Pleased to share Samson Young’s first West Coast solo exhibition “New Work” at SFMOMA.
Widely recognized for his singular approach towards sound and new technologies, Samson Young utilizes performance, video, and installation to rigorously examine the cultural, political, and historical contexts of sound. This exhibition debuts , a multimedia installation that poetically traces the idiosyncratic rhythms of love, memory, and experiences of time. In this interconnected audiovisual landscape, Young draws on the duration and rhythm of human and generative AI memory recall processes as the basis for polychromatic sculptures, videos, and a mesmerizing soundscape. Visitors are invited to wander through pathways of wooden boards with markings created through a mix of techniques and 3D-printed boards etched and embedded with objects and memories excerpted from the lives of the artist and his husband.
— Courtesy of SFMOMA.
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Installation view, “New Work: Samson Young”, SFMOMA, December 21, 2024–June 22, 2025); photo: Don Ross.

Installation view, “New Work: Samson Young”, SFMOMA, December 21, 2024–June 22, 2025); photo: Don Ross.

Installation view, “New Work: Samson Young”, SFMOMA, December 21, 2024–June 22, 2025); photo: Don Ross.

Installation view, “New Work: Samson Young”, SFMOMA, December 21, 2024–June 22, 2025); photo: Don Ross.

Installation view, “New Work: Samson Young”, SFMOMA, December 21, 2024–June 22, 2025); photo: Don Ross.

Installation view, “New Work: Samson Young”, SFMOMA, December 21, 2024–June 22, 2025); photo: Don Ross.

Installation view, “New Work: Samson Young”, SFMOMA, December 21, 2024–June 22, 2025); photo: Don Ross.