Julia Becker's installation plays in the vertical airspace in the museum entrance, a place where forces of gravity and natural light take precedence, a space that breathes into the other galleries, and is, in a sense, at the heart of the museum. Becker says of her project, "I explore states of floating and transience; grounding and displacement; gravity and time; regeneration and decomposition; swimming, orbiting, free falling and filtration."

You're invited!  Stop by to view and discuss Julia's work with her at MAM during her Artist's Reception on First Friday in June from 5-8 pm or join her artist's talk at Artini, June 19 at 7 pm.

Becker's installation is the fourth of five exhibitions of the New Spaces/New Visions series sponsored by the Andy Warhol Foundation. After an initial site visit in 2007, Becker will use natural and found materials to complete her installation during a residency at MAM in May 2008.  The installation will be featured in a full-color catalogue featuring all five invited installation artists.