Aria Dean is Player 3 in The Game, on view February 20 – April 25, 2027. Under the game's rules, Dean adds at least two new objects to the South Gallery and must leave in place, and incorporate, at least two objects from the previous player's exhibition.
The Game is a year-long exhibition at Arts and Letters (September 26, 2026 – July 3, 2027) in which chief curator Jenny Jaskey invited Christopher Williams, Monika Baer, Aria Dean and Abraham Cruzvillegas to play a made-up game with a simple set of rules. Each artist must create a show with at least four objects; each following player must leave in place at least two objects from the previous show and incorporate them into their own exhibition. Jaskey likens it to the Surrealist game of exquisite corpse — or the reality show Survivor, "if you think of the objects in the room as castaways angling to make it to the end." Each player has three days to install, and the South Gallery closes between rounds (December 3–4, 2026; February 18–19, 2027; April 29–30, 2027).
The Game is curated by Jenny Jaskey, Chief Curator, with special thanks to WKCR 89.9 FM. Free admission; galleries open Thursday–Sunday, 12–6pm.
American Academy of Arts and Letters