Dia Chelsea reopens
with an exhibition of newly commissioned works by the American
artist Lucy Raven. Following a three-year engagement with Dia, Raven
presents a kinetic light sculpture occupying the entirety of the
former Alcamo marble-cutting factory on West 22nd Street in New York
City. In an adjacent gallery, she exhibits a film that was shot over
two years at a concrete plant in Bellevue, Idaho. Together, these two
projects explore properties of speed, pressure, and materiality (both
geological and synthetic) in the context of the American West. An
Arizona native herself, Raven’s practice often considers the
complex histories of this region’s formation and depiction, as well
as its contemporary role in global commerce, communication, and
development. In doing so, her work engages the legacy of the Land
artists that Dia has supported since the early 1970s. Incorporating
moving images, photography, sculpture, and sound, her immersive
installations address issues of labor, technology, and the hidden
mechanisms of power.
535 West 22nd Street
Chelsea - New York, NY, USA 10011
