DURHAM, NC.-Eve Sussman and her international company of collaborators, The Rufus Corporation, present the preview of a new video installation, The Rape of the Sabine Women at the Nasher Museum, from July 6 to September 24. The work was inspired by the French neoclassical painter Jacques-Louis David's masterpiece, The Intervention of the Sabine Women (1794-1799), documenting the ancient Roman myth of abduction. The video-musical features choreography by Claudia de Serpa Soares, costuming by Karen Young and an original score by composer Jonathan Bepler. The Rape of the Sabine Women is a modern process piece pitting the mid-20th century ideal of "better living through design" against eternal themes: power, longing, aggression, desire. The video was shot on location in Greece and Germany. This work follows Sussman's 89 Seconds at Alcazar, which premiered to critical acclaim at the 2004 Whitney Biennial. The video, approximately one hour long, will be on view as a continuous loop on a large screen as the sole exhibition in one of the museum’s main galleries.