The Works on View<\/p>\n
In this exhibition, Kelly Akashi presents a new sculptural installation, a steel relief, works on
\npaper, and an outdoor-screen animation across the Whitney\u2019s fifth-floor terrace and adjacent
\nspaces. These works are shaped in part by her experience in the aftermath of the Eaton Fire in
\nJanuary 2025. <\/p>\n
Anchoring the presentation is Monument (Altadena) (2026), a chimney and pathway installation
\nthat takes shape as both reconstruction and memorial. After Akashi\u2019s home and studio burned in
\nthe fire, the chimney was the only structure left standing. For the Hyundai Terrace Commission,
\nthe artist has worked with a mason to rebuild it piece by piece, alongside a reconstruction of her
\nhome\u2019s pathway in cast glass brick. Installed on the terrace, the work transforms the Whitney
\nMuseum\u2019s outdoor gallery into a site of witness and reflection on survival, rupture, and what
\nremains.<\/p>\n
Also on the terrace, Inheritance (Distressed) (2026) is installed on the bulkhead south of Monument (Altadena). The work draws from a personal archive, Akashi\u2019s grandmother\u2019s doilies,
\nwhich the artist rescued from a family garage sale and later lost in the same fire.<\/p>\n
Inside the museum, Imprints (2026) comprises five framed works on paper. On the terrace\u2019s outdoor screen, Remnants (Constellations) (2026) extends the presentation into moving image.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Works on View In this exhibition, Kelly Akashi presents a new sculptural installation, a steel relief, works…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":511626,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[146,22468,85,46],"class_list":["post-511625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-entertainment","tag-hyundai-motors","tag-il","tag-israel"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/511625","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=511625"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/511625\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/511626"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=511625"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=511625"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=511625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}