Estella Loomis McCandless Assistant Professor of Art Sharmistha Ray will lead a special event at the Guggenheim in tandem with the exhibition “Harmony and Dissonance: Orphism in Paris, 1910–1930.”
On February 13, Professor Sharmistha Ray’s Hilma’s Ghost collective, in collaboration with Eve Biddle, will host Late Shift: Chromatic Altar at the Guggenheim Museum in New York. The event complements the exhibition “Harmony and Dissonance: Orphism in Paris, 1910–1930,“ which highlights over 90 artworks in the museum’s iconic rotunda, focusing on vibrant abstract art and its connections to color, motion, and music. Taking inspiration from the artworks on view, the event will feature magical activations exploring the alchemy of color, gender, and the transformational power of collective energies.
The exhibition, on view through March 9, 2025, examines the development of Orphism in Paris, exploring how artists engaged with simultaneity, kaleidoscopic compositions, and evolving ideas about time and space. Featured artists include Robert Delaunay, Sonia Delaunay, Marcel Duchamp, and František Kupka, as well as Synchromists Stanton Macdonald-Wright and Morgan Russell. Organized by Tracey Bashkoff and Vivien Greene, with support from Bellara Huang, the show highlights Orphism’s vibrant, dynamic legacy.
Tickets for Late Shift: Chromatic Altar are available here.
Image: (Left) Hilma’s Ghost (Dannielle Tegeder and Sharmistha Ray), “Put away the clutter and focus on the goal! You have a unique opportunity that has presented itself to you, something you have been manifesting for a while now. Meditate on this painting to gain further insight,” 2023, acrylic and flashe on canvas, 36 × 24 in | 91.4 × 61 cm. (Right) Eve Biddle, Surface Water, Wonderland August, 2022, 2024, Screenprint on Stonehenge, 30 x 22 in. (76.2 x 55.88 cm), Printed with Natalie Woodlock at Women’s Studio Workshop, Photo by Joshua Simpson.