Co-commissioned by The CJM, San Francisco-born artist Daria Martin’s immersive installation Tonight the World draws upon dream diaries kept by her grandmother over a 35-year period. Through atmospheric film and gaming technology, Martin stages a series of intimate encounters that envelop viewers in an exploration of the curious and traumatic history of her grandmother, who fled the imminent Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia.

Daria Martin: Tonight the Worldhas been commissioned by Barbican, London and co-commissioned by The Contemporary Jewish Museum, San Francisco. The exhibition is curated by Heidi Rabben, Senior Curator, The Contemporary Jewish Museum.

Lead sponsorship is generously provided by Maribelle and Stephen Leavitt, Michael Steinberg, Suzanne and Elliott Felson, Dorothy R. Saxe, Lisa Stone Pritzker, John Pritzker, Ron and Barbara Kaufman, Phyllis Moldaw, Roselyne C. Swig, Adrienne Bavar and Marc Wolfe, the Taube Foundation for Jewish Life & Culture, Joyce B. Linker, Kendra and Tom Kasten, Lara and Antony Ritch, Marilyn and Murry Waldman, Judith and Robert Aptekar, Dana A. Corvin and Harris Weinberg, Nellie and Max Levchin, David Saxe, Jennifer and Tony Smorgon, Ruth Stein, Alexandra O. Moses, and Emily and Stephen Mendel. Additional support is provided by Shelli Semler and Kyle Bach; the South Moravian Film Endowment Fund, Czech Republic; Masaryk University, Brno; and St. John’s College, University of Oxford.