Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami
December 2014 - April 2015
The Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami launched its Atrium gallery in the landmark Moore Building with As I Lay Drying, presenting new and recent works by the New York-based artist Andra Ursuta, whose sculpture and installation engages with the psychology of power and modernism and is rooted deeply in personal history.
Amidst the gridded architecture of ICA Miami’s Atrium Gallery, the artist created a dramatic site-specific installation, involving platforms that elevate the works above the ground floor, reconfiguring the viewing experience. Among the works on view are Soft Power 1 and 2 (2013), monumental inflatable fists made of patchwork-quilted comforters, whose fabrication and motion reflect upon the complex histories of patriotism and protest. Ursuta’s work was recently featured in The Encyclopedic Palace at the 55th Venice Biennale, and in solo exhibitions at Milan’s Peep-Hole (2014) and at Los Angeles’ Hammer Museum (2014).