Do Ho Suh. Specimen Series: Refrigerator, Apartment A, 348 West 22nd Street, New York, NY 10011, USA, 2012. Polyester fabric, stainless steel wire, and display case with LED lighting. Courtesy Gazelli Art House, LTD.

Maureen Gruben. Fresh Artifacts, 2017. 3 pieces, 12" x 52” each piece. Cast resin, steel, copper nails, reflective tape, wax. Courtesy of the artist.

Ai Weiwei. Study of Perspective in Glass, 2018. Glass. © Ai Weiwei Studio. Courtesy Ai Weiwei Studio and Lisson Gallery.

Sanford Biggers. BAM (for Walter), 2016. Signed & dated in bronze (engraved underside), unique within a series. Bronze with black patina, accompanied by an HD Video, total runtime: 00:59 Seconds. 16 1/2 x 4 5/8 x 4 3/4 in. © Sanford Biggers. Courtesy of the artist and Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York, and Aspen. Photo: Jason Wyche.

Izaak Brandt. Deadstock Archive: The Classics, 2021. Hand drawn PLA, white laces, sneaker display cases, wall mounted white powder coated steel frame. Edition of 6. Courtesy Sarabande Foundation. 

Tania Pérez Córdova. A Chandelier into a Chandelier/ Un Candelabro en un Candelabro, 2023. Brass chandelier that was cast, melted, and recast into its own mold. Courtesy of the artist and Tina Kim Gallery. Photo: Hyunjung Rhee.

Nari Ward. Swing Low, 2015. Bronze, rope. © Nari Ward Studio. Courtesy the artist and Lehmann Maupin, New York, Seoul, and London, and GALLERIA CONTINUA.

Future Fossils Upcoming

January 23–April 13, 2025

Do Ho Suh. Specimen Series: Refrigerator, Apartment A, 348 West 22nd Street, New York, NY 10011, USA, 2012. Polyester fabric, stainless steel wire, and display case with LED lighting. Courtesy Gazelli Art House, LTD.

Maureen Gruben. Fresh Artifacts, 2017. 3 pieces, 12" x 52” each piece. Cast resin, steel, copper nails, reflective tape, wax. Courtesy of the artist.

Ai Weiwei. Study of Perspective in Glass, 2018. Glass. © Ai Weiwei Studio. Courtesy Ai Weiwei Studio and Lisson Gallery.

Sanford Biggers. BAM (for Walter), 2016. Signed & dated in bronze (engraved underside), unique within a series. Bronze with black patina, accompanied by an HD Video, total runtime: 00:59 Seconds. 16 1/2 x 4 5/8 x 4 3/4 in. © Sanford Biggers. Courtesy of the artist and Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York, and Aspen. Photo: Jason Wyche.

Izaak Brandt. Deadstock Archive: The Classics, 2021. Hand drawn PLA, white laces, sneaker display cases, wall mounted white powder coated steel frame. Edition of 6. Courtesy Sarabande Foundation. 

Tania Pérez Córdova. A Chandelier into a Chandelier/ Un Candelabro en un Candelabro, 2023. Brass chandelier that was cast, melted, and recast into its own mold. Courtesy of the artist and Tina Kim Gallery. Photo: Hyunjung Rhee.

Nari Ward. Swing Low, 2015. Bronze, rope. © Nari Ward Studio. Courtesy the artist and Lehmann Maupin, New York, Seoul, and London, and GALLERIA CONTINUA.

Future Fossils presents a possible future view of the present, a moment frozen in time and culture. The artworks—imagined relics—come from artists based in North America, Latin America, and Europe. While each artist explores different paths and issues, together their works suggest the remains of an apocalypse. Offering a snapshot of how we live today, Future Fossils reveals aspects of our lives left behind for later generations to decode.

Artists
Ai WeiweiSanford BiggersIzaak BrandtJedediah CaesarJulian CharrièreTania Pérez CórdovaLiz GlynnMaureen GrubenMatthew Angelo HarrisonWilliam LamsonJames LewisJean-Luc MoulèneReynier Leyva NovoStudio DriftDo Ho SuhClarissa TossinMarion VerboomNari WardRachel Whiteread
Free and open to the public. Always.
Credits

Future Fossils was organized by the MassArt Art Museum, Boston, MA and curated by c² curatorsquared, a curatorial partnership between Ginger Gregg Duggan and Judith Hoos Fox. c² develops exhibitions of international, cross-media contemporary art, and design that explore current issues in culture.

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