{"id":7718,"date":"2018-09-26T13:00:42","date_gmt":"2018-09-26T17:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/?p=7718"},"modified":"2018-09-26T10:39:31","modified_gmt":"2018-09-26T14:39:31","slug":"urs-fischer-at-gagosian-gallery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/2018\/09\/26\/urs-fischer-at-gagosian-gallery\/","title":{"rendered":"Urs Fischer at Gagosian Gallery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Urs Fischer wants art to \u2018do more than it does.\u2019\u00a0 With a team of software engineers and the input of choreographer Madeline Hollander, the New York-based Swiss artist sets out to surprise gallery visitors with a troupe of dancing office chairs, programmed to interact with each other and humans.\u00a0 Dubbed \u2018robotic sculptures,\u2019 the chairs come across as sinister if they come up behind you but strangely cute from the front as they hover nearby, slowly swiveling their wheels like a dog wagging its tail.\u00a0 Here, several engage in a group animation reminiscent of a chorus-line about to kick up its heels. (On view at <a href=\"https:\/\/gagosian.com\/exhibitions\/2018\/urs-fischer-play\/\">Gagosian Gallery<\/a> through Oct 13<sup>th<\/sup>).<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7719\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7719\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=7719\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-7719\"><img alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7719\" src=\"http:\/\/www.newyorkarttours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/urs_fischer-300x236.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"236\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7719\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Urs Fischer, installation view of \u2018Play\u2019 at Gagosian Gallery\u2019s 522 West 21st Street location, September, 2018.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Urs Fischer wants art to \u2018do more than it does.\u2019\u00a0 With a team of software engineers and the input of choreographer Madeline Hollander, the New York-based Swiss artist sets out to surprise gallery visitors with a troupe of dancing office chairs, programmed to interact with each other and humans.\u00a0 Dubbed \u2018robotic sculptures,\u2019 the chairs come &hellip; 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