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This series confronts mainstream fears that AI might steal our livelihoods, dominate our societies, or irrevocably alter our sense of self. Where Richard Brautigan once envisioned a gentle union between humans and technology in his 1967 poem, “All Watched Over By Machines of Loving Grace”, ALIΞNATI✺N emerges as its photographic negative; an exorcism of that utopian dream that exposes the darker anxieties beneath its bright veneer. Drawing upon advanced AI tools, photographic processes, and a DIY ethos, ALIΞNATI✺N explores the porous boundary between fact and fiction, algorithm and artist. By blending the chaotic humor of internet memes with the faceless realms of crypto-anonymity, ALIΞNATI✺N poses urgent questions about our own entanglement with technology: Where does our humanity end and the machine begin?
@R0DIZI0 investigates the intersections of digital media, photography, and futurist aesthetics. A long time participant in online communities—from early chat rooms and internet forums to the rise of crypto-based art platforms—@R0DIZI0’s work often materializes at the threshold where virtual and physical realities collide. By embracing the aesthetic quirks of meme culture and the disruptive ethos of decentralized technologies, the artist amplifies marginalized voices, spark dialogue about our collective anxieties, and envision new possibilities for human–AI symbiosis.
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KGP is pleased to present Space-Aid, Frank Frances’ first solo exhibition in New York. Space-Aid is an examination and reimagining of Frances’ childhood memories centered around the consumption of Kool-Aid, an item deeply ingrained in Black culture. When he was young, Kool-Aid was a small luxury that provided moments of joy. Raised by a single mother, Frances states, “we waited for sales to stock up on my favorite drink mix—ten packets for a dollar at my local Winn-Dixie, a supermarket chain woven into the fabric of the American South.”
The experience of Kool-Aid evokes a sense of comfort, yet also serves as a poignant reminder of a time defined by socioeconomic limitations. In contrast, images of the cosmos captured by NASA’s James Webb and Hubble Space Telescopes present a realm of unbounded potential and celestial grandeur. In Space-Aid, Frances bridges these associations, translating the humble materiality of the powdered mix into vibrant abstractions that echo the vastness of the universe. Through this transformation, Frances seeks to construct new memories and meanings, while preserving the whimsical nature of childhood.
Frank Frances (b.1983, Columbia, SC) currently lives in New York City. Frances received BFA and MFA degrees from School of Visual Arts, New York. He has exhibited in solo and group presentations domestically and internationally at The Studio Museum of Harlem, Blue Sky Gallery, Sasha Wolf Gallery, Glasshouse, Carriage Trade, and Werkstadt Graz amongst others. Reviews and features of his work have appeared in publications such as The New York Times, The New Yorker, Vice, NPR, ArtInfo, Bomblog, and Bloomberg BusinessWeek. His first monograph Remember The South is published by Monolith Editions.
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PAST EXHIBITIONS
KGP_027 Kris Graves X Julian Calero - Separation (Chris Burnside, Peter Butler, Rob de Oude, Nathan Gelgud, Lauren Jack, Annie Kyle, Michael Robbins, Daniel Salemi, Adam Taye, Rena Teratani, Andrew Zarou)
KGP_026 David Nadel - Burns (in conjunction with and exhibited at Sasha Wolf Gallery, New York)
KGP_025 Jo Ann Walters - Vanity + Consolation
KGP_024 Andreas Gehrke - Forst / Greg Miller - Asser Levy Pool
KGP_023 Sultry II / Adam Taye - Quorum
(Jowhara AlSaud, Michael Cardinali, Daniell Cohen,Lois Conner, Jon Feinstein, Jason Hanasik, Gabriela Herman, Matt Licari, Eduardo Lopez, Greg Miller, K Yoland M, Matthew Pillsbury, Manjari Sharma, Rafael Soldi, Brea Souders, Sari Wynne)
KGP_022 Caleb Jagger - Terligua / Tamar Cohen - Driving in Circles
KGP_021 Luke Abiol - Winters Berlin / Brian St. Cyr - Flycage
KGP_020 Greg Miller - Nashville / Ruben Natal-San Miguel - NY, NY: Concrete Jungle
KGP_019 Anna Collette - Invasive Species / Christopher Williams - New Drawings
KGP_018 Sara Macel - Texas Bunch / Carin Johnson - Nuances / Terry Girard - Iceland
KGP_017 Of Land (Peter Baker, Lois Conner, Jed Devine, Amy Finklestein, Andreas Gehrke, Jan Groover, Laura McPhee, Ray Moertenson, Victor Schrager, Steve Smith, Jo Ann Walters)
KGP_016 Jason Hanasik - He Opened Up Somewhere Along the Eastern Shore / Liz Jaff - Diagramming a Fold
Sultry - Matthew Calabrese, Sofia Cordova, Richard Gary, Terry Girard, Lizzie Gorfaine, Caitlin Kelley, Robert Kozma, Greg Miller, Darcy Rogers, Kiriko Shirobayashi, Xia Tio
KGP_014 To Here - Michael Cardinali, Tom Griggs, Phil Jung, Joey Tipton
KGP_013 Daniel Salemi - Atelophobia / Austin Thomas - Practice Space
KGP_012 Luke Abiol & Marina Garcia-Vasquez - Belongings
Artist List: Luke Abiol, Peter Baker, Dana Gentile, Eric Hairabedian, Jason Hanasik, Caleb Jagger, David Nadel, Michael Robbins, Daniel Salemi, Tricia Zigmund, Sergio A. Fernandez, Sara Macel, Jersey Walz
KGP_010 Peter Baker - My Lost City / Libby Hartle - Makeshift
KGP_009 Sergio A. Fernandez - Global / Dana Gentile - Collage
KGP_008 Eric Hairabedian - Remembrance / Peter Mallo - Soft Black
AAF NYC, New York (Art X Women), 2011
MadridFOTO, Madrid, Spain, 2011
MadridFOTO, Madrid, Spain, 2010
Aqua Art Fair, Miami, Florida, 2009