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Microscope Gallery
@microscopegallery.bsky.social
Presenting works in all mediums - with an emphasis on those by artists working with moving image, sound, performance, and digital art - through regular exhibitions and a weekly event series. Founded in 2010. Located in NYC.
Tonight 11/22, 7:30pm. The gallery participates in Fall of Freedom w/ videos and performances by Qween Amor, Kamari Carter, Jodie Lyn-Kee-Chow, Nicky Enright, Jessica Fairfax Hirst, Matt Town and Marni Kotak who organized the event.

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November 22, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Opening Thursday Nov 6, 6-8pm, Peggy Ahwesh: Navigations. Through new multi-channel video installations & photographic works the artist asks: "What does it mean to be free to fly? To take to the skies? To cross borders without concern…”

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• Peggy Ahwesh: Navigations
Peggy Ahwesh Navigations November 6 – December 13, 2025 Opening Thursday November 6, 6-8pmPeggy Ahwesh, “The Wayfinders,” 2025, five-channel video installation, floor fans, sound, dimensions variable ...
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November 6, 2025 at 3:23 AM
This Thursday 10/2 at 7pm Ulrike Ottinger’s Shadows.
Screening & Conversation w/ the artist and Nora Alter. Presented with Fordham University. More info: tinyurl.com/bdzrn2et

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• Ulrike Ottinger's Shadows
Thursday October 2, 7pm Ulrike Ottinger’s Shadows Screening & Conversation With Ulrike Ottinger and Nora Alter Presented with Fordham UniversityStill from “Chamisso’s Schatten,” (Fossil Ivory) 2014 © ...
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September 30, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Tonight! Sept 21, Launch of the screening series "New York by Foot" w/ 16mm films by Barrios, Burkhardt, Iimura , Menken, Sheeler & Strand, and Thomson. Screening original 16mm. Curated w/ Julius Ziz.

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• New York by Foot
Sunday September 21, 7pm New York By Foot In the Jonas Mekas’ Singing Room at Microscope GalleryStill from “Under the Brooklyn Bridge” (1953) by Rudy Burckhardt — Courtesy of the Film-makers Cooperati...
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September 21, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Today Sunday 9/14 is the final day of the Cornell Image Text MFA Thesis 2025, curated by Meg Onli. Gallery hours 12-6pm.

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September 14, 2025 at 5:18 PM
An idea why this photo of an early performance by Marni Kotak (which she's re-performing tonight along with other works) would trigger Google Business to take our post down because of explicit sexual content, etc?
September 4, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Tonight 9/4 6-8pm. "Marni Kotak: Three Found Performances In and out of Time," with new & re-performances of works from as early as 2000. Performances start at 6:30. Reception w/ the artist before and after. The installations remain on view 9/5.
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• Marni Kotak: Three Found Performances In & Out of Time
Marni Kotak “Three Found Performances In & Out of Time” Thursday September 4, 2025, 6-8pm Performances start at 6:30pm Installations on view Friday September 5, 12-6pm Admission is freeMarni Kotak in ...
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September 4, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Today August 16 is the last day for the exhibition "First Circle: Radical Humanism," works from groundbreaking digital artists, curated by Claudia Hart & Natasha Chuk.
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August 16, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Our current group exhibition on view "The First Circle: Radical Humanism" is reviewed by Justin Kamp in Impulse. The show of ground-breaking digital artists. On view through August 16.
Curated by Claudia Hart & Natasha Chuk.

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Computer Dreams: On Information and Images — IMPULSE Magazine
The First Circle: Radical Humanism at Microscope Gallery presents a survey of computer and digital technologies in art, spanning point-and-click adventure games to holographic works.
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August 5, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Today 4:30pm, the NY premiere of Nina Sobell's live BrainWave Drawing performance "GammaTime," w/ Ed Bear and Lucinda Jacobson. The event is taking place in connection with the current exhibit on view.
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• Nina Sobell: GammaTime
Sunday August 3, 4:30pm Nina Sobell GammaTime With Ed Bear and Lucinda Jacobson Admission is freeImage courtesy of Nina SobellMicroscope is pleased to present the NY premiere of the performance GammaT...
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August 3, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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Read the latest interview by Gladys Lou with Ayanna Dozier, an artist, writer, and scholar who approaches sex work as a sacred form of labour. The interview discusses the films featured in her recent exhibition ‘Get on Your Knees, Jesus Loves You’ at @microscopegallery.bsky.social.
Ayanna Dozier on the Sacred Labour of a Whore | Femme Art Review
By Gladys Lou Ayanna Dozier is an artist, writer, and scholar who approaches sex work as a sacred form of labour. For her, erotic labour is not just performed, it is studied, historicized…
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July 21, 2025 at 7:39 PM
This Sunday 8/3 at 4:30pm First Circle Performances: GammaTime with BrainWave drawing by Nina Sobell w/ Ed Bear & Lucinda Jabobson! The event is taking place in connection with the current exhibition "The First Circle: Radical Humanism."

