Cooper Jacoby
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This artwork features a minimalist, rectangular composition in various shades of beige. The central element is a circular, iridescent lens that creates a striking visual effect. Below the lens, a series of perforations creates a patterned design reminiscent of animal prints or organic structures. The overall aesthetic combines sleek, geometric forms with natural, biomorphic elements, reflecting a balance between the technological and the natural. This piece likely explores themes of optics, perception, and the interplay between the artificial and the organic, showcasing the artist's innovative approach to materials and form. ...
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Cooper Jacoby
B.1989, AmericanCooper 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. ...
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Fitzpatrick Gallery
ParisEstablished 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. ...