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In Koo Jeong A鈥檚 work, nothing is ordinary; on the contrary, any object--be it a pile of charcoal, a piece of iron, or a puddle of water--is given dignity and reverence and incites the surprise of a first encounter. Her presentation for Dia at The Hispanic Society will be the fourth in Dia鈥檚 multiyear series of projects by contemporary artists for the Society鈥檚 Beaux-Arts buildings, in Washington Heights. Occupying the Society鈥檚 East Building Gallery, Koo Jeong A鈥檚 installation will comprise new multimedia works that were commissioned by Dia. These will include architectural interventions loosely evoking feng shui principles and an olfactory element developed in collaboration with perfumer Bruno Jovanovic, of International Flavors & Fragrances, Inc., among other diverse elements.

At Dia:Beacon, Koo Jeong A will present a new iteration of the outdoor sculpture A Reality Upgrade & End Alone (2003/2010), last seen at the 2009 Venice Biennale, consisting of approximately five thousand glittering stones installed in the two-acre field behind Dia:Beacon.

The exhibition at The Dan Flavin Art Institute will comprise new works on paper installed in the first-floor gallery. This presentation marks the first time in many years that the gallery has been used to display newly commissioned work, rather than selections from Dia鈥檚 collection.