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• Nina Sobell: GammaTime
Sunday August 3, 4:30pm Nina Sobell GammaTime With Ed Bear and Lucinda Jacobson Admission is freeImage courtesy of Nina SobellMicroscope is pleased to present the NY premiere of the performance GammaT...
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July 29, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Today 7/20 4PM First Circle Performances: Grahame Weinbren / Will Pappenheimer (w/ Clara Francesca) taking place as part of our current exhibition. tinyurl.com/28aawnvv

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• Will Pappenheimer / Grahame Weinbren
Sunday July 20, 4pm First Circle Performances: Grahame Weinbren / Will Pappenheimer (w/ Clara Francesca) Q&A with the artists follows Admission is freeImages courtesy of Will Pappenheimer (left) and G...
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July 20, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Opening Tonight 7/17, 6-8pm, "The First Circle: Radical Humanism" Ahwesh, Burson, Giloth, GRANULAR-SYNTHESIS, Hart, Heyward, LeVeque, Rees, MacMurtrie, Pappenheimer, Steinkamp, Sobell, Thornton, Umbrico, Gamble & Wenyon, Wong, Weinbren, Wortzel. Curated by Hart & Chuk.
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• The First Circle: Radical Humanism
The First Circle: Radical Humanism Peggy Ahwesh, Nancy Burson, Copper Frances Giloth, GRANULAR-SYNTHESIS (Kurt Hentschläger & Ulf Langheinrich), Claudia Hart, Julia Heyward, Les LeVeque, Michael Rees,...
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July 17, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Corrina Hirsch writes about Copper Frances Giloth's solo show at the gallery "As I Said." The show is closing today. We're open late for a closing reception from 6-8pm), with artist in attendance.

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The Best Retrospective in New York
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July 12, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Tonight 6-8pm, the gallery stays open late for a Closing Reception for Copper Frances Giloth's solo exhibit "As I Said." Giloth will be present!
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July 12, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Copper France Giloth: As I Said features computer animations and plotter drawings from the late 1970s and 1980s from the ground-breaking feminist artist. Continues through July 12th! microscopegallery.com/copper-franc...

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• Copper Frances Giloth: As I Said
Copper Frances Giloth As I Said June 5 – July 12, 2025 Curated with Helena Shaskevich Opening Reception Thursday June 5, 6-8pmStill from “As I Said” (1980) by Copper Frances Giloth, single-channel vid...
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June 28, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Tonight June 1, we present an evening of live audio and visual performances by Kristina Warren and by Jean Carla Rodea. In person & live-streamed. Doors 7pm. More info here: tinyurl.com/bdzkae59
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• Live performance: Kristina Warren / Jean Carla Rodea
Sunday June 1, 7pm (doors) Live performance: Kristina Warren / Jean Carla Rodea In person and onlineKristina Warren (left) and Jean Carla Rodea (right) – Images courtesy of the artistsMicroscope is ex...
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June 1, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Final Day for Ayanna Dozier's 2nd solo exhibit at the gallery "Get on Your Knees, Jesus Loves You," featuring film, film installations, and photogravures on leather, motivated by her experience in a Christian fundamentalist church during her teens. tinyurl.com/msan8n59
• Ayanna Dozier: Get on Your Knees, Jesus Loves You
Ayanna Dozier Get on Your Knees, Jesus Loves You April 24 – May 31, 2025 Opening Reception Thursday April 24, 6-8pmStill from: “Whore in the House of the Lord” (2025), by Ayanna Dozier, 16mm film, 11 ...
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May 31, 2025 at 6:51 PM
This Monday May 19, 7pm we welcome Chicago-based artist & filmmaker Jean Sousa to the gallery for a screening of her films (on 16mm) and videos w/ several accompanied by live sound by Sarah Halpern & Rachael Guma.

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• Films by Jean Sousa
Monday May 19, 7pm Films by Jean Sousa With live sound by Sarah Halpern and Rachael Guma Artist in person — Event in person onlyStill from “Film Score for Live Music (aka Pattern Impulse)” (1979) by J...
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May 15, 2025 at 5:12 PM
This Friday 5/16 at 7pm, we present an artist talk w/ Ayanna Dozier at the gallery in connection w/ her solo exhibit "Get on Your Knees, Jesus Loves You." She'll be joined by curator/writer Jesse Bandler Firestone. In person and livestreamed.
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• Artist Talk: Ayanna Dozier
Friday May 16, 7pm ET Artist Talk: Ayanna Dozier In conversation with Jesse Bandler Firestone In-Person and Live-StreamedAyanna Dozier (left) and Jesse Bandler Firestone (right). Photos: Tahir Karmali...
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May 13, 2025 at 6:26 PM
The gallery stays open late today, May 8, from 6-8pm for the solo exhibition of works by Ayanna Dozier!

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• Ayanna Dozier: Open Late
Thursday May 8th Open Late, 6-8pm Ayanna Dozier: Get on Your Knees, Jesus Loves You Microscope is pleased to announce that in connection with Frieze Week the gallery will be open late on Thursday May ...
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May 8, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Opening Tonight April 24, 6-8pm "Get on Your Knees, Jesus Loves You," the 2nd solo show at the gallery by Ayanna Dozier, with new works in film, installation, and photogravures on leather.

#ayannadozier #microscopegallery

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• Ayanna Dozier: Get on Your Knees, Jesus Loves You
Ayanna Dozier Get on Your Knees, Jesus Loves You April 24 – May 31, 2025 Opening Reception Thursday April 24, 6-8pmStill from: “Whore in the House of the Lord” (2025), by Ayanna Dozier, 16mm film, 11 ...
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April 24, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Final Day to support Microscope’s Event Series Year 15! Since 2010, our in person and online events have emphasized emerging artists, risk-taking works, and rediscoveries of historical works. Become a Member or make a donation of any amount here: fundraising.fracturedatlas.org/microscope-g...
April 19, 2025 at 3:18 AM