Museum of the Moving Image Traces Cinema and X-Ray in 'Overexposed' Through January 2027

Key facts

• "Overexposed: Art, Technology, and the Body" is on view at the Museum of the Moving Image until January 3, 2027.
• The exhibition is organized by Sonia Shechet Epstein, Curator of Science and Technology at the Museum of the Moving Image.
• It features 16 artists, including Panteha Abareshi, Peggy Ahwesh, Zuza Banasińska, Lucien Castaing-Taylor and Véréna Paravel, Theo Jean and Ruth Cuthand, Barbara Hammer, Anna Kipervaser, Liz Magic Laser, Ana Mendieta, Agnes Questionmark, Donald Rodney, Courtney Stephens, Leslie Thornton, and Ron Vawter.
• The show traces how cinema and X-ray imaging, developed in the late 19th century, transformed visual understanding of the human body.
• A related event series has included a talk by Panteha Abareshi and screenings of Richard Fleischer's "Fantastic Voyage," David Cronenberg's "Dead Ringers" and "The Brood," and Claire Simon's "Our Body."
• On November 5, a program titled "Visible Humans" will feature ophthalmologist and photographer Benjamin Freeman and curator Elisabeth Sherman discussing the Visible Human Project.
• An exhibition catalog co-edited by Sonia Epstein and Elisabeth Sherman is available at the MoMI Shop and wherever books are sold.
• Lead support was provided by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, with additional support from Romy Cohen, The Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation, Elaine Goldman, May & Samuel Rudin Family Foundation, and Doug Pugh.