Monumental kinetic sculpture suspended in a shadowed museum gallery
EXHIBITION 05 KINETIC SCULPTURE / 1961—NOW
THERESTLESSOBJECT

14 SEP 2026
— 18 JAN 2027

Enter the exhibition

Radian Museum
North Hall + Gallery 2

01 / THESIS

THE OBJECT REFUSES TO REST

A sculpture is never still. It is only waiting.

The Restless Object brings together four generations of artists who treat motion not as spectacle, but as a way of thinking. Their works lean, shiver, loop, drift, and almost fail.

Across 38 sculptures, movement becomes both material and argument: a measure of gravity, a rehearsal of collapse, a machine for marking time. Every rotation asks the same question—what must remain in tension for anything to hold?

Curated by

Imani Reed, Senior Curator
with Mara Singh, Curatorial Fellow

02 / SIGNATURE WORKS

Four ways
to disturb
the air.

Each work makes force legible—from the slow negotiation of a counterweight to the nearly invisible pressure of a passing body.

Weather Engine (No. 4), a kinetic sculpture by Lio Tanaka 01

Lio Tanaka

b. 1987, Kyoto

Weather Engine (No. 4), 2026

Carbon rod, rice paper, motors, air

Counterweight for a Red Sun, a kinetic sculpture by Amara Voss 02

Amara Voss

b. 1976, Berlin

Counterweight for a Red Sun, 2024

Steel, basalt, brass, blown glass

Phase Field, a kinetic sculpture by Nuru Okafor 03

Nuru Okafor

b. 1991, Lagos

Phase Field, 2025

Mirrored steel, bearings, 288 motors

The Weight of Noon, a kinetic sculpture by Sofía Araya 04

Sofía Araya

b. 1982, Valparaíso

The Weight of Noon, 2026

Aluminum, steel cable, painted disc

03 / A MECHANICS OF LOOKINGSCROLL TO APPLY FORCE
01

MOTION

Force enters the work. A motor, a current of air, or your own movement begins the choreography.

02

BALANCE

Weight becomes a conversation. Every suspension point holds a temporary agreement with gravity.

03

REPETITION

The gesture returns, never identically. A sequence turns duration into something the eye can measure.

INPUT000%
GRAVITY ↓TIME →DRAG ↗
04 / FEATURED ARTISTS

A GENERATIONAL FIELD

Yael BartosSofía Araya Jules ChenAmara Voss Nuru OkaforLio Tanaka Keiko MoriR. M. Holt
12 ARTISTS38 WORKS7 NEW COMMISSIONS
05 / LIVE PROGRAM

The exhibition
keeps moving.

Talks, activations, performances, and close-looking sessions extend the life of the works beyond the gallery floor.

Visitors beneath a field of suspended paper sails NORTH HALL / INSTALLATION VIEW
06 / PLAN YOUR VISIT

Come feel
the room
change.

DATES

14 September 2026
— 18 January 2027

HOURS

Wed–Sun, 10:00–18:00
Friday until 21:00

ADMISSION

Adult $24 · Concession $16
Members + under 16 free

LOCATION

Radian Museum, North Hall
88 Mercer Street, New York

ACCESS

Step-free throughout. Seating is available inside both galleries. Low-sensory hours are offered Friday mornings.