The Guggenheim has Sun Yuan & Peng Yu’s installation “Can’t Help Myself” on display through March. The robot arm monitors and attempts to contain a viscous blood-red liquid as it spreads out from the base of the arm, spattering more liquid around its enclosure.
Here’s the accompanying audio for the piece:
Here’s a timelapse of the installation:
• Sun Yuan & Peng Yu’s ‘Can’t Help Myself’ (2016) 孫原/彭禹：《難自禁》 (Vimeo / Lawrence Li via the Guggenheim)