2003. Color polaroid, 4.25 x 3.375 in (10.79 x 8.57 cm).
Courtesy the artist and Anton Kern Gallery, New York
Kate Newby, Legs, Legs, 2014. Cast silver, bronze, ceramic, dimensions variable.
Courtesy the artist and Michael Lett, Auckland.
Baseera Khan, Psychedelic Prayer Rugs (Lunar Count Down, Act Up, and Purple Heart), 2017. Handmade silk rugs, dimensions variable.
Courtesy the artist and PARTICIPANT INC
Deana Lawson, As Above, So Below, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, 2013. Pigment print, 45 x 35 ¾ in (114.3 x 90.8 cm).
Private collection. Courtesy the artist and Rhona Hoffman Gallery
Joachim Koester, Tarantism, 2007. 16 mm film, black and white, silent, 6 min 30 sec.
Courtesy the artist and Greene Naftali, New York
Kris Martin, Mandi XVI, 2007. One minute of silence.
Courtesy the artist. Photo: Linda Nylind.
Yayoi Kusama, Accumulation, 1953. Ink on paper, 17 x 12 in (43.18 x 30.48 cm).
Collection of Larry and Susan Marx
Sophie Calle, Autobiographies (Morning), 2016. Digital print with text panel, Framed photograph: 19 ¾ x 19 ¾ in (50 x 50 cm), Framed text: 67 x 39 ¼ in (170 x 100 cm).
© 2018 Sophie Calle / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris. Courtesy the artist and Paula Cooper Gallery
Ana Mendieta, Burial Pyramid, 1974 (Estate print 2010). Suite of five color photographs, Each: 16 x 20 in (40.7 x 50.8 cm).
© The Estate of Ana Mendieta Collection, L.L.C. Courtesy Galerie Lelong & Co.

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