“For me, that still to this day is what inspires me the most in contemporary culture–the grammar and vocabulary that are forming in the far flung corners of the web. These spaces are the richest places for me to mine my material.”–Jon Rafman

Jon Rafman 𐤋𐤒𐤓𐤅𐤎𐤟𐤖 (Lacrosse I), 2022 Inkjet print and acrylic on canvas 186.7 × 134.6 cm 73 1/2 × 53 inches

Jon Rafman
𐤋𐤒𐤓𐤅𐤎𐤟𐤖
(Lacrosse I), 2022
Inkjet print and acrylic on canvas
186.7 × 134.6 cm
73 1/2 × 53 inches

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Jon Rafman 𐤀𐤉𐤔𐤟𐤁𐤅𐤁𐤅𐤕𐤟𐤛 (Puppet Man III), 2022 Inkjet print and acrylic on canvas 186.7 × 134.6 cm 73 1/2 × 53 inches

Jon Rafman
𐤀𐤉𐤔𐤟𐤁𐤅𐤁𐤅𐤕𐤟𐤛
(Puppet Man III), 2022
Inkjet print and acrylic on canvas
186.7 × 134.6 cm
73 1/2 × 53 inches

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Jon Rafman 𐤄𐤄𐤕𐤏𐤋𐤅𐤕 (The Ascension), 2022 Inkjet print and acrylic on canvas 186.7 × 134.6 cm 73 1/2 × 53 inches

Jon Rafman
𐤄𐤄𐤕𐤏𐤋𐤅𐤕
(The Ascension), 2022
Inkjet print and acrylic on canvas
186.7 × 134.6 cm
73 1/2 × 53 inches

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Jon Rafman 𐤈𐤀𐤓𐤟𐤀𐤍𐤂'𐤋 (Tar Angel), 2022 Inkjet print and acrylic on canvas 186.7 × 134.6 cm 73 1/2 × 53 inches

Jon Rafman
𐤈𐤀𐤓𐤟𐤀𐤍𐤂'𐤋
(Tar Angel), 2022
Inkjet print and acrylic on canvas
186.7 × 134.6 cm
73 1/2 × 53 inches

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Sprüth Magers and Oōeli are delighted to announce a solo exhibition by Jon Rafman at B1ock Gallery, Hangzhou. The pieces in this show—ranging from algorithmically-generated paintings to video installations—explore themes of nostalgia, youth, and false memories, as well as isolation and the alienation of individuals from society. Rafman is acclaimed for a multifaceted oeuvre that encompasses video, animation, photography, sculpture and installation. As a major figure in the era of Post-Internet art, which investigates the virtual world as it intersects with reality, Jon Rafman’s quasi-anthropological works—often incorporating internet-sourced images and narrative material—investigate digital technologies and the communities they create, focusing on the losses, longings and fantasies that shape our technology-infused lives today.

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𐤋𐤒𐤓𐤅𐤎𐤟𐤖
(Lacrosse I), 2022
Inkjet print and acrylic on canvas
186.7 × 134.6 cm
73 1/2 × 53 inches

Jon Rafman
𐤋𐤒𐤓𐤅𐤎𐤟𐤖
(Lacrosse I), 2022
Inkjet print and acrylic on canvas
186.7 × 134.6 cm
73 1/2 × 53 inches

Jon Rafman – ὁμοίωμα – Oōeli, Hangzhou

Jon Rafman
𐤋𐤒𐤓𐤅𐤎𐤟𐤖
(Lacrosse I), 2022

Jon Rafman
𐤋𐤒𐤓𐤅𐤎𐤟𐤖
(Lacrosse I), 2022

Jon Rafman – ὁμοίωμα – Oōeli, Hangzhou

Jon Rafman
𐤋𐤒𐤓𐤅𐤎𐤟𐤖
(Lacrosse I), 2022 (detail)

Jon Rafman
𐤋𐤒𐤓𐤅𐤎𐤟𐤖
(Lacrosse I), 2022 (detail)

Jon Rafman – ὁμοίωμα – Oōeli, Hangzhou

Jon Rafman
𐤋𐤒𐤓𐤅𐤎𐤟𐤖
(Lacrosse I), 2022 (detail)

