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“SOFT WATER HARD STONE,” THE FIFTH NEW MUSEUM

TRIENNIAL, BRINGS TOGETHER WORKS ACROSS MEDIUMS BY

FORTY ARTISTS AND COLLECTIVES FROM AROUND THE WORLD

The title of the 2021 Triennial, “Soft Water Hard Stone,” is

taken from a Brazilian proverb, versions of which are found

across cultures: Água mole em pedra dura, tanto bate até que

fura (Soft water on hard stone hits until it bores a hole).

5 _____ The proverb can be said to have two meanings: if oneThe proverb can be said to have two meanings: if one

persists long enough, the desired effect can eventually be

achieved; and time can destroy even the most perceptibly solid

materials. The title speaks to ideas of resilience and

perseverance, and the impact that an insistent yet discrete

10 gesture can have in time. It also provides a metaphor for

resistance, as water – a constantly flowing and transient

material – is capable of eventually dissolving stone – a

substance associated with permanence, but also composed of

tiny particles that can collapse under pressure.

15 ____ In this moment of profound change, where structures thatIn this moment of profound change, where structures that

were once thought to be stable are disintegrating or on the

edge of collapse, the 2021 Triennial recognizes artists re-

envisioning traditional models, materials, and techniques

beyond established paradigms. Their works exalt states of

20 transformation, calling attention to the malleability of

structures, porous and unstable surfaces, and the fluid and

adaptable potential of both technological and organic

mediums. Throughout the exhibition, artists address the

regenerative potential of the natural world and our

25 inseparable relationship to it, and grapple with entrenched

legacies of colonialism, displacement, and violence. Their

works look back at overlooked histories and artistic traditions,

while at the same time look forward toward the creative

potential that might give dysfunctional or discarded remains

30 new life. It is through their reconfigurations and reimaginings

that we are reminded of not only our temporality, but also our

adaptability – fundamental characteristics we share, and that

keep us human.

Soft Water Hard Stone” is curated by Margot Norton,

35 Allen and Lola Goldring Curator at the New Museum, and

Jamillah James, Senior Curator, The Institute of Contemporary

Art, Los Angeles (ICA LA), with Jeanette Bisschops, Curatorial

Fellow, and Bernardo Mosqueira, ISLAA Curatorial Fellow.

The exhibition is accompanied by a fully illustrated

40 catalogue copublished by the New Museum and Phaidon Press

Limited. Designed by Elizabeth Karp-Evans and Adam Turnbull

of Studio Pacific, the catalogue and includes contributions from

Jamillah James, Margot Norton, Karen Archey, Eunsong Kim,

and Bernardo Mosqueira, and features original interviews with

45 all forty artists participating in the exhibition.

(Available in <https://www.newmuseum.org/exhibitions/view/2021-triennial-softwater-hard-stone>. Accessed in: May 23rd 2022.)

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