PAPA RAGAZZE! BUCUREȘTI!

Bucharest

Liliana Basarab / Alejandra Hernández / Stacy Leigh / Mosie Romney / Ed Ruscha / Jennifer West / curated by Ben Lee Ritchie Handler

July 22 – August 21, 2021

PAPA RAGAZZE!
Installation View
Galeria Nicodim, Bucharest, 2021

PAPA RAGAZZE!
Installation View
Galeria Nicodim, Bucharest, 2021

PAPA RAGAZZE!
Installation View
Galeria Nicodim, Bucharest, 2021

PAPA RAGAZZE!
Installation View
Galeria Nicodim, Bucharest, 2021

PAPA RAGAZZE!
Installation View
Galeria Nicodim, Bucharest, 2021

PAPA RAGAZZE!
Installation View
Galeria Nicodim, Bucharest, 2021

PAPA RAGAZZE!
Installation View
Galeria Nicodim, Bucharest, 2021

PAPA RAGAZZE!
Installation View
Galeria Nicodim, Bucharest, 2021

Press Release

DAUGHTERS OF THE OLD WORLD ORDER, HEAR US!

 

In 1978, Ed Ruscha predicted a future with exclusively female racecar drivers. He was right.

 

PAPA RAGAZZE is an operation of the EMPATHETIC COUNSEL, a paramilitary wing of the future MATRIARCHAL UTOPIA where men have been made obsolete and exterminated.

 

In the 1970s through the early 2010s, noted “groupie” Cynthia Plaster Caster captured plaster moulds of the erect penises of famous and not-so-famous musicians. She crafted semiperfect reproductions of the manhoods of Jimi Hendrix, Jello Biafra, Frank Zappa’s bodyguard, and countless other alpha-archetypes. This was not out of subservience to the Patriarchy, but rather the first step in a decades-long process that will eliminate the necessity of any sort of manhood whatsoever.

 

The second step starts now. 

 

This exhibition is a blueprint from your MOTHERS IN THE FUTURE for the elimination of men.

 

We are PAPA RAGAZZE, and WE NEED YOU to enable a FUTURE WITHOUT TOXIC MEMBERS.

Exhibition Checklist

Selected Works

Selected Works Thumbnails
Liliana Basarab Boots on the Ground, 2021 ceramic, seashells dimensions variable

Liliana Basarab
Boots on the Ground, 2021
ceramic, seashells
dimensions variable

Alejandra Hernández My Garden, 2021 oil on canvas 67 x 55 in 170 x 140 cm

Alejandra Hernández
My Garden, 2021
oil on canvas
67 x 55 in
170 x 140 cm

Alejandra Hernández The Empress, 2021 oil on canvas 67 x 55 in 170 x 140 cm

Alejandra Hernández
The Empress, 2021
oil on canvas
67 x 55 in
170 x 140 cm

Stacy Leigh Lynn thought to herself, holy shit I’ve got em! These are going right in the trash, 2021 acrylic on canvas 20 x 16 in 51 x 40.5 cm  

Stacy Leigh
Lynn thought to herself, holy shit I’ve got em! These are going right in the trash, 2021
acrylic on canvas
20 x 16 in
51 x 40.5 cm
 

Stacy Leigh Untitled, 2021  acrylic on canvas 20 x 16 in 51 x 40.5 cm

Stacy Leigh
Untitled, 2021 
acrylic on canvas
20 x 16 in
51 x 40.5 cm

Stacy Leigh Gran was in on it 2021  acrylic on canvas 20 x 16 in 51 x 40.5 cm

Stacy Leigh
Gran was in on it 2021 
acrylic on canvas
20 x 16 in
51 x 40.5 cm

Mosie Romney Body, 2021 oil and spray paint on canvas 72 x 36 in 183 x 91.5 cm

Mosie Romney
Body, 2021
oil and spray paint on canvas
72 x 36 in
183 x 91.5 cm

Mosie Romney Spirit, 2021 oil and spray paint on canvas 72 x 36 in 183 x 91.5 cm

Mosie Romney
Spirit, 2021
oil and spray paint on canvas
72 x 36 in
183 x 91.5 cm

Jennifer West Cat Clone Copy Hologram #1, 2020 2K High-definition video (transferred from 16mm painted with urine and inks, 16mm shot by Peter West), Holofan LED projector 48 seconds looped 20.5 x 20.5 x 2.5 in 52.1 x 52.1 x 6.4 cm

Jennifer West
Cat Clone Copy Hologram #1, 2020
2K High-definition video (transferred from 16mm painted with urine and inks, 16mm shot by Peter West), Holofan LED projector
48 seconds looped
20.5 x 20.5 x 2.5 in
52.1 x 52.1 x 6.4 cm

Jennifer West Cat Clone Copy Hologram #2, 2020 2K High-definition video (transferred from 16mm painted with urine and inks, 16mm shot by Peter West), Holofan LED projector 30 seconds looped 17 x 17 x 5.5 in 43.2 x 43.2 x 14 in

