31 January 2026
The installation was accompanied by a reworked soundscape drawn from its namesake, Secret Life, Fred again..’s collaborative project with Brian Eno
Fred again.. unveiled a new immersive exhibition in New York last week, marking a rare convergence of sound, installation art and collective experience.
Titled Boris Acket – Secret Life, the exhibition took over Queens-based East End Studios on January 22 and centred on an installation by Dutch visual artist Boris Acket, whose work formed an integral part of Fred again..’s USB002 project. The presentation expanded the live-tour context into a standalone spatial encounter, inviting visitors to engage with the work beyond the concert setting.
At the heart of the exhibition was Einder Surface, an installation composed of overlapping sheets of fabric that merged, shifted and hovered overhead like a breathing canopy. The piece had previously appeared throughout Fred again..’s ten-date USB002 tour across Europe and North America last year, but was recontextualised here as a site-specific environment.
The installation was accompanied by a reworked soundscape drawn from its namesake, Secret Life, Fred again..’s collaborative project with Brian Eno. According to exhibition materials, the reimagined audio allowed visitors to inhabit Acket’s work in a fundamentally different way, transforming the space into a place for pause, reflection and shared presence.
Following the exhibition opening, Fred again.. resumed his USB002 residency at East End Studios on January 23, presenting a run of four shows that continued through January 31.
Reflecting on the exhibition, Fred again.. said: “The level of gratitude I felt being able to do this Secret Life exhibition day in New York. I was just sat there like, wow, wow — what a privilege to be able to host this for people. And all the humans were HUMANING, magnificently. There were people drawing, dancing, lying, writing, sleeping, healing, speaking; a man in a sleeping bag, and someone who stayed for the whole six hours.”
Watch a selection of video cuts from the exhibition below.