Jon Rafman
𐤋𐤒𐤓𐤅𐤎𐤟𐤖
(Lacrosse I), 2022 (detail)

Jon Rafman
𐤀𐤉𐤔𐤟𐤁𐤅𐤁𐤅𐤕𐤟𐤛
(Puppet Man III), 2022
Inkjet print and acrylic on canvas
186.7 × 134.6 cm
73 1/2 × 53 inches

Jon Rafman
𐤀𐤉𐤔𐤟𐤁𐤅𐤁𐤅𐤕𐤟𐤛
(Puppet Man III), 2022
Inkjet print and acrylic on canvas
186.7 × 134.6 cm
73 1/2 × 53 inches

Jon Rafman – ὁμοίωμα – Oōeli, Hangzhou

Jon Rafman
𐤀𐤉𐤔𐤟𐤁𐤅𐤁𐤅𐤕𐤟𐤛
(Puppet Man III), 2022

Jon Rafman
𐤀𐤉𐤔𐤟𐤁𐤅𐤁𐤅𐤕𐤟𐤛
(Puppet Man III), 2022

Jon Rafman – ὁμοίωμα – Oōeli, Hangzhou

Jon Rafman
𐤀𐤉𐤔𐤟𐤁𐤅𐤁𐤅𐤕𐤟𐤛
(Puppet Man III), 2022 (detail)

Jon Rafman
𐤀𐤉𐤔𐤟𐤁𐤅𐤁𐤅𐤕𐤟𐤛
(Puppet Man III), 2022 (detail)

Jon Rafman – ὁμοίωμα – Oōeli, Hangzhou

Jon Rafman
𐤀𐤉𐤔𐤟𐤁𐤅𐤁𐤅𐤕𐤟𐤛
(Puppet Man III), 2022 (detail)

Jon Rafman
𐤀𐤉𐤔𐤟𐤁𐤅𐤁𐤅𐤕𐤟𐤛
(Puppet Man III), 2022 (detail)

Jon Rafman
𐤄𐤄𐤕𐤏𐤋𐤅𐤕
(The Ascension), 2022
Inkjet print and acrylic on canvas
186.7 × 134.6 cm
73 1/2 × 53 inches

Jon Rafman
𐤄𐤄𐤕𐤏𐤋𐤅𐤕
(The Ascension), 2022
Inkjet print and acrylic on canvas
186.7 × 134.6 cm
73 1/2 × 53 inches

Jon Rafman – ὁμοίωμα – Oōeli, Hangzhou

Jon Rafman
𐤄𐤄𐤕𐤏𐤋𐤅𐤕
(The Ascension), 2022

Jon Rafman
𐤄𐤄𐤕𐤏𐤋𐤅𐤕
(The Ascension), 2022

Jon Rafman – ὁμοίωμα – Oōeli, Hangzhou

Jon Rafman
𐤄𐤄𐤕𐤏𐤋𐤅𐤕
(The Ascension), 2022 (detail)

Jon Rafman
𐤄𐤄𐤕𐤏𐤋𐤅𐤕
(The Ascension), 2022 (detail)

Jon Rafman – ὁμοίωμα – Oōeli, Hangzhou

Jon Rafman
𐤄𐤄𐤕𐤏𐤋𐤅𐤕
(The Ascension), 2022 (detail)

Jon Rafman
𐤄𐤄𐤕𐤏𐤋𐤅𐤕
(The Ascension), 2022 (detail)

Jon Rafman
𐤈𐤀𐤓𐤟𐤀𐤍𐤂'𐤋
(Tar Angel), 2022
Inkjet print and acrylic on canvas
186.7 × 134.6 cm
73 1/2 × 53 inches

Jon Rafman
𐤈𐤀𐤓𐤟𐤀𐤍𐤂'𐤋
(Tar Angel), 2022
Inkjet print and acrylic on canvas
186.7 × 134.6 cm
73 1/2 × 53 inches

