ART & DESIGN

Give Her Props

An exhibition opens at Mana Contemporary.


Karole Armitage

“MAD: Making Art Dance,”curated by Jeffrey Deitch atMana Contemporary’s Glass Gallery in Jersey City, NewJersey (December 15 through March 31, 2015), willfeature sets and costumes designed by the artists Brice Marden, David Salle, and others for Armitage Gone! Dance, the company run by choreographer and dancer Karole Armitage. One sure crowd-pleaser: the giant inflatablepig Jeff Koons made for Armitage’s 1989 piece Contempt.

The giant inflatable pig Jeff Koons made for Armitage’s 1989 piece Contempt. Photograph by Alistair Thain.