ChimaTEK: Virtual Chimeric Space

Date2015-16

Maker Saya Woolfalk American, born 1979

Object number2017.16

ProvenanceThe artist; [Leslie Tonkonow Artworks + Projects]; acquired March 15, 2017

Photo CreditPhoto: Nathaniel Willson

Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Disguise: Masks and Global African Art, June 18 - Sept. 7, 2015 (Los Angeles, California, Fowler Museum at UCLA, Oct. 18, 2015 - Mar. 13, 2016; Brooklyn, New York, Brooklyn Museum, Apr. 29 - Sept. 18, 2016). Text by Pamela McClusky and Erika Dalya Massaquoi. No cat. no., pp. 52-57. Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Lessons from the Institute of Empathy, Mar. 31, 2018 - ongoing.Published Referencesc.f. Johnson, Ken. “Saya Woolfalk: ‘ChimaTEK: Hybridity Visualization System.’” New York Times, February 20, 2015: p. C21. c.f. Kourlas, Gia. “Fantastical Visions at a Transit Hub, App Required.” New York Times, June 20, 2016: p. C5. Johnson, Ken. “Toward a Mask for the 21st Century.” New York Times, June 24, 2016: p. C24. Joseph, Alanah. “Artist Saya Woolfalk Is Challenging Ideas of Race and Cultural Boundaries.” Huffington Post, June 10, 2016.

Credit LinePurchased with funds from Josef Vascovitz and Lisa Goodman, Alida and Christopher Latham, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation Art Acquisition Fund

Dimensions180 x 300 x 60 in. (457.2 x 762 x 152.5 cm) Projection: 3:59 minutes

MediumMulti-media installation