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Kenny Schachter’s Jupiter Show Aims for Aura, Lands Closer to Asbestos
Kenny Schachter’s latest show at Jupiter on NYC's Lower East Side kicks off with a nod to Walter Benjamin’s 1935 essay, The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction. It’s a lengthy text about originality, aura and what gets lost when art becomes infinitely replicable. Schachter runs with the idea, kind of, because what he actually delivers is a disjointed spread of glitchy paintings, robo-sculptures and AI-themed one-liners that are Schacter-esque.Some of the work was made with Matr Labs’ custom robotic painting hardware and it looks less like commentary on mechanical reproduction and more like a hot mess. As Cultured’s John Vincler put it, “The uncanny valley of this gag-inducing texture is a bug, not a feature.” One piece even drew inspo from asbestos-wrapped steam pipes in a busted New York basement.Still, the mess makes a kind of sense. Schachter’s always been a provocateur and the show fits within his satirical, self-referential universe. In the back room, there are quieter works that breathe a little more. The Kenny can’t paint series has a touch of vulnerability even if the title of the series undercuts it. Overall, the show doesn’t offer clarity on where the human ends and the robot begins, but it's something. It's a very Kenny Schacter show and worth checking out. It runs through April 26.Jupiter55 Delancey StreetNew York, NY 10002Click here to view full gallery at Hypebeast
Kenny Schachter’s latest show at Jupiter on NYC's Lower East Side kicks off with a nod to Walter Benjamin’s 1935 essay, The Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction. It’s a lengthy text about originality, aura and what gets lost when art becomes infinitely replicable. Schachter runs with the idea, kind of, because what he actually delivers is a disjointed spread of glitchy paintings, robo-sculptures and AI-themed one-liners that are Schacter-esque.
Some of the work was made with Matr Labs’ custom robotic painting hardware and it looks less like commentary on mechanical reproduction and more like a hot mess. As Cultured’s John Vincler put it, “The uncanny valley of this gag-inducing texture is a bug, not a feature.” One piece even drew inspo from asbestos-wrapped steam pipes in a busted New York basement.
Still, the mess makes a kind of sense. Schachter’s always been a provocateur and the show fits within his satirical, self-referential universe. In the back room, there are quieter works that breathe a little more. The Kenny can’t paint series has a touch of vulnerability even if the title of the series undercuts it.
Overall, the show doesn’t offer clarity on where the human ends and the robot begins, but it's something. It's a very Kenny Schacter show and worth checking out. It runs through April 26.
Jupiter
55 Delancey Street
New York, NY 10002
Click here to view full gallery at Hypebeast
