Present Tense: New Prints, 2000–2005 is an exhibition that celebrates the institution’s 20th anniversary by revisiting works shown at IPCNY in the first five years of its founding New Prints program. From early prints by Julie Mehretu and Beatriz Milhazes to experiments in materiality by Roxy Paine and Melvin Edwards; from the socio-political gestures of Dread Scott and A.J. Bocchino to the technical mastery of Carol Wax and Lothar Osterburg—Present Tense brings together a selection of highlights that reflect just a handful of the practices and players that shaped IPCNY’s early years.
Artists: Ad Hoc Artists, Polly Apfelbaum, A. J. Bocchino, Richard Bosman, Louise Bourgeois, Vija Celmins, Enrique Chagoya, Phillip Chen, Willie Cole, Francis Crisafio, Melvin Edwards, Wennie Huang, William Kentridge, Joyce Kozloff, Glenn Ligon, Kerry James Marshall, Julie Mehretu, Beatriz Milhazes, Yoshitomo Nara, Chris Ofili, Lothar Osterburg, Roxy Paine, Jimmy Peña, Liliana Porter, Faith Ringgold, Juan Sánchez, Dread Scott, James Siena, Shahzia Sikander, Kiki Smith, Richard Tuttle, Tomas Vu, Carol Wax, and Lisa Young.