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MUSEUM
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?
Imani Reed, Senior Curator
with Mara Singh, Curatorial Fellow
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.
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MOTION
Force enters the work. A motor, a current of air, or your own movement begins the choreography.
BALANCE
Weight becomes a conversation. Every suspension point holds a temporary agreement with gravity.
REPETITION
The gesture returns, never identically. A sequence turns duration into something the eye can measure.
A GENERATIONAL FIELD
The exhibition
keeps moving.
Talks, activations, performances, and close-looking sessions extend the life of the works beyond the gallery floor.
2026
Who sets an object in motion?
Curator Imani Reed with artists Amara Voss and Nuru Okafor
2026
A score for six motors
Composer Jules Chen performs inside Gallery 2
2026
Build a precarious thing
An all-ages workshop on force, balance, and play
2026
Twenty minutes with Phase Field
An unhurried gallery session led by Mara Singh
NORTH HALL / INSTALLATION VIEW
Come feel
the room
change.
14 September 2026
— 18 January 2027
Wed–Sun, 10:00–18:00
Friday until 21:00
Adult $24 · Concession $16
Members + under 16 free
Radian Museum, North Hall
88 Mercer Street, New York
Step-free throughout. Seating is available inside both galleries. Low-sensory hours are offered Friday mornings.