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Roopa Vasudevan, Artificial Abundance #22, 2025,&nbsp;Dye sublimation on Chromaluxe aluminum photo panel, 16 x 24 x .45 inches, unique, signed on verso, unframed with floating mount on backExhibited in "Artificial Abundance", solo exhibition at SPACE Gallery (Portland, ME), September-October 2025. “Artificial Abundance” is a series of computationally generated prints created by manipulating personal landscape or nature photos taken by the artist. Using none of the AI image making software that has garnered exponential hype and criticism alike in recent years, the work is instead generated using machine learning tools that have been available within standard consumer design software for over a decade. The series points to the perpetual mythic and omniscient nature that we continue to assign to the idea of artificial intelligence—always existing at the periphery of our vision instead of being slowly and deeply integrated into everyday life—alongside the detrimental effects that its growth will continue to have on the world if its developers remain unchecked and unregulated.Bio:Roopa Vasudevan is a South Asian-American media artist, computer programmer, and researcher based between New York City and Western Massachusetts. Her research and creative practice investigate default technical practices and protocols, and how they intersect with larger social and economic power structures. She has exhibited her work internationally, and been featured by the New York Times, WHYY, Reuters, Slate, Hyperallergic, Jezebel, PBS NewsHour, Public Radio International, and more. She has demonstrated a steadfast commitment to artist-led and DIY initiatives, working with such spaces as ABC No Rio (New York, NY); SPACE Gallery (Portland, ME); SOHO20 Gallery (Brooklyn, NY); SPACES (Cleveland, OH); AUTOMAT (Philadelphia, PA); Public Works Administration (New York); Unrequited Leisure (Nashville, TN); Space 1026 (Philadelphia); Icebox Project Space (Philadelphia); Dunkunsthalle (New York); Vox Populi (Philadelphia), where she was a member of the artist collective between 2019 and 2023; and Flux Factory (Queens, NY), where she continues to be an active member of the artist community.Vasudevan has additionally been supported by NEW INC (New Museum), the Processing Foundation, Eyebeam, and the Emerson Collective Culture Council, among others. Between 2022 and 2025, she was a co-investigator on the Data Fluencies Project, an international research initiative based out of the Digital Democracies Institute at Simon Fraser University (Vancouver). She received a PhD in Communication from the University of Pennsylvania in 2023, and an MPS from the Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP) at NYU in 2013. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Art at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, where she is a proud member of the Massachusetts Society of Professors (MSP), the labor union representing faculty and librarians.EMV: 750Weight: 3 lbs

Roopa Vasudevan, Artificial Abundance #22

Flux Factory’s Art Auction is back! You can bid on works by over 50 Fluxers and friends.The auction will culminate with our <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://withfriends.events/event/8G1IGCy5/flux-factory-2025-art-auction-gala/">Gala</a> on October 23, from 6:30 to 9:30 PM at 55 Suffolk. Join us to see the artworks in person, enjoy a catered open bar, and take in the lovely view of downtown Manhattan.Bidding will remain open throughout the evening and officially closes at 9:00 PM, so make sure to get your final bids in on time!This annual Auction &amp; Gala supports Flux’s free public programs and affordable artist residencies.<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://withfriends.events/event/8G1IGCy5/flux-factory-2025-art-auction-gala/">Buy Gala Tickets Here</a>

Patrick Costello: Earthly Delights: Blue Vervain, 2022Risograph print, 10 x 12 inches, 32/50, signed on versoBio: Patrick Costello is an interdisciplinary artist exploring the impacts of history on present ecologies – giving specific attention to the intricate relationships of care and control that define gardens and other cultivated landscapes. Steeped in over ten years of experience as a gardener in New York City, his work takes cues from the humble yet transformative processes of compost heaps, where decay becomes a catalyst for new possibility.Patrick has received a MacDowell Fellowship and was the Performing Artist-in-Residence at Brooklyn Botanic Garden. He has exhibited work at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, Socrates Sculpture Park, Queens, NY; and Stone Quarry Hill Art Park, Cazenovia, NY. He has performed in venues including Ars Nova, New York, NY; The Philadelphia Museum of Art; and The Public Theater, New York, NY. He holds an MFA from Hunter College and a BA from the University of Virginia.<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://patrickjcostello.net">patrickjcostello.net</a>

