2010 Greater New York

by Helen Homan Wu on October 22, 2010

Mine, 2009 (22 minute single-channel video and assemblage) Liz Magic Laser

Going to the Greater New York exhibition has been on my list since the show opened in May. There have been mixed reviews, but I couldn’t miss the chance to see one of the biggest showcases of local talents. I made it out to MoMA P.S.1 and caught the final hours of this extravaganza. Stepping into the first floor still feels like any normal visit to the museum, but as I keep going up floor after floor, I can feel the humdrum of 68 artists transforming the building into a sort of funhouse. Curated by Klaus Biesenbach, Connie Butler and Neville Wakefield, Greater New York 2010 showcases the work of 68 artists working and/or living within the vicinity of the five boroughs over the last five years. Being a curator, this exhibition is a bit of a paradise because I get to see what all these emerging artists are currently up to. I feel as if I’m doing studio visits, except the artists are not present to talk about their work.

Roaming through the rooms, halls, and stairs of the building, the most irritating part was the mash-up of sounds that were being emitted from various video and sound installations. The proximity of the pieces was probably inevitable given the sheer volume of the works.

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