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witness nothing

 

Project Space
July 31 - December 11, 2025
Opening Reception: Thursday, September 04 | 5 - 7:30 pm

 

Per Kesselmar, Pale screens 2, singles 5 & 6, 2015, Oil on Steel 21 ¼ x 15 ¾       Max Cole, Untitled #3, 1980, etching 16 x 23 ¾ in

 

Featured Artists & bios

Subhankar Banerjee ◦ Micheal Berman ◦ Max Cole ◦ Miles Coolidge ◦ Richard Fenker ◦ Martha Hughes
Per Kesselmar ◦ Ted Larsen ◦ Stacey Neff ◦ Alison V. Smith ◦ Hadi Tabatabai ◦ Leslie Wilkes

 

Witness Nothing examines artists' interpretations of the desert, liminal spaces, and marginality to highlight the viewer's part in completing the artistic experience. The artists featured in this selection, drawn from the Lannan Foundation's 2025 gift to the Rubin Center, utilize diverse media to explore these concepts, ranging from the delicate nuances of light in photography to the reductive power of minimalist sculpture. Located in El Paso, Texas, the collection of works also resonates with the region's own sense of in-between spaces and expansive landscapes. By engaging with these artistic perspectives, viewers are prompted to consider their own relationship to place and perception. Ultimately, Witness Nothing invites contemplation of substance within perceived emptiness, blurring the boundary between observer and observed. 

This exhibition is curated by Rubin Center Assistant Curator of Practice Henry Alfonso Schulte with curatorial interns, Julyet Carillo, Elisa Leyva, and Iris Baeza.