Projection Project at The Standard, New York: Kate Gilmore’s Standing Here

View the installation from The Standard's Plaza at 848 Washington Street between West 13th and Little West 12th Streets and on the High Line at 13th Street

All ages

As part of the Whitney Museum’s Community Day in celebration of the groundbreaking at the Museum’s new building site, the Whitney will be projecting artist Kate Gilmore’s video work Standing Here (2010) onto the support column of The Standard, New York. While originally created for the 2010 Biennial, Standing Here shares thematic ties with the concept of groundbreaking such as construction and deconstruction and struggle and achievement. Gilmore is the sole protagonist in her performative videos, in which she attempts to conquer self-constructed obstacles. In Standing Here, Gilmore’s obstacle is a tall column made of sheetrock which she tries to climb by kicking and punching holes into its walls. As in most of her work, Gilmore’s attire—high-heels and a polka-dot dress—is at odds with the brute physical labor she performs. Shot in one take, the outcome of her endeavor is unknown before the performance begins.

Screenings will begin at sundown and run continuously until 12:30 am.