At Sprüth Magers, a group of tapestries woven from copper and linen present an image that recurs throughout the exhibition: the computer fan. Saban’s tapestries have a regal quality to them, their brocade patterns shimmering and shifting as light passes over them.
But their content here is far more humble, presenting racks of repeating fans, similar to those that cool the massive servers that power many aspects of contemporary life, from online shopping to cryptocurrency. Ironically, that cooling power and energy consumption contributes to the heating of the planet, and the fans’ perpetual multiplication in Saban’s new weavings emphasizes this cyclical futility in an equally ironic, yet sublime, manner.