Candida Höfer, Biblioteca do Palacio dos Marquese de Fronteira Lisboa I, 2006. C-print, 100 × 81 in. Courtesy of the artist and Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco, CA

Jane and Louise Wilson, Erewhon (Blue Skin Bay I), 2004. C-print on aluminum in plexi box. 70 x 70 in. Courtesy of the artists and 303 Gallery, New York

Suzanne Silver, Kafka in Space (Parsing the Eruv), 2009. Wood, rubber, wallboard, plaster, metal, rope, canvas, metal leaf, chalk, tape, vinyl, neon, dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist; Candida Höfer, Narodni knihovna Praha V, 2004. C-print, 72 × 88 in. Courtesy of the artist and Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco; Gregory Crewdson, Untitled, 2001–02. Digital c-print, 48 × 60 in. Courtesy the Broad Art Foundation, Santa Monica, CA

Sarah Schönfeld, from the series Wende Gelände, 2007. C-print, 48 × 60 in. Courtesy of the artist and Kunstagenten, Berlin. Michael Brown, The People's Playground, 2008. Cast aluminum, 71 × 69 × 2 in. Courtesy of the artist and Yvon Lambert Paris, New York, London

Jane and Louise Wilson, Erewhon (Chisholm Ward), 2004. C-print on aluminum in Plexi box, 71 × 71 in. Courtesy of the artists and 303 Gallery, New York

Mary Jo Bole, History of Penal Institution Sanitation, 2008. Chardon™ Kohler prison sink with fused-on silk screened decals. 15 × 18 × 15 in. Courtesy of the artist and John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI

Suzanne Silver, Kafka in Space (Parsing the Eruv), 2009. Wood, rubber, wallboard, plaster, metal, rope, canvas, metal leaf, chalk, tape, vinyl, neon, dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist; Candida Höfer, Narodni knihovna Praha V, 2004. C-print, 72 × 88 in. Courtesy of the artist and Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco, CA

Alain Bublex, Untitled (TGV without windows), 2006. Mixed media (model of TGV, acrylic resin, adhesive), dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Georges-Philippe & Nathalie Vallois, Paris

Candida Höfer, Narodni knihovna Praha V, 2004. C-print; 72 × 88 in. Courtesy of the artist and Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco, CA

Gordon Matta-Clark, Conical Intersect, 1975. 16 mm film on video, color, without sound, 18:40 min. Courtesy of Electronic Arts Intermix (EAI), New York

Guillaume Leblon, Found Objects (Miami Beach), 2008. Mixed media, five elements: 7 x 6 in. each. Courtesy of the artist and Galerie Jocelyn Wolff, Paris

Laura Lisbon, Corner Set-up (Wall Displacement), 2009. Wood, paper, canvas, acrylic paint dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist

Dan Graham, Serpentine II, 1995. Two-way mirror, transparent glass, punched aluminum, aluminum, 14 × 36 × 30 in. Courtesy of Marian Goodman Gallery, New York

Robert Buck, Constellation ("To find the Western Path, Right thro the Gates of Wrath"), 2008. Steel railing and artifacts (headstone, surveillance mirror, steer skull, 3D print, Tumi luggage bag, and barricade), 112 × 373 × 110 in. Courtesy of the artist; Stephen Friedman Gallery, London; CRG Gallery, New York; and Anthony Meier Fine Arts, San Francisco, CA

Gregory Crewdson, Untitled, 2001–02. Digital c-print, 48 × 60 in. Courtesy the Broad Art Foundation, Santa Monica, CA

Maya Schweizer, Le Musée de Daniel, 2004. Photography installation and catalogue, dimensions variable. Courtesy of the artist

Christian Tomaszewski, PLAYTIME, 2009. Carpet, clear globe, two sofas, two chairs, one ashtray, one lamp, black mirror, fabric screen, three doors and sound (40 min.), 950 square feet. Courtesy of the artist

Jacques Tati, My Uncle, 1958 (still)

Jacques Tati, Play Time, 1967 (still)

Eva Meyer and Eran Schaerf, She Might Belong to You, 2007. Film, 37 min. Courtesy of the artists. As part of the exhibition, the film was screened at the film/video theater at Wexner Center for the Arts

Maya Schweizer and Clemens von Wedemeyer, Metropolis, Report from China, 2006. HD, 42 min. Courtesy of the artists.As part of the exhibition, the film was screened at the film/video theater at Wexner Center for the Arts

Laurent Montaron, Will there be a sea battle tomorrow?, 2008. HD film, color, sound, 11:41 min. Courtesy of the artist and galerie schleicher & lange, Paris. As part of the exhibition, the film was screened at the film/video theater at Wexner Center for the Arts

Of Other Spaces, 2009. 128 pages, 8.25 x 5 in.