Kahn & Selesnick's Mars Exhibition at Yancey Richardson Gallery Blends Science Fiction with Archaic Technology
The Yancey Richardson Gallery is hosting Kahn & Selesnick's exhibition titled 'Mars: Adrift on the Hourglass Sea' from January 6 to February 19, 2011. This showcase presents two female adventurers navigating a Martian terrain crafted from NASA photo-mosaics alongside desert visuals. It includes photographs and five medium-sized sculptures made of hematite and concrete, representing remnants of a fallen civilization. The setting features unclear circuitry and an 'Abandoned Oxygen Farm.' The explorers don impractical unitards with facemasks. This exhibition marks a shift from traditional academic displays, favoring ambiguity and the theme of inefficient transport, highlighted by elements such as balloons and dirigibles. Concurrently, exhibitions are also on view at the Museum of Contemporary Photography in Chicago until April 3 and at Carl Hammer Gallery until February 19.
Key facts
- Exhibition runs January 6 – February 19, 2011
- Located at Yancey Richardson Gallery, 535 West 22nd Street, 3rd floor, New York City
- Features photographs and five hematite and concrete sculptures
- Martian landscape constructed from NASA photo-mosaics and Nevada/Utah deserts
- Explores inefficient transportation with balloons, dirigibles, gliders, and sandboats
- Continues artists' interest in combining science fiction with archaic technology
- Two concurrent exhibitions in Chicago through April 3 and February 19
- Artists previously created 'The Apollo Prophesies' series about Edwardian moon colonization
Entities
Artists
- Kahn & Selesnick
- McDermott & McGough
Institutions
- Yancey Richardson Gallery
- Museum of Contemporary Photography
- Carl Hammer Gallery
- NASA
Locations
- New York City
- United States
- Chicago
- Nevada
- Utah