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Aleksandra Mir: The Seduction of Galileo Galilei

October 20, 2011–February 19, 2012

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Work from the exhibition

Aleksandra Mir (b. 1967), The Dream and the Promise, 2009 (detail). Collage on board with gold-leaf frame, 17 1/2 × 12 3/8 in. (44.5 × 31.5 cm). Collection of the artist; courtesy Mary Boone Gallery, New York. © Aleksandra Mir

Aleksandra Mir (b. 1967), from The Dream and the Promise, 2009 (detail). Collage on board with gold-leaf frame, 17 × 12 3/4 in. (43 × 32.5 cm). Collection of the artist; courtesy Mary Boone Gallery, New York. © Aleksandra Mir

Aleksandra Mir (b. 1967), from The Dream and the Promise, 2009 (detail). Collage on board with gold-leaf frame, 16 5/16 × 11 13/16 in. (41.5 × 30 cm). Collection of the artist; courtesy Mary Boone Gallery, New York. © Aleksandra Mir

Aleksandra Mir (b. 1967), still from The Seduction of Galileo Galilei, 2011. Video, color, sound; 16:33 min. Commissioned by Mercer Union, Toronto. Collection of the artist, Mary Boone Gallery, New York, and Galeria Joan Prats, Barcelona

Aleksandra Mir (b. 1967), still from The Seduction of Galileo Galilei, 2011. Video, color, sound; 16:33 min. Commissioned by Mercer Union, Toronto. Collection of the artist, Mary Boone Gallery, New York, and Galeria Joan Prats, Barcelona

Aleksandra Mir (b. 1967), still from The Seduction of Galileo Galilei, 2011. Video, color, sound; 16:33 min. Commissioned by Mercer Union, Toronto. Collection of the artist, Mary Boone Gallery, New York, and Galeria Joan Prats, Barcelona

Aleksandra Mir (b. 1967), still from The Seduction of Galileo Galilei, 2011. Video, color, sound; 16:33 min. Commissioned by Mercer Union, Toronto. Collection of the artist, Mary Boone Gallery, New York, and Galeria Joan Prats, Barcelona

Aleksandra Mir (b. 1967), still from The Seduction of Galileo Galilei, 2011. Video, color, sound; 16:33 min. Commissioned by Mercer Union, Toronto. Collection of the artist, Mary Boone Gallery, New York, and Galeria Joan Prats, Barcelona

Installation photography

Installation view of Aleksandra Mir: The Seduction of Galileo Galilei (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, October 20, 2011–February 19, 2012). Photograph by Sheldan C. Collins

Installation view of Aleksandra Mir: The Seduction of Galileo Galilei (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, October 20, 2011–February 19, 2012). Photograph by Sheldan C. Collins

Installation view of Aleksandra Mir: The Seduction of Galileo Galilei (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, October 20, 2011–February 19, 2012). Photograph by Sheldan C. Collins

Installation view of Aleksandra Mir: The Seduction of Galileo Galilei (Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, October 20, 2011–February 19, 2012). Photograph by Sheldan C. Collins

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