Recording Artists

Louis Osmosis

313 Bowery, New York, NY
March 11, 2023 - May 7, 2023

Louis Osmosis, Swollen Violin (Autographs), 2023, Reclaimed violin & bow, reinforced paper-mache, acrylic on gauze, powder-coated steel , 40 x 21 x 13 in 101.6 x 53.3 x 33 cm

Louis Osmosis, Mom’s Cadavatar, 2023, Reclaimed mannequin, fibers, adhesive, acrylic, polyurethane, steel , 71 x 21 x 20 in 180.3 x 53.3 x 50.8 cm

Louis Osmosis, Picasso’s Asshole: Smashed & Electrified, 2023, Styrene, pigmented resin, MDF, steel, concrete, polyurethane , 61 x 28 x 20 in 154.9 x 71.1 x 50.8 cm

Louis Osmosis, 6-Footer Polka Dotolith, 2023, Paper-mache on construction-grade plywood, polyurethane , 72 x 24 x 6 in 182.9 x 61 x 15.2 cm

Louis Osmosis, Jiminy’s Concerto/Custodian’s Interlude (Guggenheim), 2023, C-print in antique frame , 5 x 7 in 12.7 x 17.8 cm

Louis Osmosis, Newborn’s Cadavatar, 2023, Reclaimed mannequin, fibers, adhesive, acrylic, polyurethane , 30 x 14 x 11 in 76.2 x 35.6 x 27.9 cm

Louis Osmosis, Swollen Violin (Jersey), 2023, Reclaimed violin & bow, reinforced paper-mache, acrylic on gauze, powder-coated steel , 40 x 21 x 13 in 101.6 x 53.3 x 33 cm

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Overview

Amanita presenta Recording Artists, Louis Osmosis’s (b.1998) first solo exhibition with the gallery.

Louis Osmosis (b. 1996, Brooklyn, NY) is an interdisciplinary artist working primarily in sculpture, drawing, performance, and text. His practice revolves heavily around craft/manufacture, performative actions, and readymades, incorporating found objects and vernacular materials from popsicle sticks to graphic t-shirts, and hornet nests to violins. Equally invested in reenactment and artistic production, Osmosis’s speculative approach to form reflects his ongoing “investigation into affected modes of aspiration and lack.” Osmosis received his BFA from the Cooper Union in 2018.

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Press

Artnet News - Wet Paint in the Wild: Louis Osmosis puts on some freaky contacts and listens to death grips as he installs his buzzy new show