Patrick Costello: Earthly Delights: Blue Vervain

Patrick Costello: Earthly Delights: Goldenrod, 2022Risograph print, 12 x 10 inches, 32/50, signed on versoBio: Patrick Costello is an interdisciplinary artist exploring the impacts of history on present ecologies – giving specific attention to the intricate relationships of care and control that define gardens and other cultivated landscapes. Steeped in over ten years of experience as a gardener in New York City, his work takes cues from the humble yet transformative processes of compost heaps, where decay becomes a catalyst for new possibility.Patrick has received a MacDowell Fellowship and was the Performing Artist-in-Residence at Brooklyn Botanic Garden. He has exhibited work at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit, Socrates Sculpture Park, Queens, NY; and Stone Quarry Hill Art Park, Cazenovia, NY. He has performed in venues including Ars Nova, New York, NY; The Philadelphia Museum of Art; and The Public Theater, New York, NY. He holds an MFA from Hunter College and a BA from the University of Virginia.<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://patrickjcostello.net">patrickjcostello.net</a>

Patrick Costello: Earthly Delights: Goldenrod

Petr Shvetsov: untitled, 2018,Canvas, Oil, 9 x 12 x 1.75 inches, Unique, signed on versoPetr Shvetsov is a notable Russian contemporary artist born in Leningrad (now St. Petersburg) in 1970. He is recognized for his expressive and often provocative works that span painting, graphics, installation, and sculpture. Shvetsov's art frequently explores themes of beauty, cultural identity, and the interplay between tradition and modernity.Petr Shvetsov divides his time between St. Petersburg, Russia and South Royalton, Vermont, and works in different media, including, painting, sculpture, and large scale installations. He has participated in numerous solo and group exhibitions in Russia, the U.S., and Europe and his work can be found in the collections of the State Russian Museum, New York Public Library, British Library, Saxon State Library (Dresden), Institute of Contemporary Russian Culture (Los Angeles), University of CA Library( Santa Barbara). <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.shvetsov.info">www.shvetsov.info</a>Educated at the Leningrad Secondary Art School (now the St. Petersburg State Academic Art Lyceum), Shvetsov has been a member of the St. Petersburg Union of Artists since 1992. His career includes international residencies and exhibitions across Europe and the United States. Notably, he spent time working in England, Denmark, Finland, and the USA in the early 1990s, experiences that have influenced his artistic development.

Petr Shvetsov: untitled

Rebecca Forstater: All the Winners, Artifact #4, 2021polylactic acid, silicone, pigment, hydrographic print, 1.625 x 1.25 x 2.625 inches, UniqueAll the Winners is a series of works that use machine learning to create mashups of viral memes featuring reality television cast members,probing the temporal gap that fuses past and present into a singular, complex narrative. These works reveal tangible markers of both societal progress and recurring shortcomings. This work invites reflection on what it means to engage with such imagery across vastly different contexts, exploring the complexities embedded in digital culture’s layered relationship with memory, empathy, and humor.

Rebecca Forstater: All the Winners, Artifact #4

Sally Beauti Twin: Kite in Drag, 2024,Mylar, Acrylic Paint, Wire, Bamboo, 34 x 34 inches, Unique, unsignedPreviously exhibited at Art Crawl Harlem Gallery and Stephen Street Gallery.Bio: Sally Beauty Twin is a trans woman artist living in New York City. Her practice includes creation and curation of visual art, music, and theater. Sally's work has recenlty been shown at Spring/Break Art Fair, Tomato Mouse Gallery, and Mizuma and Kips Gallery.

