Julia Scher's Microwave Lab Recreated at Basel Social Club 2026

On June 20, 2026, at the Basel Social Club in Basel, Switzerland, Gallery Drei from Cologne showcased Julia Scher's "Ameratherm Ultra Cooking Lab" (2000). This installation revisits a collection of works first exhibited in 2000 at Andrea Rosen Gallery in New York. It reimagines the exhibition area as a techno-alchemical lab, featuring microwave ovens and electromagnetic devices arranged on workbenches, transformed into hybrid media artifacts. The piece delves into the intersections of technology, society, and desire, using microwaves as symbols of the information era. Scher’s exhibition ties to her teaching at MIT, alluding to the now-demolished Building 20 and its "Rad Lab," a pivotal site for the development of microwave radar and surveillance technologies.