Alex Da Corte
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Human-crafted. AI-refined.This contemporary art installation features a series of colorful cubes, each containing a portrait-style photograph of a person. The composition draws the viewer's attention to the vibrant, contrasting colors and the simple yet striking arrangement of the cubes. The subject matter, while not explicitly identified, appears to be a commentary on individuality and the diverse range of human experiences. The artist's use of framing and the clean, minimalist aesthetic suggest a focus on the inherent power and dignity of the human subject, inviting the viewer to reflect on the unique identities and stories behind each portrait. Overall, this work skillfully combines visual elements, subject matter, and artistic technique to create a thought-provoking exploration of the human condition. ...
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Alex Da Corte
1980 , AmericanDa Corte is a conceptual artist, working across a range of different media including video, performance, installation, painting and sculpture. Often he unites these elements to create fantastical and vividly-coloured immersive environments that amount to Gesamtkunstwerks. His work is informed by Pop Art and Surrealism, regularly combining high- and low-brow American cultural references – from branded items found in domestic life to figures from popular culture – in order to explore and interrogate personal and cultural politics, alienation and the psychological parameters of the human experience. ...
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Sadie Coles HQ
London, London, LondonSadie Coles HQ is a London-based contemporary art gallery representing around fifty international artists. The gallery opened in 1997, with an inaugural exhibition of new paintings by American painter John Currin presented in parallel with an offsite show by British artist Sarah Lucas, The Law, at St John Street. This pairing established the international breadth of the gallery's programme, which has since expanded over the past two decades. Since its inception, Sadie Coles HQ has operated from a variety of spaces; most recently mounting offsite shows in Los Angeles and Mayfair in 2020 with a significant new video installation by Martine Syms. In September 2013, Sadie Coles HQ opened its largest space at 62 Kingly Street in Soho, as well as a second space at 1 Davies Street in Mayfair designed by 6a Architects in 2015, and a third space at 8 Bury Street in St James’s in April 2021. ...