In the Historical Present

IN THE HISTORICAL PRESENT

co-curated with Macushla Robinson

Anna Maria & Stephen Kellen Gallery, The New School, New York, NY | July-October 2019

Artists: Daniel Bejar, Sheila Bridges, The Black Lunch Table, Lucia Cuba, Domestic Performance Agency, Nikita Gale, Jonathan Gardenhire, Camilo Godoy, David Hammons, Matthew Jensen, Sue Jeong Ka, Glenn Ligon, Caroline Woolard, Shevaun Wright, Yonkers International Press

Daniel Bejar, (Rec-elections) Don’t say you don’t remember. and (Rec-elections) My God! We’re losing a great country., photo by Daniel Chou.jpg

Camilo Godoy Diplomacy, photo by Manuel Molina Martagon.jpg

In the Historical Present installation view, photo by Daniel Chou 1.jpg

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In the Historical Present installation view, photo by Daniel Chou 3.jpg

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In the Historical Present was an exhibition organized at The New School in conjunction with the university’s Centennial. In the Historical Present looked back and took stock of the institution’s legacy, attending to the dynamic yet often hidden and dormant possibilities inherent in the school’s many pasts. The exhibition envisioned the archive as a site of latent moments that might become scripts and scores for possible futures. Through commissioned artworks, pieces from The New School's art collection and archives, and artist-led engagements and performances, the exhibition invited viewers to conceive of the institution itself as a script — a set of procedures, methodologies, and discursive practices that unfold over time.