Sally Beauti Twin: Kite in Drag

Sara Jimenez: Schism (7), 2015,&nbsp;Paper, inkjet print, metal paint, patina, rust, 9 x 12 inches, Unique, signed on versoThis collage is made from reprinted American colonial photos about the Philippines, combined with steel and copper paint with patinas.Bio: My work materializes invisible histories and a kaleidoscopic connectedness I have to my ancestors and their land. I work in installation, sculpture, collage, and performance to create visual metaphors through fantastical environments and otherworldly, biomorphic objects. Most of my research and inspiration comes from learning about the landscape and narratives from my genealogical roots in Southeast Asia, the Pacific, and the UK. My practice uses poetic abstraction and color to disorient and trouble dominant ideas about people, places and time. Each project or series of works is sited in a specific set of historical narrative threads. Alongside my practice of researching ancestral intersectional histories, I also create site specific installations that grapple with the legacies and landscapes of their particular locations.Jimenez received her BA from the University of Toronto and her MFA from Parsons the New School for Design in Fine Art. Selected solo exhibitions include Rachel Uffner Gallery (NYC), Smack Mellon(NYC), and Morgan Lehman Gallery (NYC). Selected commissions include Cornell University (Ithaca, NY), Wave Hill (NYC), and MadArt Studio (Seattle). Jimenez has also exhibited in exhibitions at museums including El Museo del Barrio, The Brooklyn Museum, and The Bronx Museum. Her work is part of the permanent collection of the Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice. Selected awards and grants include NYFA’s Canadian Women's Artist Award, Canada Council for the Arts’ Explore and Create and Travel Grants, and BRIC’s Colene Brown Art Prize.

Sara Jimenez: Schism (7)

Sarah Dahlinger: Halloween,&nbsp;2023, 4 color lithograph on Zerkall paper, 20 x 16 inches, Limited Edition 2 of 5, signedPreviously exhibited on Governors Island in 2023 and at Cooper Union in 2024.Bio: Sarah Dahlinger is a multimedia artist originally from Wyoming, based in Queens. Her project-based practice involves printmaking, video, performance, food, installation, mask making, costume and prop design. In addition to her individual practice, Sarah co-directs Springboard Collective, a collaboration that creates interactive installations and events.She received her MFA in Printmaking from Ohio University and works as a printmaking technician at the Cooper Union. Her work has shown at 334Broome (NYC), Flux Factory (Queens, NY), Governors Island (NYC), London Biennale (Las Vegas, NV, Berlin, Germany, &amp; Manila, Philippines), Gallery 5 (Richmond, VA), ARoS Museum (Aarhus, Denmark), Practice Gallery (Philadelphia, PA), Knockdown Center (Queens, NY), Greenwood Cemetery (Brooklyn, NY), Little Berlin (Philadelphia, PA), Danube Video Art Festival (Grein, Austria), International Film and Video Festival (Athens, OH). She has an upcoming residency at Ucross (Wyoming) and has completed residencies at Governors Island, ARoS Museum (Aarhus, Denmark), Flux Factory, and International Ceramic Studio (Kecskemét, Hungary). Recent awards include the Queens Art Fund: New Work Grant and the Flushing Town Hall Grant for Artists in Queens.<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.sarahdahlinger.net">www.sarahdahlinger.net</a>

Sarah Dahlinger: Halloween

Space Invader: Invasion of New York City, Print on Paper, 16.5 × 23.75 inches, unknown, unsignedIn the late 1990s, anonymous French artist Invader began cementing and gluing ceramic mosaic Space Invaders—pixelated characters from the eponymous 1978 video game—across the streets of Paris. He expanded his roster to include Pac-Man ghosts and other popular 8-bit characters, and his works now adorn cities around the world, from Los Angeles to Kathmandu. Along with these clandestine works of <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.artsy.net/gene/street-art">street art</a>, Invader has produced mosaics on Perspex panel, plywood, and book covers. He has also created paintings, drawings, and screen prints in his signature pixelated style. These works regularly sell for six figures on the secondary market. In 2019, astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti brought one of Invader’s works to the International Space Station, about 248 miles above Earth. Invader has exhibited internationally, with shows in Los Angeles, Paris, Brussels, and Hong Kong, among other cities.

Roopa Vasudevan, Artificial Abundance #22

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