--- title: "352--Group Exhibition--Performance, Activist, and Existential Photographs" date: 2025-08-27T10:19:00-04:00 author: Cat Zhou canonical_url: "https://feldmangallery.com/exhibition/352-group-exhibition-performance-activist-and-existential-photographs" section: Exhibition --- [![Ronald Feldman Gallery logo](/src/images/rff_logo.svg)](/) ![](/src/images/search.svg) View Artists Search Artists [Exhibitions](/feature_exhibitions) [Past Exhibitions](/past_exhibitions/) [Artists](/artist_overview) [News & Press](/news_overview) [Inventory](https://www.artsy.net/ronald-feldman-gallery/artists) [Publications](/feature_publications) [Gallery Info](/about) [Contact](/contact) [![Facebook](/src/images/fb.svg)](https://www.facebook.com/RonaldFeldmanGallery/) [![Instagram](/src/images/ig.svg)](https://www.instagram.com/feldmangallery/) [![Twitter](/src/images/tw.svg)](https://twitter.com/feldmangallery?lang=en) [Artsy](https://www.artsy.net/ronald-feldman-gallery) [Artnet](http://www.artnet.com/galleries/ronald-feldman-fine-arts/) ![](/src/images/close_btn.svg) ![](/src/images/close_btn.svg)Artists [ View With Images ](/artist_overview) Jump to: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A [ Arakawa ](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/arakawa-) [ Conrad Atkinson ](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/conrad-atkinson) [ Eleanor Antin ](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/eleanor-antin) [ Ida Applebroog ](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/ida-applebroog-) [ Jim Anderson ](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/jim-anderson-) B [ Alexander Brodsky ](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/alexander-brodsky) [ Brandon Ballengée ](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/brandon-balleng%C3%A9e) [ Brodsky & Utkin ](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/brodsky-utkin) [ Chris Burden ](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/chris-burden-) [ Joseph Beuys ](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/joseph-beuys) C [ Cassils 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](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/panamarenko) R [ Fredric Riskin ](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/fredric-riskin-1) [ Richard Ross ](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/richard-ross) S [ Diemut Strebe ](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/diemut-strebe) [ Edwin Schlossberg ](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/edwin-schlossberg) [ Federico Solmi ](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/federico-solmi-) [ Jason Salavon ](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/jason-salavon) [ Todd Siler ](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/todd-siler) U [ Mierle Laderman Ukeles ](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/mierle-laderman-ukeles) V [ Sam Van Aken ](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/sam-van-aken) W [ Allan Wexler ](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/allan-wexler) [ Andy Warhol ](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/andy-warhol) [ Clemens Weiss ](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/clemens-weiss) [ Hannah Wilke ](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/hannah-wilke) Y [ Gil Yefman ](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/gil-yefman) [ ![Ronald Feldman Gallery logo](/src/images/rff_logo.svg) ](/) Performance, Activist, and Existential Photographs Group Show Sep 2, 2025 – Jan 29, 2026 ![Man Ray Marcel Duchamp with Shaving Cream Lather positive and negative versions 1924](/assets/hero_images/_1600x800_crop_top-center_75_none/Man-Ray-Marcel-Duchamp-with-Shaving-Cream-Lather-positive-and-negative-versions-1924_2025-09-22-181627_kupl.jpg) Man Ray Marcel Duchamp with Shaving Lather (negative and positive), c. 1924/ printed c. 1930 Artists Vince Agnetti Elaine Angelopoulos [Eleanor Antin](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/eleanor-antin) [Arakawa](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/arakawa-) [Conrad Atkinson](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/conrad-atkinson) [Brandon Ballengée](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/brandon-balleng%C3%A9e) [Joseph Beuys](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/joseph-beuys) [Chris Burden](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/chris-burden-) [Cassils](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/cassils) Chuck Close [Keith Cottingham](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/keith-cottingham) [Terry Fox](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/terry-fox) Tom Friedman [Rico Gatson](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/rico-gatson) [Komar & Melamid](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/komar-melamid) Lev Nisnevich Robert Rauschenberg Man Ray Gerhard Richter Cindy Sherman Dmitry Shubin Tavares Strachan [Diemut Strebe](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/diemut-strebe) Hiroshi Sugimoto Eve Sussman [Mierle Laderman Ukeles ](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/mierle-laderman-ukeles) [Andy Warhol](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/andy-warhol) [Hannah Wilke](https://feldmangallery.com/artist-home/hannah-wilke) Description Ronald Feldman Gallery is pleased to present a group exhibition, *Performance, Activist, and Existential Photographs,* a selection of photographs and photo-based works by: Vincenzo Agnetti, Elaine Angelopoulos, Eleanor Antin, Arakawa, Conrad Atkinson, Brandon Ballengée, Joseph Beuys, Chris Burden, Cassils, Chuck Close, Keith Cottingham, Terry Fox, Tom Friedman, Rico Gatson, Helen & Newton Harrison, Komar & Melamid, Lev Nisnevich, Robert Rauschenberg, Man Ray, Gerhard Richter, Cindy Sherman, Dmitry Shubin, Tavares Strachan, Diemut Strebe, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Eve Sussman, Mierle Laderman Ukeles, Andy Warhol, Hannah Wilke This selection