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List Projects 33: Every Ocean Hughes

September 18 - December 14, 2025
Dark open gallery with a video projected on a large standing screen on the right side of the frame and six black chairs in two rows in the center of the room. A tan canvas bag sits on the floor to the right of the screen. There is a collection of everyday items hanging from strings throughout the space. Two bright red rubber gloves hang in the foreground.

Goldin+Senneby: Flare-Up

October 24, 2025 - March 15, 2026
Gallery with an expansive, vibrant orange pool of melted pine rosin that spreads across the floor. Framed artworks hang on the back walls, while a window allows for warm sunlight to flood into the space.

American Artist: To Acorn

October 24, 2025 - March 15, 2026
Inside a dimly lit gallery space, two projections sit behind a rocket test installation containing sandbags and canisters. In the foreground to the left is a metal sign inside an agave plant and a blue frame with pink paper mounted.

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List Projects 34: Brittany Nelson

January 15 - March 29, 2026
Black and whte image of a large architectural sculpture made from scaffolding.

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A woman plays a violin. She faces the viewer straight on. The image is grayscale and distinctly low resolution, overlayed with the ghost of another image

Steina: Playback

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