A short list of the can’t-miss new exhibition openings (and closings) this week, by city. See last week’s list for other recent openings, and for a more comprehensive guide, see our Itinerary.
NEW YORK
Gerard and Kelly “Clockwork”
Pioneer Works
159 Pioneer Street, Brooklyn
OPENS: May 31
Performance artist duo Gerard and Kelly present the New York premiere of their film Schindler/Glass (2017), the first in their Modern Living series, as well as new work commissioned by Pioneer Works. A circular pavilion in the main hall showcases Schindler/Glass, the artists’ interventions at the Schindler House in West Hollywood, California, and Philip Johnson’s Glass House in New Canaan, Connecticut, with performances by L.A. Dance Project and original music by SOPHIE and Lucky Dragons. In a series of new installations and a performance created for the exhibition, choreography revolves around a “clock”—a set of gestures synced to the numbers on the face of an analogue clock (12 in front, 6 behind, etc.)—that connect space and memory to temporalities outside of modern constructions of time. Performances will take place from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays throughout the exhibition.
Reza Abdoh Retrospective
MoMA PS1
22-25 Jackson Ave, Long Island City
OPENS: June 3
The Iranian-American theater visionary, celebrated for his powerful, groundbreaking productions during his tenure as director of the Dar a Luz theater group in the early ’90s, receives his first major retrospective. The extensive showcase features costumes and videos the artist created for his performances and an installation based on his 1991 piece “Bogeyman.”
(Opening image: Reza Abdoh, “Bogeyman,” 1990. Photo: Jan Deen)
