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Banks Violette, Not yet titled (broken screen) (detail), 2008, aluminum, fiberglass, wood, epoxy, ash, steel, steel hardware, sandbags, duct tape, 8' 1⁄8" × 16' 1⁄8" × 8' 6 3⁄8". Photo: Leslie Artamonow.
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Mimosa Echard, Escape more, 2022, glass, aluminum, pumps, pipes, urine, wool, fabrics, capsules, silver prints, natural and artificial hair, acrylic paint, plastic lids and trays, calendula petals, gardenia, lotus pollen, cherry pits, necklaces, bracelets, beads, thread, cotton and plastic rope, electrical systems, coconuts, geisha balls, rubber bands, varnish, glue, lace, Financial Times newsprint, plasma screens, monitor, digital video (bitch_im_a_cat.mov, bella.mov, la_clède.mov), colored distilled water, fluorescent sun, moon, and stars, dolls, “Hello Keta” stuffed cat, plastic balls, ginkgo egg, compact, Scotch tape, false eyelashes, makeup sponges, glass tassels. Installation view, Centre Pompidou, Paris. Photo: Aurélien Mole. © Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York/ADAGP, Paris.
Nicolas Gourault, Their Eyes, 2025, HD video, color, sound, 22 minutes 36 seconds.
Jean Katambayi Mukendi working in his studio, Berlin, December 2025.
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