The artwork features a minimalist, gray metal locker with a green, circular object attached to the front. The overall composition is simple and geometric, with the locker's rectangular shape and perforated ventilation pattern contrasting with the organic, shell-like form placed on it. The use of muted tones and industrial materials suggests a conceptual exploration of functionality, space, and the relationship between natural and manufactured elements. The artist's intention may be to challenge traditional perceptions of utilitarian objects and prompt the viewer to consider the interplay between the mundane and the unexpected. ...
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. ...
