The Wende Museum presents the opening of its Spring 2026 exhibitions on Saturday, April 26.

Experience new work on view for the first time in the United States alongside a live performance which was subject of a recent censorship controversy.

Opening:
Anton Roland Laub: Mobile Churches in Ceaușescu’s Bucharest
A photographic and archival study of churches lifted, relocated, and concealed under Romania’s socialist government, exposing a largely unknown campaign of cultural erasure.

Ivana Dama: Breathing Alarms
A guardhouse installation examining surveillance, atmosphere, and the politics of breath.

Continuing:
Enrique Martínez Celaya: The Sextant
A large-scale installation that deals with memory, exile, and the inaccessibility of the past.

Special performance premiere:
Elana Mann and Sharon Chohi Kim: Whirlwinds, Tornadoes, Basement
A live work that emerges from a broader body of performance and sound-based practice focused on voice, listening, and collective expression. A related installation was recently removed by administrators at Pepperdine’s Weisman Museum after being deemed “political in nature,” prompting artist withdrawals and the exhibition’s closure. Presented here in full, the performance engages questions of speech, silence, and the conditions under which art is allowed to be heard.

The day unfolds across the museum campus with a curator-led tour, opening remarks, and a reception.

Schedule
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. | Exhibitions on view
12 p.m. | Curator-led exhibition tour
2 p.m. | Opening remarks and reception
3 p.m. | Performance in the A-Frame Theater