TRANS WORLD

Bucharest

Lisa Anne Auerbach / Polly Borland / Genesis Breyer P-Orridge / Vaginal Davis / Celeste Dupuy-Spencer / Natalie Frank / Dominique Fung / Hortensia Mi Kafchin / Devin B Johnson / Lou Cantor / Simphiwe Ndzube / Katja Novitskova / Katherina Olschbaur / Aura Rosenberg / Penny Siopis / Suzanne Treister / Morgane Tschiember / Anna Uddenberg / curated by Ben Lee Ritchie Handler

June 15 – August 17, 2019

Lisa Anne Auerbach
READINGS (Deck Choice Reading For Ben Lee), 2019
set of 7 gelatin silver prints
12.75 x 12.75 in each
32.5 x 32.5 cm each
 

Polly Borland
Morph, 2019
digital video
22:24 minutes

Genesis Breyer P-Orridge
Untitled (Red Chair 2) (With Laure Leber), 2019
Edition AP

archival pigment print
15 x 10 in
38 x 25.5 cm

Lou Cantor
Politique D'identité, 2019
photograph
23.5 x 46 in
60 x 117 cm

Vaginal Davis
Linda Christian, 2017
watercolor paper, nail varnish, glycerin, witch hazel, mascara, eyebrow pencil, Jean Nate perfume, Afro Sheen hair conditioner, hair spray, pomade
5 x 3.25 in
13 x 8.5 cm

Celeste Dupuy-Spencer
Frank and His Bones, 2019
oil on canvas
35 x 28 in
​89 x 71 cm

Natalie Frank
Georg Pilk, "Die wendische Faust-Sage" (1900) | Jerzy Slizinski, "Krabat” (1959), 2016
black and white gouache on Fabriano smooth paper
22.50 x 30 in
57 x 76.25 cm

Natalie Frank
Giuseppe Pitrè, "The Tuft of Wild Beet" (1875) | François-Marie Luzel, "The Magician and his Servant" (1885), 2019
black and white gouache on Fabriano smooth paper
22.50 x 30 in
57 x 76.25 cm

Dominique Fung
One-Slit Wonder Bodycon, 2019
oil on canvas
40 x 30 in
101.75 x 76.25 cm

Devin Johnson
Phantom Limb, 2019
oil, oil stick, acrylic, spray paint, collage on canvas
60 x 62 in
152.5 x 157.5 cm

Hortensia Mi Kafchin
Blue Pill Pepe, 2019
oil on canvas
63 x 47.25 in
​160 x 120 cm

Hortensia Mi Kafchin
Woman Browsing the Web, 2019
oil pastel on cardboard
53.15 x 47.25 in
135 x 120 cm

Simphiwe Ndzube
Death Ride (The Gravedigger), 2019
acrylic, fabric, duct tape, and photo print on linen
78.75 x 94.5 in
​200 x 240 cm

Katja Novitskova
"the end of civilization...", 2019
UV printer ink, epoxy clay, nail polish
65.25 x 47.25 x 1.125 in
166 x 120 x 3 cm

Katherina Olschbaur
Untitled, 2019
oil on canvas
200 x 200 cm
78.75 x 78.75 in

Aura Rosenberg
Rear View Mirror Romanian Car Radio, 2019
HD Video
1:40 minutes

Penny Siopsis
Note 26, 2014
glue, ink, and oil on paper
11.75 x 8.25 in
29.5 x 21 cm

Penny Siopsis
Note 29, 2015
glue, ink, and oil on paper
11.75 x 10.75 in
29.5 x 27.5 cm

Penny Siopsis
Note 44, 2015
glue, ink, and oil on paper
7.25 x 10.5 in
​18.5 x 27 cm

Penny Siopsis
Note 49, 2015
glue, ink, and oil on paper
10 x 14.5 in
25.5 x 37 cm

Penny Siopsis
Note 53, 2015
glue, ink, and oil on paper
11.75 x 8.75 in
30 x 22.5 cm

Penny Siopsis
Note 55, 2015
glue and ink on paper
11.75 x 8.5 in
29.5 x 21.5 cm

Penny Siopsis
Note 59, 2015
glue, ink, and oil on paper
16.25 x 11.5 in
​41.5 x 29.5 cm

Penny Siopsis
Note 60, 2015
glue and ink on paper
11.75 x 10.75 in
30 x 27.5 cm

Penny Siopsis
Note 68, 2015
glue, ink, and oil on paper
16.5 x 11.75 in
42 x 29.5 cm

Suzanne Treister
Survivor (F)/Rainbow Ethnography of Shamanic Cyborgianism, 2016-2018
Edition 3 of 15

archival giclée print on Hanemuhle bamboo paper
11.75 x 8.25 in
29.75 x 21 cm

Suzanne Treister
Survivor (F)/Moon Rise Parallel Universe, 2016-2018
Edition 3 of 15
archival giclée print on Hanemuhle bamboo paper
11.75 x 8.25 in
29.75 x 21 cm

Suzanne Treister
Survivor (F)/Interplanetary Data Love, 2016-2018
Edition 3 of 15
archival giclée print on Hanemuhle bamboo paper
11.75 x 8.25 in
29.75 x 21 cm

Suzanne Treister
Survivor (F)/Mushroom Robot Moon, 2016-2018
Edition 3 of 15

archival giclée print on Hanemuhle bamboo paper
11.75 x 8.25 in
29.75 x 21 cm

Suzanne Treister
Survivor (F)/5 Million Extinct Self Replicating Spaceships 02, 2016-2018
Edition 3 of 15
archival giclée print on Hanemuhle bamboo paper
11.75 x 8.25 in
29.75 x 21 cm

Morgane Tschiember
Dust Devil (Orbs), 2019
brown glass, dust
dimensions variable

Morgane Tschiember
Honey Drip, 2019
glass, metal
dimensions variable

Morgane Tschiember
Honey Drop, 2019
glass, metal
dimensions variable

Anna Uddenberg
Twin Generators and Upgraded Tender, 2017
styrofoam, acrylic resin, fiber glass, coffee table, polyurethane foam, HDF, automobile interior elements, synthetic leather, chromed table parts, carpet, vinyl foam stripes, hiking backpacks, aluminium climbing carabiners, climbing gear, belt, LED lights, mesh fabric
47.25 x 80 x 47.25 in
​120 x 203 x 120 cm

Press Release

VERNISSAGE: 15 JUNE, 6–8PM
CURATOR’S TOUR: 6PM SHARP 
OLIVIA NEUTRON BOMB LIVE: 8PM

 

curated by BEN LEE RITCHIE HANDLER
with multiversal interiors by JORGE LUIS CRUZATA

 

According to multiverse theory, every decision a person makes causes a split in the universe, wherein an alternate version of one’s self continues to exist in an alternate universe, living with the consequences of an alternate decision. There are an infinite number of variations of ourselves existing throughout time and space, having made an infinite number of differing decisions.

 

BUT WHAT IF AN INDIVIDUAL IS ABLE TO OCCUPY MULTIPLE UNIVERSES SIMULTANEOUSLY?

 

 

 

TRANS WORLD is an exploration of identity through work by artists who are able to manifest multiple universes at the same time.

 

TRANS WORLD exists in Bucharest and Los Angeles concurrently, with unique works by the same slate of artists suited for each respective environment.

 

TRANS WORLD contemporaneously occupies the universes of art and design with design objects evocative of each respective location, transforming the gallery space into a domestic refuge for the

universally ambiguous.

 

TRANS WORLD is radical, metaphysical empathy. How can we not identify with one another on some level, knowing there’s a version of ourselves out there existing in every conceivable state of being?