Jon Rafman – ὁμοίωμα – Oōeli, Hangzhou

Jon Rafman
𐤈𐤀𐤓𐤟𐤀𐤍𐤂'𐤋
(Tar Angel), 2022

Jon Rafman
𐤈𐤀𐤓𐤟𐤀𐤍𐤂'𐤋
(Tar Angel), 2022

Jon Rafman – ὁμοίωμα – Oōeli, Hangzhou

Jon Rafman
𐤈𐤀𐤓𐤟𐤀𐤍𐤂'𐤋
(Tar Angel), 2022 (detail)

Jon Rafman
𐤈𐤀𐤓𐤟𐤀𐤍𐤂'𐤋
(Tar Angel), 2022 (detail)

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Sprüth Magers and Oōeli are delighted to announce a solo exhibition by Jon Rafman at B1ock Gallery, Hangzhou. The pieces in this show—ranging from algorithmically-generated paintings to video installations—explore themes of nostalgia, youth, and false memories, as well as isolation and the alienation of individuals from society. Rafman is acclaimed for a multifaceted oeuvre that encompasses video, animation, photography, sculpture and installation. As a major figure in the era of Post-Internet art, which investigates the virtual world as it intersects with reality, Jon Rafman’s quasi-anthropological works—often incorporating internet-sourced images and narrative material—investigate digital technologies and the communities they create, focusing on the losses, longings and fantasies that shape our technology-infused lives today.

Jon Rafman Counterfeit Poast, 2022 4K stereo video 28:20

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Counterfeit Poast, 2022
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Counterfeit Poast, 2022
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Counterfeit Poast, 2022
4K stereo video
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Counterfeit Poast, 2022
4K stereo video
28:20

Jon Rafman
Counterfeit Poast, 2022
4K stereo video
28:20

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Counterfeit Poast, 2022
4K stereo video
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“I’m most concerned with the present moment, with contemporary society, so I choose to use the technologies that simultaneously bring us closer and push us further apart as the fundamental material for my artistic explorations.”–Jon Rafman

Jon Rafman 𐤄𐤅𐤌𐤀𐤆'𐤟𐤋𐤊𐤋𐤁𐤉𐤌𐤟𐤔𐤌𐤔𐤇𐤒𐤉𐤌𐤟𐤐𐤅𐤒𐤓 (Homage to Dogs Playing Poker), 2022 Inkjet print and acrylic on canvas 186.7 × 134.6 cm 73 1/2 × 53 inches

Jon Rafman
𐤄𐤅𐤌𐤀𐤆'𐤟𐤋𐤊𐤋𐤁𐤉𐤌𐤟𐤔𐤌𐤔𐤇𐤒𐤉𐤌𐤟𐤐𐤅𐤒𐤓
(Homage to Dogs Playing Poker), 2022
Inkjet print and acrylic on canvas
186.7 × 134.6 cm
73 1/2 × 53 inches

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Jon Rafman 𐤍𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤟𐤇𐤕𐤅𐤋𐤉𐤌 (Cat Boys), 2022 Inkjet print and acrylic on canvas 186.7 × 134.6 cm 73 1/2 × 53 inches

Jon Rafman
𐤍𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤟𐤇𐤕𐤅𐤋𐤉𐤌
(Cat Boys), 2022
Inkjet print and acrylic on canvas
186.7 × 134.6 cm
73 1/2 × 53 inches

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Jon Rafman
𐤄𐤅𐤌𐤀𐤆'𐤟𐤋𐤊𐤋𐤁𐤉𐤌𐤟𐤔𐤌𐤔𐤇𐤒𐤉𐤌𐤟𐤐𐤅𐤒𐤓
(Homage to Dogs Playing Poker), 2022
Inkjet print and acrylic on canvas
186.7 × 134.6 cm
73 1/2 × 53 inches

Jon Rafman
𐤄𐤅𐤌𐤀𐤆'𐤟𐤋𐤊𐤋𐤁𐤉𐤌𐤟𐤔𐤌𐤔𐤇𐤒𐤉𐤌𐤟𐤐𐤅𐤒𐤓
(Homage to Dogs Playing Poker), 2022
Inkjet print and acrylic on canvas
186.7 × 134.6 cm
73 1/2 × 53 inches

