Marina Zurkow: Parting Worlds | Exploring Ecological Systems in Software-Based Art | Curatorial Tour

Catch the last day of the exhibition Marina Zurkow: Parting Worlds on January 11, 2026, or learn more about the work in this virtual walkthrough. In the conversation, Curator of Digital Art, Christiane Paul, and Curatorial Assitant, David Lisbon, illuminate the exhibition Marina Zurkow: Parting Worlds, and delve into the three "parting worlds" on view in this exhibition of software-based works on the fifth floor of the Whitney. In the works on view in the gallery and on the adjacent terrace, Zurkow uses software that drives the interplay of the elements seen on screen and their ever-changing compositions to reflect on the complexity of ecological and social systems. The animations Mesocosm (Wink, TX) (2012) and The Earth Eaters (2025) imagine the environmental damage that results from the repeated extraction of raw materials, while the work that constitutes the Hyundai Terrace Commission—The River is a Circle (2025)—is site-specific and engages with the ecologies of the Hudson River and the neighborhood surrounding the Whitney.