Swiss Institute – Contemporary Art, New York Five Billion Years with: Francois Curlet, Philippe Decrauzat, Ceal Floyer, Tony Matelli, Jonathan Monk, Hiroshi Sugimoto // Curated by Marc-Olivier Wahler March 8 – May 1 2004 / Opening Reception Monday March 8, 6 – 8pm SI at the Armory Show at booth 92 – L10 with the collaboration of New Humans Collective and Red Shoe Delivery Service Late Night at the SI Gallery, Friday March 12, 7 – 11pm late viewing of Five Billion Years plus special performances and screenings by New Humans Collective and Red Shoe Delivery Service Swiss Institute – Contemporary Art 495 Broadway 3rd Floor New York NY 10012 212 925 2035 http://www.swissinstitute.net info@swissinstitute.net Image: Nick Of Time, Philippe Decrauzat Five Billion Years with: Francois Curlet, Philippe Decrauzat, Ceal Floyer, Tony Matelli, Jonathan Monk, Hiroshi Sugimoto // Curated by Marc-Olivier Wahler March 8 – May 1 2004 / Opening Reception Monday March 8, 6 – 8pm Astronomers recently hypothesized that five billion years ago the universe experienced a “cosmic jerk”, and started to expand. This cosmic acceleration occurred, it has been hypothesized, when the ‘dark energy’ grew to a point where it could dominate the gravity of matter, and hence made the universe expand. As Einstein put it, “There is no fixed point in the universe.” This five billion year pattern of expansion has imposed upon us a perpetual state of indeterminate position – a universe of gliding. Five Billion Years plunges into the heart of this expansion and proposes a collective exhibition that tries to adapt to the speed imposed upon us by the indeterminacy of our situation and elaborate an aesthetic of gliding. SI at the Armory Show at booth 92 – L10 Come visit the SI booth, and look for the collaborations around the fair from New Humans Collective and Red Shoe Delivery Service Late Night at the SI Gallery, Friday March 12, 7 – 11pm late viewing of Five Billion Years plus special performances and screenings by New Humans Collective and Red Shoe Delivery Service please RSVP for this event at events@swissinstitute.net Swiss Institute – Contemporary Art 495 Broadway 3rd Floor New York NY 10012 212 925 2035 http://www.swissinstitute.net info@swissinstitute.net