Jon Rafman – ὁμοίωμα – Oōeli, Hangzhou

Jon Rafman
𐤄𐤅𐤌𐤀𐤆'𐤟𐤋𐤊𐤋𐤁𐤉𐤌𐤟𐤔𐤌𐤔𐤇𐤒𐤉𐤌𐤟𐤐𐤅𐤒𐤓
(Homage to Dogs Playing Poker), 2022

Jon Rafman
𐤄𐤅𐤌𐤀𐤆'𐤟𐤋𐤊𐤋𐤁𐤉𐤌𐤟𐤔𐤌𐤔𐤇𐤒𐤉𐤌𐤟𐤐𐤅𐤒𐤓
(Homage to Dogs Playing Poker), 2022

Jon Rafman – ὁμοίωμα – Oōeli, Hangzhou

Jon Rafman
𐤄𐤅𐤌𐤀𐤆'𐤟𐤋𐤊𐤋𐤁𐤉𐤌𐤟𐤔𐤌𐤔𐤇𐤒𐤉𐤌𐤟𐤐𐤅𐤒𐤓
(Homage to Dogs Playing Poker), 2022 (detail)

Jon Rafman
𐤄𐤅𐤌𐤀𐤆'𐤟𐤋𐤊𐤋𐤁𐤉𐤌𐤟𐤔𐤌𐤔𐤇𐤒𐤉𐤌𐤟𐤐𐤅𐤒𐤓
(Homage to Dogs Playing Poker), 2022 (detail)

Jon Rafman – ὁμοίωμα – Oōeli, Hangzhou

Jon Rafman
𐤄𐤅𐤌𐤀𐤆'𐤟𐤋𐤊𐤋𐤁𐤉𐤌𐤟𐤔𐤌𐤔𐤇𐤒𐤉𐤌𐤟𐤐𐤅𐤒𐤓
(Homage to Dogs Playing Poker), 2022 (detail)

Jon Rafman
𐤄𐤅𐤌𐤀𐤆'𐤟𐤋𐤊𐤋𐤁𐤉𐤌𐤟𐤔𐤌𐤔𐤇𐤒𐤉𐤌𐤟𐤐𐤅𐤒𐤓
(Homage to Dogs Playing Poker), 2022 (detail)

Jon Rafman
𐤍𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤟𐤇𐤕𐤅𐤋𐤉𐤌
(Cat Boys), 2022
Inkjet print and acrylic on canvas
186.7 × 134.6 cm
73 1/2 × 53 inches

Jon Rafman
𐤍𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤟𐤇𐤕𐤅𐤋𐤉𐤌
(Cat Boys), 2022
Inkjet print and acrylic on canvas
186.7 × 134.6 cm
73 1/2 × 53 inches

Jon Rafman – ὁμοίωμα – Oōeli, Hangzhou

Jon Rafman
𐤍𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤟𐤇𐤕𐤅𐤋𐤉𐤌
(Cat Boys), 2022

Jon Rafman
𐤍𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤟𐤇𐤕𐤅𐤋𐤉𐤌
(Cat Boys), 2022

Jon Rafman – ὁμοίωμα – Oōeli, Hangzhou

Jon Rafman
𐤍𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤟𐤇𐤕𐤅𐤋𐤉𐤌
(Cat Boys), 2022 (detail)

Jon Rafman
𐤍𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤟𐤇𐤕𐤅𐤋𐤉𐤌
(Cat Boys), 2022 (detail)

Jon Rafman – ὁμοίωμα – Oōeli, Hangzhou

Jon Rafman
𐤍𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤟𐤇𐤕𐤅𐤋𐤉𐤌
(Cat Boys), 2022 (detail)

Jon Rafman
𐤍𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤟𐤇𐤕𐤅𐤋𐤉𐤌
(Cat Boys), 2022 (detail)

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Jon Rafman 𐤍𐤌𐤓𐤟𐤔𐤋𐤂𐤟𐤅𐤔𐤅𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 (Snow Leopard and Roses), 2022 Inkjet print and acrylic on canvas 186.7 × 134.6 cm 73.5 × 53 inches

