Casey Kaplan
Casey Kaplan is proud to announce the premiere of Art21’s “Hannah Levy’s Adaptive Structures” February 21st at 12:00 PM ET. The first 2024 release of Art21’s digital film series, New York Close Up, “Hannah Levy’s Adaptive Structures” offers a look into the work and process of the New York-based artist.
“A lot of the processes I use in the studio are things that exist, but also I kind of made up, or I’m not using them exactly the way that you’re supposed to,” says Hannah Levy in the film. “I’m often figuring out a new method of what’s often a very traditional process, and in that way, I think of myself as kind of a professional amateur.”
This film follows artist Hannah Levy as she calls attention to the relationship between our bodies and the built environment through her practice, considering how we are impacted by the design choices around us. In her work, Levy takes common materials, forms, and structures and makes them strange, even threatening, in uncannily familiar sculptures that allow viewers to see the everyday objects around them anew.
“It was such a treat to get a glimpse into Hannah’s process, not only the inventive ways she works with materials, but also how her mind works to combine and recontextualize references,” says Andrea Chung, Director and Art21 Associate Producer. “Through the intimate, fluid cinematography, we hope to give viewers the same visceral experience as if they were looking at Hannah’s work in person.”
Watch “Hannah Levy’s Adaptive Structures” now at Art21.org and on Art21’s YouTube channel.