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Fusing the roles of librarian, archaeologist, taxonomist and artist, Michael Oatman makes intricately detailed collages and exhaustively researched installations focused on what he calls the "poetic interpretation of documents." Archives, photographs and records both inspire Oatman's invented worlds and figure... See more 

Molecules That Matter showcases ten molecules that have profoundly altered our world, including household names such as aspirin, nylon 6,6, DNA, Prozac and penicillin F, as well as isooctane, polyethylene, DDT, progestin, and buckminster-fullerene. MTM examines how our capacity to understand and reshape matter at the... See more 

Blake’s work explores complicated and subtly mixed concepts such as identity, race, relationships and representation. David Deitcher writes in the exhibition catalogue, “Nayland Blake’s sculptural installations and performances have revealed a wide range of interests, from popular culture to vanguard subversions;... See more 

Nina Katchadourian makes engaging and irreverent artworks that combine investigative practice with a more elusive, poetic logic. Incorporating sculpture, photography, video, and sound, her multilayered projects are propelled by deliberate attempts to observe, scrutinize, order, and disorder her surroundings. All... See more 

This exhibition catalogue celebrates and explores the artistic exchange between Tibet and China from the 13th to the 19th century, taking the theme of Buddist Arhat painting as a concise lens through which to view the wider ramifications of artistic and cultural interaction. Examining the exchange of motifs,... See more 

Thirty-nine artists explore the possibilities for health and human improvement generated by the decoding of the human genome as well as the impact of biotechnology on animal and plant life. Includes an introduction by curators, Marvin Heiferman and Carole Kismaric, essays by Frank Moore and Michael Fortun, statements... See more 

Defying boundaries between artwork and display wall, Paul Henry Ramirez’s multi media installations begin with abstract paintings and expand into a plurality of experiences. Curvaceous forms, heavy drips, flying squirts and waving hairs painted directly onto the gallery surface and emanate from painted panels and... See more 

Over the years, Richard Pettibones’s work has evolved from an art of unrelenting satire to an illusively transforming art of commemoration, subtlety, and beauty. By 1964 he had found his voice in diminutive "copies" of paintings by newly famous artists, like Frank Stella, Roy Lichtenstein, and Andy Warhol. He also... See more 

Art in which sound was either the subject matter or a primary element was the focus of the Tang Museum’s inaugural exhibition. Includes twenty-eight international artists such as Laurie Anderson, Joseph Grigely, Rebecca Horn, Christian Marclay, and Bruce Nauman. The catalogue includes an introduction by Charles... See more 

Trained in miniature painting in Pakistan, Shahzia Sikander boldly reinvents this tradition in her rich and detailed paintings and animations. Her integration of contemporary motifs and references in a traditional context teases the boundaries imposed by time, gender, religion, and culture in two stylistic... See more