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Critical conversation on Huma Bhabha's Met commission and New York exhibitions

opinion-review · 2026-04-22

On Wednesday, May 9, 2018, from 7 to 9 PM, the Brooklyn Public Library and artcritical.com hosted an evening of critical art discussion. Eva Díaz, Phoebe Hoban, and Gregory Volk joined David Cohen to analyze several exhibitions. Topics included Huma Bhabha's Roof Garden Commission at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, titled 'We Come in Peace,' located at 1000 Fifth Avenue in New York. Also discussed were Bhabha's show 'With a Trace' at Salon 94 on 12 East 94th Street in New York, Carroll Dunham's exhibition at Gladstone Gallery on 515 West 24th Street in New York, Mernet Larsen's 'Situation Rooms' at James Cohan Gallery on 533 West 26th Street in New York, and Tomás Saraceno's 'Solar Rhythms' at Tanya Bonakdar Gallery on 521 West 21st Street in New York. Reservations were available via artcritical.com/reserve. The event focused on contemporary art dialogues in New York City.

Key facts

  • Event date: Wednesday, May 9, 2018
  • Time: 7-9 PM
  • Organizers: Brooklyn Public Library and artcritical.com
  • Participants: Eva Díaz, Phoebe Hoban, Gregory Volk, David Cohen
  • Discussed exhibitions: Huma Bhabha's Met commission, Bhabha at Salon 94, Carroll Dunham at Gladstone Gallery, Mernet Larsen at James Cohan Gallery, Tomás Saraceno at Tanya Bonakdar Gallery
  • Location: New York City
  • Reservation link: artcritical.com/reserve
  • Focus: critical conversation about art

Entities

Artists

  • Huma Bhabha
  • Carroll Dunham
  • Mernet Larsen
  • Tomás Saraceno

Institutions

  • Brooklyn Public Library
  • artcritical.com
  • Metropolitan Museum of Art
  • Salon 94
  • Gladstone Gallery
  • James Cohan Gallery
  • Tanya Bonakdar Gallery

Locations

  • New York
  • United States

Sources