CORY ARCANGEL

Connecting these works are not only /roʊˈdeɪoʊ/‘s ambient system sounds by musician Daniel Lopatin(Oneohtrix Point Never), but a new series, entitled Things I Made, in which various webpages fromcoryarcangel.com become prints on paper ripped from a HP Deskjet 2710e manual. The prints track theprogress of Arcangel’s work over the last two decades and include Photoshop Gradient and SmudgeTool Demonstration (2007) and his Self-Playing Nintendo 64 NBA Courtside 2 (2011).

The show concludes with a ready-made floor installation and a new series of Alus, aluminium paintingsfeaturing abstract shapes and signatures cut by a robotic CNC fibre laser cutting machine with finishesthat are reminiscent of Apple’s product lines for both casual and professional users. The lines, curves,and letters have been rendered from vectorised photographs of tracksuits, motifs which have been along-standing interest of Arcangel’s. Industrially painted in hot pink, each work and its markings areunique. Diamond Plate (2023) utilses a non-skid, safety surface used for stairs, catwalks, workplatforms, walkways and ramps as the backdrop for the exhibition. Notably, the diamond plate patternwas a popular website background in the early days of the internet, and was the background for theartist’s first website (circa 1996). From the ‘90s until 2023, Arcangel has weaved and swerved through acareer centring contemporary art around ideas of power, digital technology and humour. Errors andOmissions serves as a teaser to Arcangel’s continuing journey.