Event Description
Join us for a day of screenings, exhibitions, and open studios celebrating the work of Monira’s artists-in-residence alongside guest artists. Experience moving images, performances, installations, and exhibitions that expand the boundaries of cinema and visual art.
Screenings (Screening Room)
- 12–1pm | Monira Artists in Residence Videos
- 1–2pm | Subway Stories by Ann Messner
- 2–4pm | Works by Umbreen Butt and Eric Rhein
- 4–5pm | Subway Stories by Ann Messner (encore)
- 5–6pm | Maria San Martin and Hyun Kim Artist Video Premieres with Director Mir Mengi
All Day Programs
Open Book (altered) | 1st Floor | 12–6pm
Monira Foundation, in collaboration with Mana Contemporary, is proud to present the next installment of our Open Book exhibition series: Open Book (altered). This exhibition showcases artists who transform printed matter—such as books, tickets, tags, currency, clippings, and more—into innovative visual forms and complex layered narratives.
Featuring: Sam Colt, Aileen Bassis, Doug Beube, Kate Dood, David Friedman, Jaz Graf, Valerie Huhn, Raymond Mingst, Deborah Morris, Maria Veronica San Martin, Danielle Scott and Jonathan Twingley.
*4pm exhibiting artists reception
blind me! LIGHT | 1st Floor entrance | 12–6pm
A collaborative film between Katharina Gruzei and Ann Messner. 16′:08″ silent film that is a documentation of the artist’s interference with traffic cams taking place in both Vienna and NY. Filmed as screen captures on their respective computers.
Open Studios with Artists in Residence | Basement | 12–6pm
Visit the studios of our current residents to experience their work in progress and engage directly with their creative practices.
- Simon Benjamin (R1)
- Bat-Ami Rivlin (R2)
- Peter Hoffmeister (R3)
- Erick Alejandro Hernández (R4)
- Tyler Christopher Brown (R5)