Art Calendar
April
MOMA PS1
22-25 Jackson Ave.
718-784-2084
“Fernando Palma Rodriguez”
On view April 15 through Sept. 10
Fernando Palma Rodríguez combines his training as an
artist and mechanical engineer to create kinetic works that
utilize robotics and custom software to perform complex,
narrative choreographies. His works respond to issues
facing indigenous communities in Mexico, addressing
human and land rights, including the violent targeting of
these communities, and urgent environmental crises. These
concerns have particular significance to the district of Milpa
Alta, an agricultural region outside of Mexico City where
Palma Rodríguez lives and runs Calpulli Tecalco, a non-profit
organization dedicated to the preservation of indigenous
culture. This marks the first solo museum exhibition of the
artist’s work in the US.
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MUSEUM OF THE MOVING IMAGE
36-01 35th Ave.
718-777-6888
“IndieCade Presents: A Decade of Game Design”
On view from Feb. 16 through June 17
Little more than a decade ago, video games produced outside
the mainstream were largely an afterthought, found only in small
online communities or derogatorily labeled “casual” games.
The proliferation of game-making tools, the coming-of-age of a
play-literate generation, and a growing consensus on canonical
works has pushed the medium into maturity, expanding what we
talk about when we talk about games. Today, a renewed interest
in virtual and augmented reality, along with an expanding field
of interactive experiences—escape rooms, immersive theater,
mobile social applications, and more—sketches the boundaries
of a vast space of expression. “IndieCade Presents: A Decade of
Game Design” highlights eight influential game developers from
this past decade, presenting recent projects and contextualizing
them within their larger bodies of work.
SOCRATES SCULPTURE PARK
32-01 Vernon Blvd.
718-956-1819
“Built: Virginia Overton”
On view May 6 through Sept. 3
“Built,” a Park-wide solo exhibition by Virginia Overton,
features newly commissioned works that refashion found
materials with dynamism and potency. In succinct, elegant
forms, often accompanied with wry humor, Overton
addresses concepts of labor, economics, and the land
in today’s society. Her material choices–fundamental
elements for construction and fabrication–combined with
her axiomatic approach to process, evoke narratives of
self-reliance, creative constraints, and expediency. At the
Park, Overton creates new iterations of ongoing series of
works – an altered pickup truck, a water feature, a roof
truss gem sculpture, a suspended work, and a billboard,
among others.
Photos courtesy of Fernando Palma Rodriguez and House of Gaga
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