Fakewhale Newsletter Issue #15

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Welcome to issue #15 of the Fakewhale Newsletter!

Check out the latest from the ART MARKET, engage with Eli Scheinman’s interview with Fakewhale, and learn more about the latest Fakewhale Insights and featured DISPLAYS.

FW GALLERY | ART MARKET

Explore the artworks from last week’s ART MARKET! ⬇️

FW INTERVIEWS

In conversation with Fakewhale, Eli Scheinman, Director of Art at Proof and Yuga Labs, sits down with us to unravel his singular path into the art world.

Eli traces his unconventional journey from a culturally enriched upbringing through significant career shifts in academia and tech, to his current leadership in the digital art space — sharing how this varied background shapes his strategic vision and impacts his approach to digital art.

“I believe we are at a point now that will ultimately serve as a filter for who persists and who continues to do the work and show up. If you’re doing the work and showing up right now, you’re here for the right reasons.” __ Eli S.

Read the full interview 🔗 

INSIGHTS

Experience the interplay of light, space, and minimalist design in Larry Bell's 1970s works at Hauser & Wirth, Monaco, open to visit until August 31st.

“Larry Bell once remarked, ‘My work is more about the experience of seeing than it is about the objects themselves.’ This sentiment perfectly encapsulates the immersive nature of his exhibition at Hauser & Wirth in Monaco.

Upon entering Larry Bell’s exhibition ‘Works from the 1970s,’ visitors are immediately struck by the monumental presence of his freestanding glass walls. These architecturally scaled works dominate and transform the space, creating an atmosphere that is both ethereal and rooted in a rigorous minimalist aesthetic. The exhibition’s setup is a triumph of minimalism and architectural precision, designed to highlight the unique qualities of Bell’s glass sculptures.

Learn more about the exhibition 🔗 

DISPLAYS 

I spy with my little eye something you do not see and that is… Now, guess! So, you ask yourself: Am I the ‘I’ capturing, the perceiving subject? Or am I the ‘something’ being captured, the object of perception? Or what is the ‘something’ I do not see, cannot see, that which eludes capture by my naked eye? Today, in the technological scene, not seeing anything intelligible is the “new” condition of contemporary perception. Walter Benjamin’s “optical unconscious” introduced by photography has been updated to the unconscious of planetary scale computation.

Discover “NO MIND NO MATTER” by Urbach Justin, Vall Tatjana, and Kiel Johannes, curated by Kunstarkaden Munich, at Kunstarkaden Munich, Munich, 25.06.2024-27.07.2024.

CONTEMPORARY BLOG

That wraps this week’s issue of the Fakewhale Newsletter, be sure to check in for the next one for more insights into the Fakewhale ecosystem.