polyamide, polarized polycarbonate, camera, screen, speaker, electronics, acrylic, clear coat.
screen: magnetic field viewing film, dead hard drive magnets, leather, painted steel, acrylic, aluminum, polystyrene boardFitzpatrick Gallery
Description
Human-crafted. AI-refined.
This artwork appears to be a sculptural installation featuring three dark, monolithic structures with a central golden element. The overall composition creates a minimalist and geometric aesthetic, using simple shapes and a muted color palette. The central golden element, adorned with a green light, suggests a symbolic or technological focus. The artist seems to have employed a combination of industrial materials and precise, utilitarian forms to evoke a sense of mystery and intrigue. The contextualization of this work within a contemporary art setting implies a conceptual exploration of themes related to technology, power, and the human condition. ...
Cooper Jacoby’s diverse practice revolves around the notion of circulation, from postal process to acupuncture flow charts to honeycombs, and their respective predisposition to blockages and interruption. The artist, born in 1989 in the US, approaches his subject, looking for points of damage and rupture. His sculptures, mounted on walls or standing on their own, are made out of functional materials, such as silkscreens, printer inks and aluminium letter boxes, turned into dysfunctional, polished-looking intricate objects which, upon close examination, reveal faultiness and decay. Jacoby is interested in the ways materials deemed as “waste” are reevaluated, revalued and reused, examplified by his use of Fordite, a type of industrial waste which is made ornamental. In such a way, the subject and the materiality of his practice becomes indistinguishable. Intended to be neither beautiful nor ugly; neither useful nor useless, Jacoby’s works constitute puzzles of static movement at the intersection of the human and non-human, subtle in their complexity. ...
Established in 2020, Fitzpatrick Gallery is focused on an international program of curated projects in site-specific venues worldwide, and on-site exhibitions at their primary location in Paris, inaugurated in September 2021 in the Marais gallery district at 123 rue de Turenne. They are involved in every level of production with their represented artists, working in close collaboration with institutions, publishing houses, advisory firms, and other partners. Fitzpatrick Gallery builds on the legacy of Freedman Fitzpatrick which was established in 2013 with locations in Los Angeles and Paris. ...
