Tanya Marcuse–Woven | Deer:
An Ecological Tapestry
On View: October 3, 2026 – January 17, 2027
Opening reception: October 3, 2026, 5-8PM
In her major series “Woven” (2015-20), photographer Tanya Marcuse reflects on the fragility of the natural world and the environmental crisis. This exhibition provides a unique opportunity to view eight key images of this important series. Her meticulously constructed ecologies reflect on a world in which abundance is inseparable from precarity and loss and tips into plunder, where flourishing nature and environmental ruin coexist. By bringing together elements that would not naturally occur—spring growth in autumn landscapes, flowers and animals encased in ice, and birds embedded in the earth rather than in flight—these intricately crafted works describe a world in which climate change has unmoored the rhythms of the natural world.
In addition to “Woven,” Marcuse debuts her newest series, “Deer” (2026), a series of sixteen photographs, an artists’ book, and an extraordinary eleven-minute film, made in partnership with Ben Stechshulte.
PIXY LIAO: RELATIONSHIP MATERIAL
On View: October 3, 2026 – January 17, 2027
Opening reception: October 3, 2026, 5-8PM
Since 2007, Chinese-American artist Pixy Liao (廖逸君) has collaborated with her partner, Japanese-born artist and musician Takahiro Morooka (諸岡高裕), known as Moro, on an ongoing series of staged self-portraits that playfully examine intimacy, identity, and gender roles. Through humor, performance, and carefully constructed compositions, Liao challenges power dynamics in straight romantic relationships, conventional representations of romantic and creative partnerships, and the relationship between artist and muse.
Closeness: A Phocus Exhibition
On View: October 3 – November 1, 2026
Opening reception: October 3, 5–8PM
Organized by Phocus, Vassar College’s photography club and community darkroom, this exhibition aims to explore the theme of “closeness” through a collection of student works. Phocus investigates the role of photo-making in students’ lives, and how proximity—both to and between subjects—shapes our creative processes and image production.