Towards the Possible Film

Shezad Dawood

Exhibition

Event overview

Shezad Dawood's Towards the Possible Film (2014) screens as part of the Guggenheim's exhibition In Between Days: Video from the Guggenheim Collections.

The screening comprises new acquisitions whose themes of isolation and occupation have taken on new significance, one year on from when the Guggenheim closed its doors in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. In a uniquely-organised viewing experience, works will be projected onto a vast screen which hangs in the otherwise vacant rotunda of the Guggenheim, to facilitate socially-distanced screenings.

Towards the Possible Film charts the course of colliding worlds and parallel universes. As much of a projection into a far-off future as a flashback to a long-forgotten past, Dawood’s vivid 20-minute tableau combines the resonance of a mythic fable with the hallucinatory haziness of a waking dream.

In-Between Days was curated by Nat Trotman, Curator, Performance and Media.

Towards the Possible Film (2014) by Shezad Dawood was commissioned by Film and Video Umbrella and Delfina Foundation. In partnership with Leeds Art Gallery, Paradise Row, Art Dubai Projects, Witte de With, Marrakech Biennale, British Council, University of Westminster, Chemould Prescott Road, Galerie Gabriel Rolt, Dar Al-Ma’mûn, and in association with Parasol unit foundation for contemporary art. Developed in close partnership with Dabateatr, Rabat. FVU is supported by Arts Council England.

4 April 2021 - 19 April 2021

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, NYC

1071 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10128 (between 88th and 89th Streets)

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Accessibility info

- Wheelchairs: All levels of the museum are accessible by elevator with the exception of the High Gallery. The High Gallery, located at the top of the first ramp, has two low stairs at the entrance. A partial view is possible from Rotunda Levels 1 and 2. Standard manual wheelchairs are available free of charge and do not require reservations. Please ask a security guard at the entrance for assistance. Motorized wheelchairs are allowed in the museum.

- Elevators: Elevators are available from the ground floor at all times, including when the rotunda is closed to the public between exhibitions.

- Slope of Rotunda Ramp: The rotunda’s spiral ramp is a quarter mile long and climbs steadily at a three-degree incline.

- Seating: Benches are located throughout the museum.

- For Visitors Who Are Blind or Have Low Vision: Lighting in the galleries may be dimmed to protect the art.

- Programs for Visitors Who Are Blind or Have Low Vision: Monthly Mind’s Eye tours and workshops for visitors who are blind or have low vision are conducted by arts and education professionals through verbal descriptions, conversations, sensory experiences, and creative practices. Mind’s Eye tours are free with an RSVP, which is required one week before the program date. To RSVP and to receive program notifications, email access@guggenheim.org or call 212 360 4355.

-Verbal Description Audio: Verbal Descriptions use precise, evocative language to convey the visual experience of artworks. Developed for those who are blind or have low vision, these guides are valuable for all visitors who seek an in-depth exploration of specific works.

For full access information visit the Guggenheim's Accessibility page.