Jennifer and Kevin McCoy: Installation View :: September 23, 2011 – January 14, 2012 :: Opening: September 22; 6:00 – 9:00 pm :: 601Artspace, 601 West 26th St. #1755, New York, NY.

For Installation View, the McCoys bend their artistic practice of revealing how meaning is made to focus on how meaning is displayed. Their curatorial effort here aims to discover the private lives of artworks. As an intervention into 601’s collection, they have created a site-specific exhibition out of non-site-specific art. Whether situated outdoors, in a guesthouse, or in an artist’s studio, Installation View shows artworks the way they more frequently exist, instead of in a state of exhibition. Playing off of Louise Lawler’s ongoing practice of capturing art behind the scenes, the McCoys will project images from a network of live feed cameras in order to better observe the natural habitats of art.

The McCoys have been artistic collaborators since 1990. Together they have made a wide range of film, video, installation, and performance works. Their joint projects have been shown in numerous exhibitions throughout North America and Europe including SITE Santa Fe Biennial–The Dissolve, Santa Fe, NM, 2010; Automatic Update, Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2007; Soft Rains, FACT Liverpool, UK, 2003. Recent solo exhibitions include: Abu Dhabi Is Love Forever, one step past the airport, Postmasters Gallery, New York, 2011; Soft Rains #6: Suburban Horrors, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto Film Festival, Toronto, Canada, 2010; Constant World, Beall Center for Art + Technology, University of California, Irvine, CA, 2008; Tiny, Funny, Big and Sad, British Film Institute Galleries Southbank, London, UK, 2007. The McCoys currently live and work in New York City, USA.

601Artspace partners with artists, curators and other not-for-profit organizations to produce unconventional exhibitions, talks, film screenings and special projects within a non-commercial context. Its permanent collection acts as a catalyst for artistic and curatorial encounters. Through these interdisciplinary practices 601Artspace engages and investigates issues in the making, organizing, and reception of contemporary art.