Darren Bader

Amazon.com sculpture, 2018Price on Request

Details

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the work has its owner purchase any number of things** from amazon.com*. once all the things are in the owner’s possession, they become a sculpture that is also the work. the owner can organize them as the mood strikes. it’s recommended the things be regarded rather than used. if the owner would like to make an additional sculpture, that additional sculpture becomes the work; the previous sculpture(s) is(/are) no longer the work. in/if making additional sculptures, it’s recommended the owner continue to purchase things in a quantity similar to that of the first sculpture. *any national amazon site, e.g. amazon.in, amazon.co.uk, amazon.mx, amazon.etc, is suitable for the work. multiple amazon sites can be used to purchase things. **nb e.g. a bag of m&ms is 1 thing and 1 thing only, i.e. the m&ms inside the bag can be used, but don’t amount to additional things purchased from amazon.Société

Description

Human-crafted. AI-refined.

This vibrant, playful installation features an expansive floor covered in a sea of colorful plastic balls, creating a visually striking and immersive experience. The space is adorned with various objects and props, including warning signs, shelving units, and inflatable figures, adding a sense of whimsy and contrast to the otherwise monochromatic environment. The artist's use of primary colors and geometric shapes, combined with the interactive nature of the work, invites the viewer to engage with the piece and explore the juxtaposition of the familiar and the surreal. This thought-provoking installation invites the audience to reflect on themes of consumerism, play, and the boundaries between art and everyday life. ...

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Artist

Darren Bader

B.1978, American

Darren Bader (b. 1978, Bridgeport) lives and works in New York. Darren Bader is a conceptual artist working across a broad range of media. He is known for his experiments with language, misattribution, found objects, and chance. With works that have included gestures like selling money, releasing live goats into a gallery, or a sculpture that has its owner buy every item in an eBay seller’s shop, Bader’s practice considers the processes through which we ascribe value to objects and how they become art. “Contemporary art is by its very nature kind of a tenuous proposition and category,” Bader claims, “I always sense these fault lines, and perhaps I’m overly sensitive to it—perhaps paranoid, I don’t know.” ...

Darren Bader: Artworks

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Gallery

Société

Berlin

Société is a Berlin-based gallery with an international profile—its core operations lay in Europe, the United States, and Asia. The gallery’s exhibitions, publications, and boundary-pushing initiatives have established a vital dialogue among artists working internationally. Société focuses on establishing long-term, symbiotic relationships with its gallery artists, many of whom had their first solo exhibition with the gallery. The structure of the gallery’s program and the format of its projects is an artist-led approach that responds to the ever-evolving conditions of artistic research and production—at times even pushing beyond traditional exhibition formats. Although differing in media and approach, Société’s artists address the relationship between cultural production and consumption, the circulation of information, identity, and cultural history in an era highly mediated by technology. The gallery's publishing initiative Edition Société, has worked with accomplished graphic designers on a number of acclaimed artist's books. The gallery has additionally produced 12" records with several contemporary musicians. Société has exhibited at Art Basel / Art Basel Miami Beach / Art Basel Hong Kong / Frieze London / Frieze New York / Frieze LA / ARCO Madrid / Independent New York / Independent Brussels / Art Cologne / Art Brussels / Enter Art Fair / Gallery Weekend Berlin / and Art Berlin among other locations. ...