The artwork features a large multi-screen display showcasing the image of a woman with long, flowing hair. The overall composition utilizes bold, vibrant colors, primarily shades of blue and orange, creating a striking visual contrast. The subject matter appears to depict a contemplative or introspective moment, with the woman's facial expression and body language conveying a sense of introspection. The artistic style and technique employed in this work suggest a contemporary, multimedia approach that blends digital and photographic elements to present a thought-provoking and visually captivating piece. The historical context or the artist's intention behind this work is not immediately apparent, but the piece invites the viewer to engage with the emotive and introspective nature of the subject matter. ...
The collective DIS is exemplary in defining what Hannah Black in Artforum defines as the “relentless anxiety about the conditions and possibilities of art and life, express(ing) the despairing atomization, and the compromised longing for solidarity, of a post-bourgeois creative class hovering on the brink of its own obsolescence”.
Formed in 2010, after the fallout of the 2008 financial crisis and global recession, DIS as an entity has over the decade typified its aesthetic, cultural, political and economic impact. Composed of Lauren Boyle, Solomon Chase, Marco Roso and David Toro, DIS’ interventions blur the distinctions between art, curation, theory, advertising, fashion, retail and technology, manifesting across a range of media and platforms, from site-specific museum and gallery exhibitions to ongoing online projects, often all at once. Their work exists often simultaneously online and in situ, as well as more traditional mediums like photography, sculpture, video and installation. Their current multi year project dis.art is a subscriber-based online video channel popularising in “edutainment”, helping us understand the complicated social machinery of our techno-capitalist world. The channel presents new commissions with other artists as well as DIS’ own content. ...
Contemporary art gallery established in 2013 with a strong interest in expanded institutional critique. Project Native Informant works with 16 artists and collectives, producing 5-6 exhibitions per year and hosting performances, concerts, talks and events.
