The Crystal Palace 2026, Part 2

Abstract

The Crystal Palace is a temporary exhibition space composed of cabinets made from the postal boxes that were formerly located in the basement of Sibley. It is inspired by the cabinets of curiosities (Wunderkammer) of the 16th century — precursors to museums — and by the Crystal Palace that housed the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations in 1851, a precursor to World Expos.

Despite their fraught relationship to colonialism and empire, these are some of the roots of our current ideas of exhibitions. They emphasized group participation; representation through images, objects, and artifacts; and the exchange of ideas. Formally, they also favored transparency and the use of glass.

This inaugural two-part exhibition at the Crystal Palace begins with the work of faculty and staff from the Art Department who responded to an open call. For the second part of the show, each exhibitor invites someone from AAP to take over their space. Each space has its own key, which will be passed from person to person.

Part 2: February 13 to March 20, 2026

• Anastasia Kondratenko
• Andre Hafner
• Arden Sherman
• Jolene Rickard
• Anastasia Sargent
• Anson Wigner
• Neba Neba
• Marissa Cote
• Cristhian Varela
• Carla Rangel Garcia
• Laura Robert
• A/D
• Alix and Georg Hoffstaetter de Torquat
• Keiaria Williams
• Tina DuBois
• Sandy Wang
• Onome Olotu
• Faye Pamintuan
• Eric Harvey
• Nate Jackson
• Lilian Shtereva

Part 1: January 22 to February 12, 2026

• Kyle Bellucci Johanson
• Matt Bollinger
• Mark Anthony Brown, Jr.
• Oscar Rene Cornejo
• Eric Hibit
• Jen de los Reyes
• Lou Fuchs
• Julianne Hunter
• Devon Jenkins and Eli Bressler
• Carla Liesching
• Joanna Malinowska
• Leeza Meksin
• Elisabeth Meyer
• Cora Moss
• Keith Obadike
• Carl Ostendarp
• Maria Park
• Paul Ramírez Jonas
• Jackie Riccio
• Paulina Velázquez Solís