
An Archival Séance: The Critical Record with Marina Otero Verzier
October 29, 2026 · 6 PM
Van Alen Institute, Brooklyn
Performance and séance led by Marina Otero Verzier (with Paula Viliplana) exploring “the critical record” in relation to race, exclusion, and power.
Presented alongside our fall exhibition Open Access: Exploring 130 Years of American Design, join us for a performance and séance led by Marina Otero Verzier, in collaboration with Paula Viliplana, whose work is on view in Open Access. Marina explores the topic of “the critical record”: How do scholars, historians, and critics actively reinterpret the official architectural record through the lens of race, exclusion, and power? Together, we will tune into the spirits of those not present in our
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