Rachel Rose: Everything and More
Oct 30, 2015–Feb 7, 2016
Rachel Rose, still from Everything and More, 2015. High-definition video, color, sound; 11:33 min.; with mylar, PVC, and carpet. Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase with funds from the Film, Video, and New Media Committee
An emerging artist based in New York, Rachel Rose will receive her first solo exhibition in the United States this fall in the Museum’s fifth-floor Kaufman Gallery. Rose (b. 1986) is known for her striking video installations that deftly merge moving images and sound with nuanced environments. She investigates specific sites and ideas by connecting them to broader, related subject matter. Rose’s presentation at the Whitney will physically engage with the architecture of the Museum’s new Renzo Piano–designed building. Using her own footage and found material, Rose addresses the ubiquity of images and how it generates meaning in contemporary society.
This exhibition is organized by Christopher Y. Lew, Associate Curator.
Essay
Room with a View
By Christopher Y. Lew
"Through the compilation of seemingly unrelated material—first-person narration, music ranging from gospel to electronic dance music (EDM), and swirling chemicals—she has created a work that goes beyond its constituent parts to address ideas of human perception through direct experience and an emotive sensibility."
Installation photography
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Installation view of Rachel Rose: Everything and More (October 30, 2015–February 7, 2016). Photograph by Ron Amstutz.
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Installation view of Rachel Rose: Everything and More (October 30, 2015–February 7, 2016). Photograph by Ron Amstutz.
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In the News
"an ecstatic epic about gravities, literal and figurative, which unfolds onscreen...and orbits in the mind’s eye for days."
—The New Yorker
"The Up-and-Coming Artist You've Been Waiting for Has Arrived"
—Broadly
"Rachel Rose: Artist Sets Out on Gravity-inspired Space Odyssey"
—The Guardian
"The video is a sensorial coup...Together, all the elements deliver an out-of-body thrill."
—W Magazine
"Rose has the rare ability to impart an experience of materiality through the moving image."
—BOMB Magazine