RUINER VIII

Nikita Gale

RUINER VIII, 2021144.78 x 63.5 x 68.58cmSign in to view price
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steel, towel, plasterCommonwealth and Council
Description
Human-crafted. AI-refined.

This abstract sculptural piece utilizes a predominantly monochromatic palette, with shades of gray conveying a sense of intricate and tangled forms. The visual elements consist of a complex web of twisted, intertwined structures that appear to be fashioned from found or repurposed materials, creating a sense of chaos and fragmentation. The subject matter suggests a tangle of disorderly objects, perhaps evoking themes of disorder, deconstruction, or the impermanence of industrial materials. The artistic style and technique employed reflect a contemporary, conceptual approach, with the artist likely exploring ideas of assemblage, materiality, and the subversion of traditional sculptural forms. The overall context and the artist's intention behind this piece may allude to broader societal or existential concerns, inviting the viewer to ponder the relationship between order, disorder, and the human experience. ...

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Nikita Gale
Artist
Nikita Gale
B.1983, American

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 ...

Nikita Gale: Artworks
RUINER VIII
Nikita GaleRUINER VIII, 2021
144.78 x 63.5 x 68.58cm
RECORDING
Nikita GaleRECORDING, 2021
63.5 x 24.13cm
RECEIVERS I
Nikita GaleRECEIVERS I, 2019
91.44 x 60.96cm
RECEIVERS II
Nikita GaleRECEIVERS II, 2019
91.44 x 60.96cm
RECEIVERS STUDY I
RECEIVERS STUDY II
RECEIVERS STUDY III
RECEIVERS STUDY IV
RECEIVERS STUDY V
RECEIVERS STUDY VI
RECEIVERS STUDY VII
RECEIVERS STUDY VIII
DESCENT MOVEMENT I
Nikita GaleDESCENT MOVEMENT I, 2018
167.64 x 101.6 x 17.78cm
ECHO I
Nikita GaleECHO I, 2018
13.97 x 20.32 x 3.18cm
ECHO II
Nikita GaleECHO II, 2018
18.42 x 15.24 x 3.18cm
MOLOSSIAN HOUNDS
HXSTXRICAL RECORD
Nikita GaleHXSTXRICAL RECORD, 2022
35 x 47.25 x 53.5cm
FIXED LOOPS VI
FIXED LOOPS II
FIXED LOOPS III
Commonwealth and Council
Gallery
Commonwealth and Council
Los Angeles, Mexico City

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. ...