MoMA Re-stages 1995 Installation by Japanese Innovator, New Museum Hosts Survey, and Whitney Features Sound Art

The Museum of Modern Art in New York has re-staged a 1995 installation by a late Japanese artist known for performance, technology, and collaborative work. At the New Museum, also in New York, a painter and sculptor of recent renown is presenting a large survey exhibition. The Whitney Museum of American Art in New York recently featured a sound art installation attempting to connect two New York institutions. Sculptures and reliefs from the 1960s to the present are displayed, showing their soft side. A survey of new photography about identity is on view. An installation by Wolfson features an animatronic boy described as uncanny and awesome. Another artist uses domestic tableaux with screens and ersatz furnishings to examine the real world. Ceramics and painting are employed by artists to change perceptions of space and objects. A new installation critiques the stultifying nature of cookie-cutter housing.