Jennifer West
Cat Clone Copy Hologram #2, 2020
2K High-definition video (transferred from 16mm painted with urine and inks, 16mm shot by Peter West), Holofan LED projector
30 seconds looped
17 x 17 x 5.5 in
43.2 x 43.2 x 14 in

Jennifer West Cat Clone Copy Hologram #3, 2020 2K High-definition video (transferred from 16mm painted with urine and inks, 16mm shot by Peter West), Holofan LED projector 44 seconds looped 20.5 x 20.5 x 2.5 in 52.1 x 52.1 x 6.4 cm

Jennifer West
Cat Clone Copy Hologram #3, 2020
2K High-definition video (transferred from 16mm painted with urine and inks, 16mm shot by Peter West), Holofan LED projector
44 seconds looped
20.5 x 20.5 x 2.5 in
52.1 x 52.1 x 6.4 cm

Jennifer West Smash the Screen Media Archaeology/Hammer, 2020 2K video (transferred from 16mm print), hammer, flatscreen television shards (broken flatscreen televisions collected from street curbs in Los Angeles and smashed) 5.5 x 38 x 22 in 14 x 96.5 x 55.9 cm

Jennifer West
Smash the Screen Media Archaeology/Hammer, 2020
2K video (transferred from 16mm print), hammer, flatscreen television shards (broken flatscreen televisions collected from street curbs in Los Angeles and smashed)
5.5 x 38 x 22 in
14 x 96.5 x 55.9 cm

Jennifer West Smash the Screen Media Archaeology/Rock, 2020 2K video (transferred from 16mm print), rock, flatscreen television shards (broken flatscreen televisions collected from street curbs in Los Angeles and smashed) 10 x 38 x 30 in 25.4 x 96.5 x 76.2 cm

Jennifer West
Smash the Screen Media Archaeology/Rock, 2020
2K video (transferred from 16mm print), rock, flatscreen television shards (broken flatscreen televisions collected from street curbs in Los Angeles and smashed)
10 x 38 x 30 in
25.4 x 96.5 x 76.2 cm

Jennifer West Smash the Screen Media Archaeology/Cell phone smash, 2020 2K video (transferred from 16mm print), cell phone fragments, mask 5.5 x 38 x 22 in 14 x 96.5 x 55.9 cm

Jennifer West
Smash the Screen Media Archaeology/Cell phone smash, 2020
2K video (transferred from 16mm print), cell phone fragments, mask
5.5 x 38 x 22 in
14 x 96.5 x 55.9 cm

Liliana Basarab Boots on the Ground, 2021 ceramic, seashells dimensions variable
Alejandra Hernández My Garden, 2021 oil on canvas 67 x 55 in 170 x 140 cm
Alejandra Hernández The Empress, 2021 oil on canvas 67 x 55 in 170 x 140 cm
Stacy Leigh Lynn thought to herself, holy shit I’ve got em! These are going right in the trash, 2021 acrylic on canvas 20 x 16 in 51 x 40.5 cm  
Stacy Leigh Untitled, 2021  acrylic on canvas 20 x 16 in 51 x 40.5 cm
Stacy Leigh Gran was in on it 2021  acrylic on canvas 20 x 16 in 51 x 40.5 cm
Mosie Romney Body, 2021 oil and spray paint on canvas 72 x 36 in 183 x 91.5 cm
Mosie Romney Spirit, 2021 oil and spray paint on canvas 72 x 36 in 183 x 91.5 cm
Jennifer West Cat Clone Copy Hologram #1, 2020 2K High-definition video (transferred from 16mm painted with urine and inks, 16mm shot by Peter West), Holofan LED projector 48 seconds looped 20.5 x 20.5 x 2.5 in 52.1 x 52.1 x 6.4 cm
Jennifer West Cat Clone Copy Hologram #2, 2020 2K High-definition video (transferred from 16mm painted with urine and inks, 16mm shot by Peter West), Holofan LED projector 30 seconds looped 17 x 17 x 5.5 in 43.2 x 43.2 x 14 in
Jennifer West Cat Clone Copy Hologram #3, 2020 2K High-definition video (transferred from 16mm painted with urine and inks, 16mm shot by Peter West), Holofan LED projector 44 seconds looped 20.5 x 20.5 x 2.5 in 52.1 x 52.1 x 6.4 cm
Jennifer West Smash the Screen Media Archaeology/Hammer, 2020 2K video (transferred from 16mm print), hammer, flatscreen television shards (broken flatscreen televisions collected from street curbs in Los Angeles and smashed) 5.5 x 38 x 22 in 14 x 96.5 x 55.9 cm
Jennifer West Smash the Screen Media Archaeology/Rock, 2020 2K video (transferred from 16mm print), rock, flatscreen television shards (broken flatscreen televisions collected from street curbs in Los Angeles and smashed) 10 x 38 x 30 in 25.4 x 96.5 x 76.2 cm
Jennifer West Smash the Screen Media Archaeology/Cell phone smash, 2020 2K video (transferred from 16mm print), cell phone fragments, mask 5.5 x 38 x 22 in 14 x 96.5 x 55.9 cm