Until encountering Bryan Mesenbourg's installation at Exit Art, you probably wouldn't associate capital punishment with the russet potato. But climb a steep wooden platform and sit in the artist's menacing electric chair, and you'll experience a spud-powered execution. Sparks sizzle, a lit sign commands you to "Repent," and nine volts course through your body—all powered by 867 wired-up potatoes. The chair belongs to a kind of pep rally for engineering genius (and longtime New Yorker) Nikola Tesla—an engaging (if sometimes ho-hum) group show on electricity that blends art, high-school science, arcade amusements, and... More >>>