A form of carbon, graphite is a naturally occurring mineral as well as a synthetic, industrial product that can be processed in specific ways. This exhibition offers an incisive glimpse into recent and innovative uses of the material, bringing together recent artworks that reveal the graphite’s potential to take a variety of forms--it can be machined or carved, used as a powder, a liquid, in stick or pencil form--and yield a wide range of visual effects. Varyingly evanescent or dense, luminous or infinitely dark--graphite lends itself to investigations of abstract form and elaborate illusionistic rendering, as well as engagements of the material toward conceptual ends. The sculpture, installation, drawing, and video included in “Graphite” constitute an open-ended interrogation of a medium, revealing the material’s multifarious identity and extraordinary ability to point to complex ideas.