is inspired by Marcel Duchamp’s belief that the concept behind the artwork is more important than its visual or material form. This radical shift away from materiality created a foundation for artists to challenge traditional artistic forms and practices and opened the door to bold new directions. All of the artists included use their work to probe into an array of subject matters, and often redefine art in the process. If approached with an open mind, the photographs invite and inspire viewers to question their own assumptions about what art is. This exhibition presents a cross-section of Ronald Feldman Gallery’s significant history and commitment to idea-driven work. [ ![](/src/images/down-arrow.svg) View Press Release ](https://feldmangallery.com/assets/pdfs/artistCV/Performance-and-Activist-Photographs-Press-Release_2025-08-26-202223_yrxm.pdf) ![Strebe Invisible Man 2015 cropped](/assets/exhibition_images/Strebe-Invisible-Man-2015_cropped.jpg) Diemut Strebe Invisible Man, 2015 View Gallery ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/close_btn.svg) ![Strebe Invisible Man 2015 cropped]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Diemut Strebe Invisible Man, 2015 ![Cassils Alchemic no 1 2017]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Cassils Alchemic 1, 2017 ![01 Antin 100 BOOTS Facing the Sea 1971]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Eleanor Antin 100 Boots Facing the Sea, from 100 Boots, 1971-73 ![Beuys American Hare Sugar I 1974]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Joseph Beuys American Hare Sugar, 1974 ![Performance Activist and Existential Photographs Installation 02](/assets/exhibition_images/Performance-Activist-and-Existential-Photographs-Installation-02.jpg) Performance, Activist, and Existential Photographs, 2025 View Gallery ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/close_btn.svg) ![Performance Activist and Existential Photographs Installation 02]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Performance, Activist, and Existential Photographs, 2025 installation view ![Performance Activist and Existential Photographs Installation 04]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Performance, Activist, and Existential Photographs, 2025 installation view ![Performance Activist and Existential Photographs Installation 06]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Performance, Activist, and Existential Photographs, 2025 installation view ![Performance Activist and Existential Photographs Installation 07]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Performance, Activist, and Existential Photographs, 2025 installation view ![Performance Activist and Existential Photographs Installation 09]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Performance, Activist, and Existential Photographs, 2025 installation view ![Performance Activist and Existential Photographs Installation 10]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Performance, Activist, and Existential Photographs, 2025 installation view ![Performance Activist and Existential Photographs Installation 14]() ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ![](https://feldmangallery.com//src/images/arrow-right.svg) Performance, Activist, and Existential Photographs, 2025 installation view ![Performance Activist and Existential Photographs Installation 02](/assets/exhibition_images/Performance-Activist-and-Existential-Photographs-Installation-02.jpg) ![Performance Activist and Existential Photographs Installation 04](/assets/exhibition_images/Performance-Activist-and-Existential-Photographs-Installation-04.jpg) ![Performance Activist and Existential Photographs Installation 06](/assets/exhibition_images/Performance-Activist-and-Existential-Photographs-Installation-06.jpg) ![Performance Activist and Existential Photographs Installation 07](/assets/exhibition_images/Performance-Activist-and-Existential-Photographs-Installation-07.jpg) ![Performance Activist and Existential Photographs Installation 09](/assets/exhibition_images/Performance-Activist-and-Existential-Photographs-Installation-09.jpg) ![Performance Activist and Existential Photographs Installation 10](/assets/exhibition_images/Performance-Activist-and-Existential-Photographs-Installation-10.jpg) ![Performance Activist and Existential Photographs Installation 14](/assets/exhibition_images/Performance-Activist-and-Existential-Photographs-Installation-14.jpg) ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) ![](/src/images/close_btn.svg) ![Performance Activist and Existential Photographs Installation 02]() ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) Performance, Activist, and Existential Photographs, 2025 installation view ![Performance Activist and Existential Photographs Installation 04]() ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) Performance, Activist, and Existential Photographs, 2025 installation view ![Performance Activist and Existential Photographs Installation 06]() ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) Performance, Activist, and Existential Photographs, 2025 installation view ![Performance Activist and Existential Photographs Installation 07]() ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) Performance, Activist, and Existential Photographs, 2025 installation view ![Performance Activist and Existential Photographs Installation 09]() ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) Performance, Activist, and Existential Photographs, 2025 installation view ![Performance Activist and Existential Photographs Installation 10]() ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) Performance, Activist, and Existential Photographs, 2025 installation view ![Performance Activist and Existential Photographs Installation 14]() ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ![](/src/images/arrow-right.svg) Performance, Activist, and Existential Photographs, 2025 installation view Ronald Feldman Gallery has been at the frontier of contemporary art since 1971. 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