a picture stuck in the mirror: a performance and conversation with Math Bass

During their initial site visit, Math Bass was taken by the theatrical potential and multiple vantage points of the Henry’s East Gallery. The gallery’s architectural characteristics shaped the kinetic sculpture that is a central component of Bass’s exhibition, a picture stuck in the mirror. The sculpture suggests continual presence—the motion of bodies behind a curtain that are never revealed. On the occasion of the opening of a picture stuck in the mirror, Bass will usher in the exhibition with a performance in which they embody the work with their own concealed movements and vocalizations. This act of suggestion, miming the mechanics of the sculpture, will be followed by a conversation within the gallery with Shamim M. Momin, Director of Curatorial Affairs.  

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Math Bass earned their BA from Hampshire College and MFA from the University of California, Los Angeles. They have exhibited nationally and internationally at the Aaturp Fearnley Museum of Modern Art, Oslo, Norway; Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; Jewish Museum, New York; MoMA PS1, New York; and Yuz Museum, Shanghai, China. Their work is included in the permanent collections of Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego; and Yuz Museum, Shanghai, China.