In Practice: Magdalena Petroni

Magdalena Petroni participates in SculptureCenter's In Practice program.

Why go

The artist constructs a site-responsive environment that collapses the boundary between movie set and studio workspace, using found materials and her debut film to examine the glitched edges between real and hyperreal—a direct response to how the pandemic reshaped labor and creative space.

What to expect

An immersive installation combining painting, sculpture, and found objects arranged to envelop visitors; a debut film featuring crash-test dummy dialogue that plays off the uncanny office/stage environment, evoking disorientation and existential unease.

Things to know

• Artist lives in Chile; built the hybrid environment over several weeks in New York
• Debut film made from edited crash-test dummy videos
• Curated by Jovanna Venegas and Kyle Dancewicz
• Supported by the Elaine Graham Weitzen Commissioning Fund for Emerging Artists
• Major support from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation
• Petroni's practice draws from media, branding, and online subcultures to explore social and technological change

Plan your visit

Open Thursday–Monday, 12pm–6pm. SculptureCenter is located at 44–19 Purves Street, Long Island City. Opening reception Wed, May 27, 6–8pm.