Heather Cox Installation

At Knoedler Gallery

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A studio view of the “Migration” installation with artist Heather Cox standing under her work.

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NEW YORK CITY — “Migration: an Installation by Heather Cox” is on view through March 29 at Knoedler Gallery in its newest initiative, the Knoedler Project Space.

“Migration” is an interactive installation of Cox’s kinetic sculptures. More than 30 life-size silhouettes of the artist’s figure hang horizontally from the ceiling. A small red wood egg is suspended by monofilament from the chest of each figure. The red eggs hang at approximately waist height of the viewer.

When the viewer pulls gently on the strings, the balanced figures “take flight.” The arms and bodies of the figures are carefully lined to create a slow, majestic flying motion. When the figures “fly,” the room becomes a meditation on air, breath and movement.

For many years, Cox’s art has involved precisely crafted objects centered on repetition and shifting scale. She uses a variety of materials in her projects to address issues of visibility, discovery and metamorphosis. Her work invites a closer look. The viewer’s physical approach is often accompanied by curiosity, confusion and moments of recognition. Cox’s work acts as a catalyst for these momentary thresholds.

Cox has worked in New York City for the past ten years. She has shown her work nationally and internationally. Cox received her early training in book arts and photography at Mills College and received her MFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, 1998.

The exhibition will be accompanied by a limited edition chapbook with text and drawings by the artist.

The gallery is at 19 East 70th Street. For information, www.knoedlergallery.com or 212-794-0550.