Pictures at an Exhibition presents images of one notable show every weekday.
Today’s show: “Susan Hiller: Paraconceptual” is on view at Lisson Gallery in New York through Saturday, August 29. The solo exhibition presents work by the London-based American artist, spanning the last four decades of her career.
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Susan Hiller, First Aid: Homage to Joseph Beuys, 1969–2017, 13 vintage wooden first aid boxes, felt-lined, with 86 vintage bottles containing water from holy wells, sacred streams, etc., collected by the artist from around the world; some boxes contain vintage medical supplies.
Susan Hiller, Homage to Gertrude Stein: Lucidity & Intuition, 2011, Art Deco writing desk containing a collection of modified books on automatism and related issues, on round plinth.
Susan Hiller, Homage to Gertrude Stein: Lucidity & Intuition (detail), 2011, Art Deco writing desk containing a collection of modified books on automatism and related issues, on round plinth.