We are delighted to invite you to VOLTA New York, taking place March 4-8 during Armory Week 2020, to view In the Dust of This Universe, by Latvian artist, Arturs Virtmanis.

In the Dust of This Universe is the latest body of work by Arturs Virtmanis. The presentation of drawings, a sculpture, and a diorama explore the space where scientific projections, metaphysics, sci-fi speculations and pop culture meet. Drawing from different cultural and historical strata and their intersections, Virtmanis builds on such precedents as the nonobjectivity of Malevich’s Black Square, discourse on scientific phenomena of black holes and antimatter, and ancient mythologies and traditions that discuss apocalyptic ideas. The work presented at VOLTA NY 2020 developed out of the artist’s experiments with temporal installations involving helium weather balloons and charcoal drawing-based environments. The title of the presentation is a reference to the work of contemporary American philosopher, Eugene Thacker and his investigations into popular notions of life in a post-apocalyptic world, be it triggered by manmade catastrophe or natural cataclysm.

 When: March 5-8, 2020

 Where: Metropolitan West, West 639 West 46th Street @12th Avenue, New York, NY 10036

About Arturs Virtmanis

Arturs Virtmanis is a New York based visual artist born in Riga, Latvia. With an educational background in sculpture, graphic arts and design, his artwork and installations have been exhibited at The Whitney Museum of American Art (NY); The Drawing Center (NY); Venice Biennale of Architecture (Venice, Italy); Den Frie Contemporary Art museum (Copenhagen, Denmark); Exit Art (NY); PS122 (NY); Blue Star Contemporary Art Museum (TX); Xin Dong Center for Contemporary Art (Beijing, China); Baltic Arts Center (Helsinki, Finland); Morris Museum (NJ); Jersey City Museum (NJ); The State Museum of Art (Riga, Latvia); Museum Arsenals (Riga, Latvia); Riga Art Space (Riga, Latvia), among others.