James Bayard, Daniel Creahan, Adrien De Monès, Andrew Dubow, Rafael Foster, Paul Gondry, Sean Lynn, Ester Kislin, Benjamin Langford, Young Gun Lee, Tom McFarland, Andy Pomykalski, Alexandra Metcalf, Anna Pierce, Prashast Thapan, Shelby Jackson, Amanda Elle, Parker Reid, Zack Marshall
June 17 - 30, 2015
177 Canal Street, New York
Installation view
Rafael Foster
projection, foam
Ben Langford
canvas print
Installation view
Paul Gondry
steel, PVC, rope
Adrien de Monès
ABS nylon
MX Gallery is pleased to present The Corporate Expo, a collaborative installation of works by James Bayard, Daniel Creahan, Adrien De Monès, Andrew Dubow, Rafael Foster, Paul Gondry, Sean Lynn, Ester Kislin, Benjamin Langford, Young Gun Lee, Tom McFarland, Andy Pomykalski, Alexandra Metcalf, Anna Pierce, Prashast Thapan, Shelby Jackson, Amanda Elle, Parker Reid, and Zack Marshall.
Designed on the model of a corporate fares expo, the exhibition features works of various media that engage the aesthetic and cultural schema characteristic of the ideal-typical “corporation."
Visitors are invited to enter an immersive set showcasing works that together compose an abstracted imaginary of finance capitalism and neoliberalism—with salient themes including market mediated representations of technological innovation, the progressive economization of “unproductive” behavior (the notion of “human capital”, its relation to biology and cognitive science), and the psychic profile of the so called “entrepreneur of the self."
Tom McFarland
24.5" x 44" x 1.5"
resin, acrylic paint, string, mesh tape, wood filler, wood frame
Installation view
Zack Marshall
acrylic, polyester, aluminum
30" x 40"
Ester Kislin
steel, foam, plaster
4' x 1.5'
James Bayard
office chair, plant, aluminum mic stand, spotlight, live karaoke
Andy Pomykalski
oil on canvas
Parker Reid
stainless steel fabric