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RE/PROJECTIONS: VIDEO, individual experience, asking how we might live together
FILM, AND PERFORMANCE better in an increasingly polarized world.
IN-BETWEEN DAYS Opening one year after the Guggenheim closed due
to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, In-Between
New York - The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Days highlights videos that explore themes of isolation,
Exhibition: In-Between Days: Video from the Guggenheim
confrontation, and occupation - states of being that have
Collections. Four-part Series On view 2021, this screening
come to set the terms of daily life for so many. Several
program highlights recent acquisitions that evoke themes of
works portray solitary or paired figures engaged in moments
isolation, confrontation, and occupation.
of struggle, perseverance, or introspection.

Some consider ways that historical systems of power are
embedded in architecture and the land. Still others depict
realms of fantasy, offering moments of respite through
dreamlike or abstract images. The selection of videos
reflects the global diversity of the Guggenheim’s collecting
practices over the past decade. All works are shown here
for the first time in the museum’s galleries.

Meriem Bennani,
Party on the CAPS, 2018. Color video, with sound, 25 min., 28 sec.,
edition 1/3. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Purchased with
funds contributed by the Young Collectors Council, with additional funds
contributed by Chystelle Merabli 2019.27. © Meriem Bennani

The experimental approach behind Re/Projections is
designed to privilege multiple voices while remaining
nimble in a moment of economic and public health crises.
With its focus on video, film, and performance, the series
also celebrates acts of embodiment, storytelling, and
interpersonal connection. As audiences convene in the
Guggenheim’s landmark space, they will encounter new
visions for navigating tensions between collective and

Lawrence Lek, Installation view, Off the Record,
Pyramid Schemes, 2018. Color video, with sound, 17 min., 10 sec., edition Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Photo: David Heald © Solomon R.
1/5. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, Purchased with funds Guggenheim Foundation.
contributed by the Young Collectors Council 2018.58. © Lawrence Lek Photo: David Heald © Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation, 2021.

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