ACCELERATIONISM

 

2024

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TERRARIUM TANK, INDUSTRIAL FAN, WATER, REPTILE MISTING SYSTEM, SAND, ROCKS, TAYLOR SWIFT VINYLS, THE ERAS TOUR MERCHANDISE, SKIMS SHAPEWEAR, SKKN BY KIM, STANLEY QUENCHER H2.0 TUMBLERS IN CREAM AND ROSE QUARTZ

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7 ’H x 50”D 

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ACCELERATIONISM IS A RADICAL BELIEF THAT CALLS FOR A DRASTIC ACCELERATION IN CAPITALIST GROWTH, TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS, AND OTHER PROCESSES OF SOCIAL CHANGE TO DESTABILIZE EXISTING SYSTEMS AND CREATE RADICAL SOCIAL TRANSFORMATIONS. IN THE EPONYMOUS WORK, I HANDMADE A TERRARIUM TANK THAT REPLICATES THE SUN, WIND, AND RAIN IN A DESERT ECOSYSTEM. BESIDES THE SAND AND ROCKS, THE CONTENT OF THE TANK FEATURES A COLLECTION OF DETRITUS OF TAYLOR SWIFT MERCHANDISE, KIM KARDASHIAN’S SKIMS SHAPEWEAR AND SKINCARE LINE SKKN BY KIM, AS WELL AS STANLEY TUMBLERS. 

 

THE WEATHER CONDITION IS TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED WITH HEAT-SENSORS INSIDE OF THE TANK. WHEN IT DIPS BELOW A CERTAIN DEGREE, THE REPTILE HEAT LAMP WILL TURN ON. CONVERSELY, AS THE TANK OVERHEATS TO OVER 75°F, THE STORM COMES ON FOLLOWED BY THE RAIN. 

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ON VIEW FROM 06.21 TO 08.31 AT CUCHIFRITOS GALLERY + PROJECT SPACE, 88 ESSEX ST, NEW YORK, NY 10002

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PRESENTED BY ABRONS ARTS CENTER AND ARTISTS ALLIANCE INC.