Senga Nengudi
2023-02-17 - 2026-02-17
Long-term view, Dia:Beacon
Over her five-decade-long career, Nengudi has realized a remarkable body of work that blurs the boundaries between sculpture and performance, fine art and ritual, individual authorship and collective energy. Made of everyday materials such as vinyl, water, nylon, sand, dry-cleaning bags, lint, paper, and tape, Nengudi’s installations are at once proxies for bodies and sites for performance. The works accommodate a variety of cultural references from African, Japanese, and South Asian rites to Western avant-garde art. Characteristic of her openness to multiplicity, the artist, born Sue Ellen Irons, has assumed pseudonyms that inflect her creative identities as sculptor (Senga Nengudi), painter (Harriet Chin), photographer (Propecia Leigh), and writer (Lily Bea Moor). Dia’s long-term exhibition of Nengudi’s work will be accompanied by a performance program and publication, revealing the multiplicity of her practice. Sculptures and room-sized installations from the years 1969 to 2020 will be on display at Dia Beacon including recent acquisitions in Dia’s permanent collection. Performances at Dia Beacon and partnering venues will activate and complement the sculptural presentation, and an artist’s book will collect, for the first time, Nengudi’s drawings, photographs, prints, poems, performance instructions, and other writings.

Hello Image
2025-04-04 - 2026-04-12 | Hamburg | Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg
Die Inszenierung der Dinge
Wie werden Designprodukte in Szene gesetzt? Wie arbeiten Designer*innen, Fotograf*innen, Grafiker*innen und Unternehmen zusammen? Seit wann gibt es grafische und fotografische Werbung? Wie kaum eine andere ermöglicht die Sammlung des MK&G eine Gegenüberstellung von Designobjekten und ihrer Inszenierung in Grafik und Produktfotografie.

Cold War to the Cosmos: Distant Early Warning Systems and the Arctic
2025-04-04 - 2026-09-07
Cold War to the Cosmos: Distant Early Warning Systems and the Arctic examines the strategic significance of the Arctic during the Cold War, a period defined by intense rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union. This atomic age saw the two nations rapidly advance their nuclear programs and exert influence around the world. The Cold War had a broad impact on American society, the physical landscape, and the national desire to control and even militarize outer space. American politics, art, and culture also reflected the specter of global communism and fears of nuclear war and everything from Abstract Expressionism to Jazz were enlisted for propaganda. Today’s global conflicts recall the heightened tensions and military brinkmanship of the Cold War. Competing political and religious philosophies, climate change, and a new space race to Mars prompt us to again consider the Cold War’s legacy and Buckminster Fuller’s vision of „Spaceship Earth,“ where shared responsibility and collaboration are key to addressing contemporary issues and ensuring a sustainable future for all.
