Introducing S.2122: A New Work of Art

introducing “S.2122” a new work that debuted at Art Basel Hong Kong and was acquired by Deji Art Museum… 🧵 pic.twitter.com/JTZbAp10S9

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1/ this work is the next iteration of the ‘kinetic sculpture’ series and was made over the last year at the studio. It is similar in form to HUMAN ONE, but is more of an intricately detailed 3D sculpture telling a very different story… pic.twitter.com/tuEHqtPkYk

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2/ this is the story of a possible future where climate change has forced us to live on these giant clusters in the middle of ocean. It’s 100 years in the future and things have gotten pretty weird but we’re making it work… 🤷

Similar to HUMAN ONE, this artwork will change… pic.twitter.com/XWlp603XsN

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3/ this artwork debuted last week in Hong Kong at Art Basel with LGDR which in itself was a massive honor because the rest of their booth was filled with Warhol, Picasso, Richter, etc 🤯🤯🤯

Even amidst these works, it was amazing to see the reaction from the crowd there. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/0xoyuRTeKN

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/4 and of course the BIG news is that during the fair this work was acquired by Deji Art Museum in Nanjing, China. 🥹

We could not be more honored to by partnering with this institution for this historic acquisition and see this as the first in a massive new opportunity for… pic.twitter.com/aNmjQbAgey

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