"The Contemporary Figure at the Edge of Visibility"
Going Dark: The Contemporary Figure at the Edge of Visibility presents works of art that feature partially obscured or hidden figures, thus positioning them at the “edge of visibility.”
Experience the Exhibit
In this art context, the common phrase going dark is understood as a tactic whereby artists visually conceal the body to explore a key tension in contemporary society: the desire to be seen and the desire to be hidden from sight.
ON DISPLAY
Lorna Simpson, Double Negative, 1990–2022.
John Edmonds, Untitled (Hood 13), 2018.
Joiri Minaya, Irreducible Convergence, 2020.
Sandra Mujinga, Spectral Keepers, 2020.
Charles White, Nobody Knows My Name # 1, 1965.
Farah Al Qasimi, It’s Not Easy Being Seen 2, 2016.
PRESS COVERAGE
“Going Dark: The Contemporary Figure at the Edge of Visibility is a New York Times Critic’s Pick.”
“CULTURED: American Artist and Harmony Holiday On Bringing Soul and Surveillance to the Guggenheim.”