Tania Fer

The exhibition Cumulonebulous conjures up a new cloud classification, one unlike the dozens of extant varieties identified in nephology, the branch of meteorology focused on clouds. The term splices the dense-looking structure of cumulus clouds, the puffy universal symbol for “cloud” whether in a toddler’s drawing or in an emoji proffered by big data, with the vaporous veil-like cloud cover of a nebulosus that rejects visibility. Departing from its closest relative the cumulonimbus, the familiar anvil-shaped storm cloud that can tower tens of thousands feet tall and produce hail, thunder, and lightning, the cumulonebulous carries the threat of immense ruin but eschews such recognizable and predictable forms, instead manifesting unexpectedly in supercell weather systems and global software breaches. Featuring works by Thomas Hart Benton, Chris Dorland, Jacob Jackmauh, Tim Lyons, Elbert Joseph Perez, Nora Maité Nieves, Rachel Rosheger, and Viktor Timofeev.