Fakewhale Newsletter Issue #33

Tomorrow on Objkt: ART MARKET DAY X-Mas Edition

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Fakewhale Team
December 17, 2024

Hello,

Welcome to issue #33 of the Fakewhale Newsletter!

Don’t miss the ART MARKET DAY X-Mas Edition, going live tomorrow at 4 pm cet 10 am et on objkt.com.

ART MARKET DAY: X-MAS EDITION

ART MARKET DAY X-Mas Edition Lineup

Artists featured in this second edition of ART MARKET DAY include Viola Rama, ANTN, Yigo, Betty Najafi, Noortje Stortelder, ankhae, Olivera Đurđević, drain, Linda Loh, Ren AI, Recollapse, Vidal Herrera, elbi, Henrique Cartaxo – Augurs, Deniz Korkmaz, Anya, Mosses, blanq, Ilya Shkipin, mariana JU, Morpho, Dan Kelly, sX_zr04, Bita, ʀɪɴɪɪғɪsʜ, objektpermanenz, Marina Ahmadova, Alexandra Vi, cypheristikal, lorenipsum, L’Inquisiteur, Daria Rastunina, AD_AD, PipiUniversel, Lola Dupre, KappaSage, Gregorio Zanardi, Greg Nikshumika, da täste, IRINA YUFEREVA, Iñigo Bilbao, Saeko Ehara, Uyo, Sky Goodman, Nicholas Dietrich, BRUTAL, D010930000, Elizabedsh, bluretina, Lena Ekert, Myujii, Croissuck, Michelle Thompson, doe, marco, Aempatia, Weirdveil, romandrits, Alexander Grawoig.

All works will go live at 4pm CET / 10 am ET on Wednesday, December 18th in the Fakewhale Gallery ART MARKET collection on objkt.com. Each artwork will feature distinct formats, pricing tiers, and dynamics, ranging from unique editions to limited and open editions.

Explore a preview of some of the artworks & read our most recent curatorial article ⬇️

Fakewhale Gallery presents ART MARKET DAY: X-Mas Edition on Objkt

On Wednesday, December 18th at 4 PM CET / 10 AM ET, we’re excited to present the second ART MARKET DAY: an X-Mas Edition

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Last week, Dev Harlan’s collection closed with all five 1/1 works sold successfully at auction on Verse.

Flock of Freeport by Dev Harlan

The series, rooted in the reconstruction of the 1990 IPCC Assessment Report within a simulated 1990s Macintosh OS, delivered a critical commentary on climate apathy embedded in techno-utopian narratives.

Catch up with the release!

The Dithering by Dev Harlan | Verse

The series *The Dithering (You Are Here)* extends Dev Harlan’s work with emulated desktops to contextualize climate apathy within the history of techtopian imaginaries which have largely been dismissive or hostile towards climate science. The work begins with an exploration of the first IPCC Assessment Report, published in 1990, whose pages have been reconstructed within an emulated 90’s era Macintosh system. Harlan has also labored to produce code under this system which generates thought provoking algorithmic artworks incorporating strange attractor models, satellite imagery and text. Mining ethical quandaries at the intersection of technology and climate he plots epithets and thought regimes as hypothetical trajectories in which “You Are Here” marks a moving waypoint for the ever fraught present. The first IPCC Climate Report was published in 1990. It contained many climate predictions that remain accurate, and yet in the 35 years since its publication there has been a tragically inadequate response to the ongoing climate crisis, which author Kim Stanley Robinson described as the “decades of dithering” in the speculative sci-fi novel 2312. This project aims to explore this first IPCC document and related climate science of the 1990s within the context of a desktop operating system from the same time period as a useful framing of the techno-cultural moment in which it was largely ignored. Dithering also has a specific meaning within computer graphics as an algorithm for reducing color depth of an image while still preserving legibility. The artwork is produced in 1bit color and relies on the well known Atkinson dithering algorithm developed by Apple to produce acceptable 1-bit images on its black and white computer systems of the 1980s. The Dithering offers a double meaning, the technical sense in which scientific images must be reduced in color depth to be legible, and the ethical sense in which inaction and squabbling by government, industry and society has produced irreparable harm to the Earth system.

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Fakewhale Gallery presents The Dithering (You Are Here) by Dev Harlan on Verse

On Wednesday, December 11th, Fakewhale Gallery is proud to unveil "The Dithering (You Are Here)" by Dev Harlan on Verse.

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INTERVIEWS

Marcello Maloberti

In conversation with Fakewhale, Marcello Maloberti reflects on METAL PANIC, his latest exhibition at Milan’s PAC where site-specific installations and performative elements transform the space into a dynamic construction site exploring memory, transformation and architecture.

METAL PANIC by Marcello Maloberti

“The first vision I had of the “METAL PANIC” exhibition was the engraving of my name and that of curator Diego Sileo on galvanized steel plates. This element became the common thread throughout the exhibition. The steel allowed me to create an aesthetic related to “work in progress,” I liked the idea of exploiting the space as an environment in constant transformation, creating a dynamic display that would engage the viewer. The audience will have the feeling of “being among things” and being part of them. The design of the exhibition took a long time because it was conceived and designed specifically for the PAC spaces.”

Continue reading…

Fakewhale in dialogue with Marcello Maloberti

Discover METAL PANIC at PAC Milan: Maloberti's art unites performativity, memory, and future reflections.

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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, coming in January 2025!