Sara Greenberger Rafferty: P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center, New York

Sara Greenberger Rafferty's (b. 1978) artwork is informed by slapstick and stand-up comedy, as well as photography and conceptual art. Theatrical elements such as props, sets, and stages are the building blocks of a visual vocabulary that revolves around jokes and gags, performance and the absurd. Pies ready to be thrown, lone microphone stands and spotlights allude to a show that is about to begin or one that was just missed.

This is  Rafferty's first museum exhibition. She has been featured in numerous group exhibitions, most recently at Artists Space, New York; Capsule Gallery, Denver; Marvelli Gallery, New York; Andrew Kreps Gallery, New York; and Champion Fine Arts, Culver City, Los Angeles. She received a M.F.A. from Columbia University in 2005 and currently lives and works in New York.

This exhibition is organized by P.S.1 Director Alanna Heiss.