Exploring the relationship between the digital and physical realms and the flow of information in the Internet age, Ben Schumacher creates strange, uncanny installations composed of juxtapositions and dissonances. The artist’s multimedia settings feature IKEA furniture, energy drinks, 3D printers, sketches, cheeses, pool tables, restaurant replicas, and absurdist sculptures. The running theme of his works is that of dislocation, a strange discrepancy between physicality and representation. By connecting objects that do not go together or placing familiar artefacts into unfamiliar constellations, his installations delicately translate statistics and diagrams into unexpected physicalities. From undersea telecommunication infrastructure to cheese production to office architecture and cybernetics, Schumacher tackles contemporary concerns by revealing disconnections inherent in today’s connected world. 

Written by Goldsmiths CCA

Croy Nielsen

Berlin

Biennale de Montreal

Montréal

Los Angeles

Bel Ami

Oracle

Tokyo

Xyz Collective

Basel

Weiss Falk

Paris

Galerie Patrick Seguin

New York City

Bortolami

London

Lisson Gallery

Galerie Art : Concept

Praz-Delavallade

Tanya Leighton

Brussels

Rodolphe Janssen

Laure Genillard Gallery

Vienna

Hannah Hoffman Gallery

Martos Gallery

James Fuentes

Chicago

Mca Chicago

Lüneburg

Halle für Kunst Lüneburg

Zürich

Kunsthalle Zurich

Prague

FUTURA

Ben Schumacher

New York University (Nyu)

Untitled

Alma Sennerin

Blankforms

VIP – Vito‘s Theme

Spaghetti Boys Booth

M.D.M.M.D.K.I.D. Banquette