Paul Chan first came to notice in 2004 with a brilliant, apocalypse-minded digital animation called “My Birds …Trash … the Future” that channeled Leviticus, Beckett and Goya in a response to the American war in Iraq. After Hurricane Katrina, he took free performances of the Classical Theater of Harlem’s production of “Waiting for Godot” to devastated neighborhoods in New Orleans. Lately he has devoted his time mainly to a publishing venture and to writing. (An excellent book of his essays recently appeared.)
As the 2014 winner of the Hugo Boss Prize, he has a solo show opening on Friday at the Guggenheim Museum. “Nonprojections for New Lovers” involves video projectors beaming off into space, electrified shoes, windblown fabric and a series of new books by emerging erotica writers. Mr. Chan’s work is always surprising and as smart as art gets, which means, among other things, that it’s smart enough not to always give us the art we think we want. (Through May 13, guggenheim.org.)
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