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Andrea Peña
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States of Transmutation
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Asim Waqif
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Assume the Risk
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Shohei Katayama
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As Below, So Above
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Doreen Chan
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HalfDream: Another Room
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The Mattress Factory is an artist-centered museum, international residency program and renowned producer and presenter of installation art. We say “yes” to artists, offering time and space to dream and realize projects in our hometown, Pittsburgh, PA. We invite audiences from around the world and around the corner to step inside, immerse and connect with the artistic process.

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Alisha B Wormsley

The videos are assemblages from past work that aims to help us remember how to be thriving, radical and Black.

Liz Cohen

A Soviet 1969 GAZ 69A serves tropicalized Russian espresso drinks in a nod to a Cold War era trade deal between the Soviet and Colombian governments.

Naomi Chambers

Focus on a particular (or vague) goal while walking through this exhibit. Weave in and out of the cones… pass off to a companion or not… walk through the goal. Realize your goals for yourself. Play.

Renee Cox

The simplicity and connectivity of the fractal concept is meant to engage the viewer in a profoundly different way, bringing a certain peace, reflection and joy. 

Untitled

The Artist’s Uniform is professional work clothing, an identifying mark of the art community.

Emily Newman

With their help and participation, Newman sought to show how Russian parents and grandparents explained Communism and the Cold War to children, in both her St. Petersburg neighborhood and Pittsburgh’s Russian diaspora.

Syanda Yaptik

"I wrote down stories that are especially memorable for me and, on their basis, made instructions with actions through which I can simultaneously share these experiences while simultaneously turning them into something new."

Lera Lerner

You are entering the educational chillout zone. A kind of lecture overheard at a disco. Here is a play for a video that is a polylogue of neoplasms among themselves. 

Bekezela Mguni

Mguni uses text, found objects, flowers, video, and print media to carve out space for Black presence and to offer affirmation in a world that continues its violent attempts to erase, devalue, and disappear Black people. 

Sonya Kelliher-Combs

Credible is a series addressing the overwhelming abuse of the Catholic Church in the State of Alaska.

Naomi Chambers

From the bright blue sky on one side of the room to the star-filled night time sky on the other, entering Naomi Chambers’ installation is like walking into a wonderland.

Njaimeh Njie

Entering into Njaimeh Njie’s installation is like walking into a memory. Easy family conversations fill and shape the space, and the voices fade and emerge as we move from living room, to kitchen, and back.

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      Alisha B Wormsley

      Remnants, Portals and Power: The Afterlife
      2022

      The videos are assemblages from past work that aims to help us remember how to be thriving, radical and Black.

      Liz Cohen

      GAZ COFFEE build #1
      2022

      A Soviet 1969 GAZ 69A serves tropicalized Russian espresso drinks in a nod to a Cold War era trade deal between the Soviet and Colombian governments.

      Naomi Chambers

      Mommies Vs Aunties
      2022

      Focus on a particular (or vague) goal while walking through this exhibit. Weave in and out of the cones… pass off to a companion or not… walk through the goal. Realize your goals for yourself. Play.

      Renee Cox

      Soul Culture
      2022

      The simplicity and connectivity of the fractal concept is meant to engage the viewer in a profoundly different way, bringing a certain peace, reflection and joy. 

      Untitled

      The Artist’s Uniform
      2022

      The Artist’s Uniform is professional work clothing, an identifying mark of the art community.

      Emily Newman

      Ice Cream Station Zebra and Other Works
      2022

      With their help and participation, Newman sought to show how Russian parents and grandparents explained Communism and the Cold War to children, in both her St. Petersburg neighborhood and Pittsburgh’s Russian diaspora.

      Syanda Yaptik

      PERFORMANCE FOR RELATIVES
      2022

      "I wrote down stories that are especially memorable for me and, on their basis, made instructions with actions through which I can simultaneously share these experiences while simultaneously turning them into something new."

      Lera Lerner

      Instability, Scattering, Wandering, Success
      2022

      You are entering the educational chillout zone. A kind of lecture overheard at a disco. Here is a play for a video that is a polylogue of neoplasms among themselves. 

      Bekezela Mguni

      I come from a holy place
      2022

      Mguni uses text, found objects, flowers, video, and print media to carve out space for Black presence and to offer affirmation in a world that continues its violent attempts to erase, devalue, and disappear Black people. 

      Sonya Kelliher-Combs

      Credible, Small Secrets
      2022

      Credible is a series addressing the overwhelming abuse of the Catholic Church in the State of Alaska.

      Naomi Chambers

      Black Community Survival Conference Tea Party Ice Cream Social Moonlit Cinema
      2021

      From the bright blue sky on one side of the room to the star-filled night time sky on the other, entering Naomi Chambers’ installation is like walking into a wonderland.

      Njaimeh Njie

      “Did you get everything?”
      2021

      Entering into Njaimeh Njie’s installation is like walking into a memory. Easy family conversations fill and shape the space, and the voices fade and emerge as we move from living room, to kitchen, and back.

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