Richard Aldrich, Ei Arakawa, Enrico Baj / Arte Nucleare, Robert Barry, Kerstin Brätsch, UNITED BROTHERS, Jay Chung & Q Takeki Maeda, Leidy Churchman, Tatsuo Ikeda, Erika Kobayashi, Jutta Koether, Akira Kurosawa, Sam Lewitt, Sigmar Polke, Chim↑Pom / Don't Follow the Wind, Nora Schultz, Amy Sillman, Michael Smith, Sergei Tcherepnin, Anicka Yi
The Radiants
28 Feb – 29 Mar 2015
Bortolami X Green Tea Gallery

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The Radiants, Installation View, Bortolami Gallery, New York, NY, 2015

In physics, radiation describes the transmission of energy in the form of waves or particles moving through space, traveling outward in all directions. An extremely broad category, it encompasses both ionizing radiation (such as x-rays and gamma rays) which can cause atoms to gain or lose electrons, breaking chemical bonds and dangerously altering vital biochemical molecules like DNA, as well as weaker, non-ionizing radiation (such as visible light, infrared light, and microwaves), which mainly generates heat. Reflecting the multifarious nature of radiation — and both the ubiquity and anxiety which surround this largely invisible force — the works in this show take on multiple forms and dispositions.

Works

Installation view of displayed artwork titled Myth of Tomorrow LEVEL 7

Myth of Tomorrow LEVEL 7, 2011

Installation view of displayed artwork titled Myth of Tomorrow

Myth of Tomorrow, 2011

Installation view of displayed artwork titled Cobweb

Cobweb, 2014

Installation view of displayed artwork titled 0.5 Microcurie Radiation Installaion

0.5 Microcurie Radiation Installaion, 1969

Installation view of displayed artwork titled Untitled (Soup B)

Untitled (Soup B), 2015

Installation view of displayed artwork titled Untitled

Untitled, 2014

Installation view of displayed artwork titled Untitled

Untitled, 2014

Installation view of displayed artwork titled Untitled

Untitled, 2014

Installation view of displayed artwork titled Unstable Talismanic Rendering_Pele’s Curse Nr. 22 (with gratitude to master marbler Dirk Lange)

Unstable Talismanic Rendering_Pele’s Curse Nr. 22 (with gratitude to master marbler Dirk Lange), 2014

Installation view of displayed artwork titled Nuclear Lanterns (Fukushima Daiichi Unit 1 to 4)

Nuclear Lanterns (Fukushima Daiichi Unit 1 to 4), 2015

Installation view of displayed artwork titled Green Tea Gallery Viewing Room

Green Tea Gallery Viewing Room, 2015

Installation view of displayed artwork titled Untitled (Soup A)

Untitled (Soup A), 2015

Installation view of displayed artwork titled The Sun Machine Is Coming Down

The Sun Machine Is Coming Down, 2004

Installation view of displayed artwork titled Untitled

Untitled, 2015

Installation view of displayed artwork titled Nei cieli gialli

Nei cieli gialli, 1951

Installation view of displayed artwork titled Unstable Talismanic Rendering_Pele’s Curse Nr. 15 (with gratitude to master marbler Dirk Lange)

Unstable Talismanic Rendering_Pele’s Curse Nr. 15 (with gratitude to master marbler Dirk Lange), 2014

Installation view of displayed artwork titled Noble Rot

Noble Rot, 2014

Installation view of displayed artwork titled 11 Radiation Dreams

11 Radiation Dreams, 2015

Installation view of displayed artwork titled Honda Recall

Honda Recall, 2015

Installation view of displayed artwork titled Untitled (Green)

Untitled (Green), 1992

Installation view of displayed artwork titled Untitled

Untitled, 2008

Installation view of displayed artwork titled March Painting

March Painting , 2015

Installation view of displayed artwork titled Jewels

Jewels, 2015

Installation view of displayed artwork titled Real or not

Real or not, 1986

Installation view of displayed artwork titled Synthetic gem (synthetic jade), Victoria stone, Imori Stone (IL-Stone)

Synthetic gem (synthetic jade), Victoria stone, Imori Stone (IL-Stone), 1985

Installation view of displayed artwork titled What started was the effort to restore the stone that was lost in the war

What started was the effort to restore the stone that was lost in the war, 2015

Installation view of displayed artwork titled Portrait of a jewel

Portrait of a jewel, 2014

Installation view of displayed artwork titled The scientist tested with radioactive ore to create an atomic bomb, and went on to make synthetic jewels after the war

The scientist tested with radioactive ore to create an atomic bomb, and went on to make synthetic jewels after the war, 2015

Installation view of displayed artwork titled The same amount of diamonds for each year she lived

The same amount of diamonds for each year she lived, 2014

Installation view of displayed artwork titled Expose it to radium, she said, to see if the diamond is real or not

Expose it to radium, she said, to see if the diamond is real or not, 2015

Installation view of displayed artwork titled She Looks Into The Mirror

She Looks Into The Mirror, 2015

Installation view of displayed artwork titled Untitled (Smoke A)

Untitled (Smoke A), 2015

Installation view of displayed artwork titled Test Subject A3 Medium

Test Subject A3 Medium, 2010

Installation view of displayed artwork titled Test Subject A4 Coarse

Test Subject A4 Coarse, 2010

Installation view of displayed artwork titled Test Subject A2 Fine

Test Subject A2 Fine, 2010

Installation view of displayed artwork titled Esplosione

Esplosione, 1951

Installation view of displayed artwork titled Mike Builds a Shelter

Mike Builds a Shelter, 1985

Installation view of displayed artwork titled Billions of Never Ending Universes

Billions of Never Ending Universes, 2015

Installation view of displayed artwork titled Diamond Age

Diamond Age, 2014

Installation view of displayed artwork titled The Great Global Ocean Conveyor Belt

The Great Global Ocean Conveyor Belt, 2015

Installation view of displayed artwork titled Something Very Special

Something Very Special, 2015

Installation view of displayed artwork titled The Great Global Ocean Conveyor Belt: Model 1

The Great Global Ocean Conveyor Belt: Model 1, 2015

Installation view of displayed artwork titled Radiation Yield Route 6 (Version 2)

Radiation Yield Route 6 (Version 2), 2015

Installation view of displayed artwork titled Buried Fish

Buried Fish, 2004

Installation view of displayed artwork titled I Live in Fear/Ikimono no kiroku

I Live in Fear/Ikimono no kiroku, 1955

Press

The Radiants The New Yorker Mar 2015Scott Roben The Radiants Frieze (Issue no. 171, p. 220) May 2015