
Bortolami Gallery is pleased to present an exhibition of twenty-seven watercolors by Madeline Hollander in the Upstairs, her second show at the gallery. These works on paper spring from the artist’s research and preparation for Hydro Parade, a performance series at the Metropolitan Museum of Art which will run concurrently to the exhibition in June. Each watercolor is produced using water sourced from the natural spring beneath the museum, which runs alongside the Old Croton Aqueduct, the waterway that once supplied New York City.
Hollander’s research-based practice culminates in a series of records— choreography, video, installation, and notational drawings—exploring the oft-imperceptible movement within various systems and the actors they interpolate. Her choreographic performance Hydro Parade traces the visible and hidden circuits of water that populate the Met, from the network of natural springs running beneath its buildings, to the series of fountains housed in its varied collections. A procession of dancers rhythmically journey through the aisles of the museum, like a stream flowing from wing to wing, lacing together a host of seemingly unconnected historic objects and waterways.
Works


Vessel Hopscotch #4 (Steps 37 - 72), 2023

Vessel Hopscotch #2 (Steps 1 - 18), 2023

Vessel Hopscotch #3 (Steps 23 - 44), 2023

Vessel Hopscotch #1 (Steps 19 - 36), 2023

Vessel Hopscotch #4 (Steps 1 - 38), 2023

Vessel Hopscotch #2 (Steps 19 - 36), 2023

Vessel Hopscotch #3 (Steps 1 - 22), 2023

Lehman Fountain Loop, 2023

Duck Fountain Loop, 2023

Frog Fountain Loop, 2023

Black Marble Fountain Loop, 2023

Temple of Dendur Reflective Pool Loop, 2023

Moroccan Court Fountain Loop, 2023

Noguchi Water Stone Loop, 2023

Ataba Fountain Loop, 2023

Astor Court Koi Pond Loop, 2023

North Plaza Fountain Loop, 2023

South Plaza Fountain Loop, 2023

Hydro Parade: Costume Study #3, 2023

Hydro Parade: Costume Study #4, 2023

Hydro Parade: Costume Study #1, 2023

Hydro Parade: Costume Study #2, 2023

Hydro Parade: Met Second Floor, 2023

Hydro Parade: Met First Floor, 2023

Hydro Parade: Met Basement Level, 2023
