bleachers, keyboard, synthesizer, transducer, trilobite, shungite, calcite, spotlights, performanceCommonwealth and Council
Description
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This contemporary artwork features a sculptural installation composed of multiple metal shelves and platforms. The overall visual elements create a sense of ordered chaos, with various electronic and household objects haphazardly arranged on the different levels. The piece appears to explore themes of consumerism, technology, and the cluttered nature of modern life. The artist's distinctive technique involves constructing a dynamic, interactive structure that invites the viewer to engage with the work and consider the role of material possessions in our daily existence. This thought-provoking installation offers a commentary on the complexities of contemporary society. ...
From the climate crisis to systems of power dynamics to technological automation, Nikita Gale creates large-scale installations that explore the socio-economic politics of space, visibility and transformation. Twisted metal barricades, concrete, microphone stands, spotlights, sound and light are used in her installations to investigate ways space and sound can be – and are– politicised. With a background in anthropology and archeology, Gale incorporates everyday consumerist objects, exploring their cultural significance and the role of their materiality in economic and social systems. Ruin, attention and structures are running themes of Gale’s multidisciplinary practice that recently has further focused on climate change and the resulting anxiety. The artist often approaches her audience as a social arena, with sound, silence, sculptural barriers and visibility becoming conditions to a politicised presence, both of the artwork and the viewer.
Written by Goldsmiths CCA ...
Commonwealth and Council is a gallery in Koreatown, Los Angeles founded in 2010. Our program is rooted in our commitment to explore how a community of artists can sustain our co-existence through generosity and hospitality. Commonwealth and Council celebrates our manifold identities and experiences through the shared dialogue of art—championing practices by women, queer, POC, and our ally artists to build counter-histories that reflect our individual and collective realities. ...
