Stratagems

Stratagems

510 and 540 W. 25th Street New York, NY 10001, USA Friday, May 3, 2024–Saturday, June 15, 2024 Opening Reception: Thursday, May 2, 2024, 6 p.m.–8 p.m.

Pace is pleased to present an exhibition of new work by Tara Donovan at its 540 West 25th Street gallery in New York.

stratagem xiv by tara donovan

Tara Donovan

Stratagem XIV, 2024

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stratagem xii by tara donovan

Tara Donovan

Stratagem XII, 2024

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stratagem x by tara donovan

Tara Donovan

Stratagem X, 2024

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stratagem ii by tara donovan

Tara Donovan

Stratagem II, 2024

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stratagem xv by tara donovan

Tara Donovan

Stratagem XV, 2024

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On view from May 3 to June 15, the show, titled Stratagems, will spotlight a group of sculptures made entirely of found, scavenged, and upcycled CD-ROM discs. Coinciding with Frieze New York, the artist’s presentation at the gallery will be complemented by a Pace Live performance from choreographer Kim Brandt.

Known for her process- and system-based work across sculpture, installation, drawing, and printmaking, Donovan often explores the talismanic qualities of everyday materials and objects, from buttons, Styrofoam cups, pencils, and pins to readymade screens and Slinky toys. Drawing on the formal language of Minimalism and Postminimalism, Donovan’s works both use and mis-use such nontraditional materials, transforming them into visually dazzling compositions without obliterating their fundamental essences or histories as objects from everyday life. Through acts of accumulation, aggregation, and iteration, she transmutes her materials into shapeshifting works of art, which explore the possibilities—and limits—of human perception.