a grammar of attention

It takes intention to notice what half a century ago Gordon Matta-Clark and, almost four decades later, David Hammons carried out on the Hudson River. Situated in a space that offers a singular view of Day’s End (2014-21), this exhibition acknowledges the contiguous gestures as an invitation to attend to places, infrastructures, and social relations. Invoking the spirit of Hammons and Matta-Clark, a grammar of attention gathers artistic practices that attune themselves to the material realities that mark our worlds. The exhibition unfolds as a resonant chamber through a program of performances, installations, and workshops. a grammar of attention is both an invitation and an offering: to bear and build witness to that which is fraught, incomplete, unauthorized, unsettled yet tethered to our present.

Admission to the exhibition is free. All performances are free and RSVP is required due to limited capacity. Ticketing links coming soon.

Artists
Zalika Azim
Fadl Fakhouri, Noel Maghathe, and Fargo Nissim Tbakhi
the.black.gaze in collaboration with Cierra Michele Peters and Rai Terry
Haitham Haddad
Fatemeh Kazemi
Arnold J. Kemp
Christian Nyampeta
Luvuyo Equiano Nyawose
Rafael Sánchez
Asia Stewart

2024-2025 Whitney Independent Study Program Helena Rubinstein Curatorial Program Fellows
Bea Ortega Botas
Kennedy Hollins Jones
Tamara Khasanova
Ntshadi Mofokeng