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Adrian Piper
What It’s Like, What It Is #3

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1991 what its like 3

In conjunction with the Hammer Museum’s presentation of Adrian Piper: Concepts and Intuitions, 1965-2016, ICA LA is presenting Piper’s What It’s Like, What It Is #3 (1991), a large-scale mixed-media installation addressing racist stereotypes. Consisting of a gleaming white amphitheater with a nine-foot-tall column at its center and reflective mirrors surrounding its upper periphery, the installation’s sleek geometry recalls a work of Minimalist sculpture. Embedded within the column are four video screens depicting simultaneous views of an African American man; he speaks directly to the audience, negating a list of offensive racial stereotypes: “I’m not dirty, I’m not horny, I’m not selfish, I’m not evil …” while in the background, The Commodores sing of flying “far away from here, where my mind can be fresh and clear …”

Piper’s groundbreaking, transformative work has profoundly shaped the form and content of Conceptual art since the 1960s, exerting an incalculable influence on artists working today. Her investigations into the political, social, and spiritual potential of Conceptual art frequently address gender, race, and xenophobia through incisive humor and wit, and draw on her long-standing involvement with philosophy and yoga.

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Adrian Piper: Concepts and Intuitions, 1965–2016 is organized by The Museum of Modern Art.

The exhibition is organized by Christophe Cherix, The Robert Lehman Foundation Chief Curator of Drawings and Prints, The Museum of Modern Art; Connie Butler, Chief Curator, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles; David Platzker, former Curator, The Department of Drawings and Prints, The Museum of Modern Art; with Tessa Ferreyros, Curatorial Assistant, Department of Drawings and Prints, The Museum of Modern Art.

What It’s LIke, What It Is #3 is presented in conjunction with the Hammer Museum’s presentation of the exhibition in Los Angeles.

Project Room exhibitions are made possible by ICA LA’s Curator’s Council.

1991 what its like 3
What It’s Like, What It Is #3. 1991. Video installation. Video (color, sound), constructed wood environment, four monitors, mirrors, and lighting, dimensions variable.
Installation view in Dislocations, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, October 20, 1991–January 7, 1992. The Museum of Modern Art, New York.
Acquired in part through the generosity of Lonti Ebers, Marie-Josée and Henry Kravis, Candace King Weir, and Lévy Gorvy Gallery, and with support from The Modern Women’s Fund. © Adrian Piper Research Archive Foundation Berlin

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73 CURRENT:LA FOOD Public Art Triennial 2019 2019-10-05 2019-11-03
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63 Patty Chang:
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64 Lucas Blalock:
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62 Adrian Piper
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61 Agency of Assets:
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4 B. Wurtz:
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6 Nina Chanel Abney:
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2 This Brush for Hire: Norm Laich & Many Other Artists 2018-06-03 2018-09-02
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20 sisters and brothers 2018-04-22 2018-06-17
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18 Rafa Esparza: de la Calle 2018-04-22 2018-07-15
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9 Grandfather: A Pioneer Like Us (1974) 2018-02-04 2018-04-22
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8 Skip Arnold: Truffle Hunt 2018-01-28 2018-04-08
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