Dan Graham, Beyond - Kevin Keane

The Whitney in New York City had a Dan Graham exhibit on display titled, Beyond. The exhibit had several pieces that created a distorted sense of space through his use of mirrors. From different angles the viewers line of sight was distorted. His pieces require the audience to be part of them; this is what makes his pieces so effective. One piece was designed with four separate cubicles, when viewing the adjacent stalls from inside one of them we get a false sense of where they are in space. In other words, if some one were in the stall to the left the person would seem as though he/she was in the cubicle two spaces away. Another piece use cameras to project video of the viewer on two separate mirrors across from each other and on televisions that faced the mirrors on separate sides. The piece made it difficult to comprehend which video was projected where because on of the videos had a lag, which added to the distorted space.
I found his work influenced by his interest in the music scene very relatable. After understanding where his interests were, it made his artwork very intriguing. The gallery as a whole had a very industrialized aesthetic. Each piece had a very clean design and was constructed with steel. In his exhibit, every aspect worked together to create a shift in the world as we see it through our eyes.