Cloud of Petals presented Sarah Meyohas’s first large-scale exhibition and virtual reality initiative. Meyohas investigated the artificiality of beauty by enlisting the faculties of human subjectivity through a body of work that integrated sculpture, photography, artificial intelligence, and organic matter.
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Installation view of Sarah Meyohas: Cloud of Petals at Red Bull Arts New York, 2017. Photo by Lance Brewer.
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Installation view, Most Beautiful Petals, archive wall of 3,289 petals, Cloud of Petals. Photography by Lance Brewer, 2017.
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Installation view, Most Beautiful Petals, archive wall of 3,289 petals, Cloud of Petals. Photography by Lance Brewer, 2017.
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Installation view, Cloud of Petals, Film, Cloud of Petals. Photography by Lance Brewer, 2017.
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Installation view of Sarah Meyohas: Cloud of Petals at Red Bull Arts New York, 2017. Photo by Lance Brewer.
Bell Vitrines salvaged modular wall panels from Bell Labs, 87” x 37.5”, 2-way mirror, LED Lighting.
Bell Vitrines salvaged modular wall panels from Bell Labs, 87” x 37.5”, 2-way mirror, LED Lighting.
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Installation view, Bell Vitrines salvaged modular wall panels from Bell Labs, 87” x 37.5”, 2-way mirror, LED Lighting.
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Installation view, Cloud of Petals, 99 x 69”, chromogenic print. Photography by Lance Brewer, 2017.
ARTIST BOOK
Cloud of Petals (2016)
This limited run publication showcases Meyohas’ first large-scale presentation and provides insight into her multifaceted practice. With contributing essays written by Samuel Loncar, with a piece called “Ascending to the Cloud: Art after Humanity,” and "The Invisible Production Line: Data Labor and Corporate Aesthetics" by curator and cultural critic Jeppe Ugelvig.
PROGRAMS
The accompanying public program brought together a conversation between Meyohas, Trevor Paglen, and philosopher Samuel Loncar.