Hito Steyerl
“How Not To Be Seen: A Fucking Didactic Educational Installation”
Andrew Kreps Gallery
537 West 22nd Street, New York, NY 10011
Reception: July 2, 6-8 pm
July 2 – August 15, 2014
Wednesday, July 2, Andrew Kreps gallery opens a new exhibition of work by Hito Steyerl. On view are two of Steyerl’s videos as well as a number of sculptural objects; Steyerl has also collaborated with Studio Markus Miessen to produce certain architectural interventions.
One of the videos, “How Not To Be Seen: A Fucking Didactic Educational .MOV File,” explores ideas of surveillance through the demonstration of fantastic and futile strategies for avoiding observation and identification. Filmed at the site of military-use photo calibration targets in the California desert, the artist proposes becoming smaller than a pixel, the personal use of green screen technology, and more. The other video, “Strike,” documents the breaking of a digital screen, drawing attention to the materiality of the viewing apparatus and the image.
The gallery hosts a reception July 2, from 6 – 8 pm.
Hito Steyerl, “How Not To Be Seen: A Fucking Didactic Educational .MOV File,” HD video file, single screen, 14 min, 2013. Courtesy of Andrew Kreps Gallery.
The exhibition remains on view through August 15.
For more information, please visit the gallery’s website.
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