Zarouhie Abdalian
Zarouhie Abdalian (b. 1982) lives and works in New Orleans. The artist typically employs modest materials to produce subtle conceptual or formal effects that stage an alteration or a shift of perception within the immediate environment. Rooted in the particularities of site and context, her work often responds to the specific attributes of a given location, architectural setting, or social landscape. Using sound, performance and sculpture, she draws attention to the overlooked by framing a space and restoring forgotten aspects of its layered history. In this capacity, Abdalian explores the concept of labor and the movement of objects and resources in support of said labor.
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Zarouhie AbdalianRaytheon, Rockwell, Teledyne, BAE, Opale, Skytron, General Electric (recorder, plotter, ventilator, detector, controller), 2023Glazed ceramic, five parts5 x 60 x 3/8 in
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Zarouhie AbdalianGrief, 2022Glazed stoneware, water30 3/4 x 20 3/4 x 2 1/2 in
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Zarouhie Abdalianhow many will die for the price of grain, 2021Flexible intermediary bulk container (food grade)132 1/4 x 132 1/4 in
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Zarouhie Abdalianmessage (lower parts) ii, 2021Gypsum cement, graphite11 3/8 x 14 3/4 x 1 5/8 in
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Zarouhie Abdalianmonument to Prometheus, 2021Engine block, terracotta52 x 44 1/8 x 35 1/8 in
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Zarouhie Abdalianthrenody for the unwilling martyrs, 2021Signaling bells, modular pipe, electronicsDimensions variable
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Zarouhie AbdalianClutch (vii), 2018Paper clay, smoke, wax4 1/4 x 4 x 2 1/2 in
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Zarouhie AbdalianFountain (...once water joins with water...), 2018Water, pumps, container
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Zarouhie AbdalianJoint (i), 2016Mirrored hand tools3 1/2 x 10 x 4 in
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Zarouhie AbdalianBuoy, 2014Whistle, cork ball, glass, water3 5/8 x 2 7/8 in
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Zarouhie AbdalianEvery Instance (A), 2014Keys15 x 9 in
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Zarouhie AbdalianIn Unison, 2014Loudspeakers, sine tones, glass vessels, waterDimensions variable
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Zarouhie Abdalian
threnody for the unwilling martyrs, 2021
Signaling bells, modular pipe, electronics
Installation view
Put It This Way: (Re)Visions of the Hirshhorn Collection, 2022
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington D.C.
Photography by Ron Amstutz
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Zarouhie Abdalian and Joseph Rosenzweig
Rhymes and Reckonings (for Sverdlovsk and Yekaterinburg), 2019
Fixtures, tools, motors, electronics, and text
Dimensions variable
Installation view
5th Ural Industrial Biennial, 2019
Curated by Xiaoyu Weng
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Zarouhie Abdalian
Chanson du Ricochet, 2017
Multi-channel sound installation
Installation view
2017 Whitney BiennialWhitney Museum of American Art, New York
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Zarouhie Abdalian
A Betrayal, 2016
Installation view
Clifton Benevento, New York
Photography by Elisabeth Bernstein
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Zarouhie Abdalian
Chanson du Ricochet, 2014
Sound and mirrored surfaces
Installation viewProspect.3, 2014-15
New Orleans
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Zarouhie Abdalian
As a demonstration, 2013
Acrylic vacuum chamber, electric bell, and steel
22 x 25 x 22 in (55.88 x 63.5 x 55.88 cm)Installation view
MATRIX 249, 2013
Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive
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vītatio
Co-organized by K.R.M. Mooney. Zarouhie Abdalian, Harmony Hammond, Reggie Burrows Hodges, Peter Hujar, K.R.M. Mooney, Cameron Rowland, Danh Vo, Bri Williams, Kiyan Williams, and Fred Wilson Apr 25 - May 24, 2024Read more -
Zarouhie Abdalian
art and facts Oct 11 - 19, 2022Read more -
Zarouhie Abdalian
We can decide Mar 16 - May 1, 2021Read more -
10-Year Anniversary Exhibition
(Benefitting Tipping Point Community) Apr 26 - May 4, 2019Altman Siegel is pleased to present our 10-year anniversary exhibition. To show our appreciation for the artists, institutions, and community members who have supported our programming, we’ve organized a weeklong...Read more -
Zarouhie Abdalian
To History Nov 3 - Dec 16, 2017Altman Siegel is pleased to announce To History, Zarouhie Abdalian’s second solo exhibition at Altman Siegel. Abdalian’s new body of work includes sculpture, works on fabric, and sound, all of...Read more -
Will and Be Going To
An inaugural exhibition of the gallery artists at our new location 1150 25th Street Nov 11 - Dec 17, 2016Read more -
Nacht und Träume
Zarouhie Abdalian, Johnny Bicos, Liam Everett, Laeh Glenn Jul 2 - Sep 4, 2015Heil’ge Nacht, du sinkest nieder; Nieder wallen auch die Träume Wie dein Mondlicht durch die Räume, Durch der Menschen stille Brust. Die belauschen sie mit Lust; Rufen, wenn der Tag...Read more -
LISTE Art Fair Basel 2015
Zarouhie Abdalian Jun 17 - 21, 2015Read more -
Zarouhie Abdalian
An Overture Nov 6 - Dec 20, 2014Altman Siegel is pleased to present An Overture, Oakland based artist Zarouhie Abdalian’s first solo exhibition with the gallery. Rooted in the particularities of site and context, Abdalian’s work typically...Read more -
Transmissions
Zarouhie Abdalian, Shannon Ebner, Matt Keegan, Trevor Paglen Jun 6 - Aug 31, 2013Read more -
Zarouhie Abdalian, Keller/Kosmas (Aids-3D), Matt Sheridan Smith
Apr 7 - May 14, 2011Altman Siegel is pleased to present a group show of conceptual sculpture by three exceptional young artists. The exhibition includes the work of Zarouhie Abdalian, Matt Sheridan Smith, and the...Read more
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