Mishka Henner “Semi-Automatic”
Bruce Silverstein
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Bruce Silverstein presents Semi-Automatic, the first solo show of Mishka Henner’s work in the US. Selected for the upcoming 30th anniversary of MoMA’s New Photography exhibition, Henner’s work combines elements from mass media, public datasets, and internet culture to address a range of charged cultural and economic subjects.
Henner has described himself as an aggregator of data and images, often producing works that are dystopian in tone. Citing the influence of writers such as J. G. Ballard, Jean Baudrillard, and Michel Houellebecq, he writes, “America continues to dominate the European imagination. The optical superstructure it has helped create ensnares us but can also illuminate us.”
Many of Henner’s projects involve extensive documentary research combined with the meticulous construction of imagery from materials sourced online. In this exhibition, key works from his screen-based output over the past six years are presented alongside more recent works. In each, the free and fluid circulation of images is set against underlying economic systems. Prints, books, paintings and video works addressing state censorship; the sex trade; the art market; and the silver, beef and oil industries are brought together for the first time.
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Schedule
from September 10, 2015 to October 24, 2015
Opening Reception on 2015-09-10 from 18:00 to 20:00
Preceded by artist's talk at 5 pm.