Governors Island 2024
Illustration: Sarah La Puerta
Flux Factory will be returning for its fourth and final season as an Organization-in-Residence on Governors Island from May – October, 2024. Come visit us, follow us on Instagram @flux_factory and the hashtag #WelcomeToFluxIsland to keep up to date with events and informal happenings on the island.
Exhibitions and Events:
Saturn Return (May 18 – July 1, 2024)
Celebrating 30 years of Flux Factory by exhibiting 16 alumni of our Artists-in-Residence program
The Golden Colonel (July 12 – August 11, 2024) curated by Heather Kapplow & Itala Aguilera
A speculative retirement home for artists
PROCESS (July 27 – August 13, 2024) curated by Malo Sutra Fish
Reflections on analog process in collaboration with Gowanus Darkroom + Photo Lab NYC
Spiritual Machines (August 17 – September 22, 2024) curated by Amelia Marzec & Jodie Lyn-Kee-Chow
Spiritual Machines delves into the complexities of our relationships with technology-mediated spiritual and cultural practices
Island Luminaria 2 (October 5 – November 3, 2024) curated by Sally Beauti Twin
A group art show and luminary parade representing the species of Governors Island and celestial bodies
Flux Open Studios (November 2, 2024)
Explore the work of 9 artists, performances, and our season-end exhibition
Location and Hours: Colonels Row House 404A, indoors and front lawn area. Houses are not wheelchair accessible; the first-floor gallery is accessed via a staircase with 6 stairs with no handrail. We will be open to the public weekly on Friday, Saturday & Sunday from 11am-5pm.
Participating Artists: Amelia Marzec, Jemila Macewan, Will Owen, Jonathan Sims, Walker Tufts, Lee Tusman, Sally Beauti Twin, 502 Bad Gateway (Alexander Baumann & Rob Ruth), Jodie Lyn-Kee-Chow, Ethan Shoshan, Hey There Kapplow, Itala Aguilera, Jack Hogan, Lee Tusman, Lena Hawkins, Lucas Abela, Maya Quattropani, 502 Bad Gateway, Ruby Kwon, Valentina Medda, Zachary Handler, John Allen, Sydni Ann Baker, Margaret Bellafiore, Noémie Jennifer Bonnet, Ben Galaday, Carrie Hawks, Li-Ming Hu, Shushanik Karapetyan, Alix Lambert, Marcel Marcel, Nancy Nowacek, Moses Ros, Mark Shaw, Walker Tufts, Yolanda He Yang, Silvana Zuanetti, and an anonymous “Older Artist,” MaLo Sutra Fish, Goran Ahlsen, Sandra Hamburg, Rafael Cuevas, Yasmeen Abdallah, Rebecca Bird, Lucy Beizer, Alexandra Borovski, Melanie Brewster, Melissa Calderón, Ying Chen & Amanda Wu, Ming Chua, Kerry Da Silva Cox, Jackie Davis, Maya Edelman, Shiraz Fazli, Jesse Gelaznik, Karsen Heagle, Yolanda He Yang, Kristen Heritage, Melinda Kiefer Santiago & Chris Santiago, Doi Kim, Tyler Kline & Megan Bridge, Sarah LaPuerta, Clementine Martinez, Alyssa Markowitz, Christy O’Connor, Iviva Olenick, Heather Renée Russ, Heather Rose Piper, Jonathan Sims, Nicole Schonitzer, Sao Tanaka, Jevijoe Vitug & Marco Michel, Claire Weaver-Zeman, Hannah Lutz Winkler, Yitian Yan, Lera Lerner, Daria Orlova
Governors Island hours:
Monday – Friday 10am – 6pm
Saturday & Sunday 10am – 7pm
Extended Hours Memorial Day through Labor Day
Friday & Saturday 10am – 10pm
The island is only accessible by ferry. Visit govisland.org for ticket info, ferry schedules and routes.
Documentation of Selected 2024 Exhibitions & Events
View documentation of past years at our 2021, 2022, and 2023 archive websites.
2024 Public Events on Flux Island
Governors Island Opening for Saturn Return
Flux's fourth season on Governors Island kicks off with a group exhibition and performance by Hey There Kapplow.
June Flux Saturday — Saturn Return
Flux Factory is celebrating its big thirtieth anniversary by exhibiting 37 alumni of our Artists-in-Residence program in Saturn Return, on view at Flux IV and Governors Island until July 1.…
You Only Get One Body
Location: 404A Colonels Row, Governors Island NYC A very (literally!) laid back sunbathing event about elder-visibility and allyship. Bring your grandparents, parents or yourself; a blanket; some sunscreen; and water,…
The Golden Colonel Opening Reception & Ribbon Cutting by Martha Wilson
Grand Opening of The Golden Colonel, featuring a ribbon cutting by pioneering feminist artist and Founding Director Emerita of Franklin Furnace, Martha WIlson.
The Third Saturday
We no longer remember what it commemorates, but The Third Saturday is a holiday at The Golden Colonel!
Process Group Exhibition Opening Reception
Join us for the opening reception of the Process Group exhibition. Also on view on this date is the Golden Colonel group exhibition. View complete Process exhibition details.
Spiritual Machines Opening Reception
What do we retain about our humanity through cultural shifts that leave us accelerated far beyond what our ancestors dreamed of? Spiritual Machines, an art exhibition at Flux Factory on…
Rebecca Hon Solo Exhibition Opening Reception
Please join us for a solo presentation of works by Hong Kong-based artist, Rebecca Hon. Hon focuses on modern Chinese ink art, especially on the exploration of contemporary Chinese ink,…
Spiritual Machines: Closing Performances
Three performances on the penultimate day of Spiritual Machines: Venus RX by Midheaven or Nah, The HTMLgardeness - Sowing HTML but Harvesting AI by Ursula Endlicher, and Powered by the…