Jon Rafman
𐤍𐤌𐤓𐤟𐤔𐤋𐤂𐤟𐤅𐤔𐤅𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌
(Snow Leopard and Roses), 2022
Inkjet print and acrylic on canvas
186.7 × 134.6 cm
73.5 × 53 inches

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Jon Rafman 𐤒𐤓𐤌𐤟𐤎𐤅𐤎𐤉𐤌 (Cheval Crème), 2022 Inkjet print and acrylic on canvas 186.7 × 134.6 cm 73.5 × 53 inches

Jon Rafman
𐤒𐤓𐤌𐤟𐤎𐤅𐤎𐤉𐤌
(Cheval Crème), 2022
Inkjet print and acrylic on canvas
186.7 × 134.6 cm
73.5 × 53 inches

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𐤍𐤌𐤓𐤟𐤔𐤋𐤂𐤟𐤅𐤔𐤅𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌
(Snow Leopard and Roses), 2022
Inkjet print and acrylic on canvas
186.7 × 134.6 cm
73.5 × 53 inches

Jon Rafman
𐤍𐤌𐤓𐤟𐤔𐤋𐤂𐤟𐤅𐤔𐤅𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌
(Snow Leopard and Roses), 2022
Inkjet print and acrylic on canvas
186.7 × 134.6 cm
73.5 × 53 inches

Jon Rafman – ὁμοίωμα – Oōeli, Hangzhou

Jon Rafman
𐤍𐤌𐤓𐤟𐤔𐤋𐤂𐤟𐤅𐤔𐤅𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌
(Snow Leopard and Roses), 2022

Jon Rafman
𐤍𐤌𐤓𐤟𐤔𐤋𐤂𐤟𐤅𐤔𐤅𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌
(Snow Leopard and Roses), 2022

Jon Rafman – ὁμοίωμα – Oōeli, Hangzhou

Jon Rafman
𐤍𐤌𐤓𐤟𐤔𐤋𐤂𐤟𐤅𐤔𐤅𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌
(Snow Leopard and Roses), 2022 (detail)

Jon Rafman
𐤍𐤌𐤓𐤟𐤔𐤋𐤂𐤟𐤅𐤔𐤅𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌
(Snow Leopard and Roses), 2022 (detail)

Jon Rafman
𐤒𐤓𐤌𐤟𐤎𐤅𐤎𐤉𐤌
(Cheval Crème), 2022
Inkjet print and acrylic on canvas
186.7 × 134.6 cm
73.5 × 53 inches

Jon Rafman
𐤒𐤓𐤌𐤟𐤎𐤅𐤎𐤉𐤌
(Cheval Crème), 2022
Inkjet print and acrylic on canvas
186.7 × 134.6 cm
73.5 × 53 inches

Jon Rafman – ὁμοίωμα – Oōeli, Hangzhou

Jon Rafman
𐤒𐤓𐤌𐤟𐤎𐤅𐤎𐤉𐤌
(Cheval Crème), 2022

Jon Rafman
𐤒𐤓𐤌𐤟𐤎𐤅𐤎𐤉𐤌
(Cheval Crème), 2022

Jon Rafman – ὁμοίωμα – Oōeli, Hangzhou

Jon Rafman
𐤒𐤓𐤌𐤟𐤎𐤅𐤎𐤉𐤌
(Cheval Crème), 2022 (detail)

Jon Rafman
𐤒𐤓𐤌𐤟𐤎𐤅𐤎𐤉𐤌
(Cheval Crème), 2022 (detail)

Jon Rafman – ὁμοίωμα – Oōeli, Hangzhou

Jon Rafman
𐤒𐤓𐤌𐤟𐤎𐤅𐤎𐤉𐤌
(Cheval Crème), 2022 (detail)

Jon Rafman
𐤒𐤓𐤌𐤟𐤎𐤅𐤎𐤉𐤌
(Cheval Crème), 2022 (detail)

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This exhibition is a collaboration between Sprüth Magers & Oōeli and takes place at the B1OCK Gallery, located in Building 11 at 398 Tianmushan Blvd, Xihu District, Hangzhou, China.

 

Jon Rafman
ὁμοίωμα
November 13–December 18, 2022
Hangzhou, China

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