David Zwirner
525 W 19th St
212.727.2070
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Diana Thater, New Work by Diana Thater, Production Still 2008, Courtesy of David Zwirner, New York
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Jan 10, 2008 – Feb 9, 2008
Tuesdays–Saturdays (10am–6pm)
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There is an opening reception Thur Jan 10 (6-8pm).
Taking her cue from W.B. Yeats' "The Second Coming," Diana Thater presents a two-room video installation depicting the bond between falconers and their falcons. Set in a stone amphitheater in the Santa Monica mountains, Thater's video was shot with a crane, the camera swooping above the falconers like their prized birds. In another series of nine videos, Thater choreographs games of chess (like falconry, a ripe metaphor for competitive collaboration). On nine video monitors, disembodied hands play various games, including a recreation of the famous 1851 Immortal Game, Garry Kasparov's 2003 match against computer program Deep Junior, and a specially commissioned black-versus-black contest.
