ROSA BARBA

The Ocean of One’s Pause Museum of Modern Art 3 May–5 July 2025 New York

Press Release

For Rosa Barba, cinema ‘allows time and space to vibrate, collapse, overlap, and extend.’ Barba’s work often explores natural landscapes and human-made changes to the environment by delving into historical records, personal narratives, and the sensory experience of film. This installation brings together 15 years of Barba’s work, featuring film, kinetic sculpture, and sound. A newly commissioned 35mm film, Charge, forms the core of the installation and examines light as a source of ecological change and scientific innovation.

Accompanying these works is a series of live performances that will culminate in a presentation of White Museum, in which a stream of clear or “white” film will project from the Kravis Studio’s 53rd Street window onto the adjacent public plaza. White Museum transforms the exhibition space into a projection booth, the Museum into a cinematic device, and the plaza into a three-dimensional screen visible from within the building and from the street.

Organised by Stuart Comer, The Lonti Ebers Chief Curator of Media and Performance, with Gee Wesley, Curatorial Associate, Department of Media and Performance. Performances produced by Kate Scherer, Senior Manager and Producer, with Jessie Gold, Assistant Performance Coordinator, Performance and Live Programs.

About the Artist

Rosa Barba is an Italian visual artist and filmmaker renowned for her innovative use of analogue film to create cinematic installations, sculptures, and site-specific interventions.

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The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) is an iconic institution located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, celebrated for its pioneering collection and innovative architecture. Renowned for housing one of the world’s most significant collections of modern and contemporary art, MoMA is a must-visit destination for art enthusiasts.

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