A Thousand Folds

Published on the occasion of the Shirazeh Houshiary's exhibition 'A Thousand Folds' at Lehmann Maupin New York, April 8 – May 28, 2021 Details: Paperback. 134 pages. 13.25 x 9.5 inches Known for her painting, sculpture, and animation that seek to challenge viewers’ perceptions of time, space, and materiality, Houshiary’s works often engage opposing ideas and states of being, including transparency and opacity, sound and silence, surface and depth, presence and absence. The title of this exhibition is inspired from the word thousandfold to suggest an experience that is a conduit for understanding the world around us. Each work unveils fissures or folds as spaces that inhabit our dreams, imaginations, and perceptions. Houshiary approaches the intangible and evanescent, articulating a metaphysical reality that lies beyond mere form and surface. Houshiary’s A Thousand Folds exemplifies the breadth of her practice to date, visualizing her ability to engulf the depth of the universe in a rit