September 13, 2019 – February 14, 2020
Spanning 6,000 square feet of warehouse space and positioned within a custom-built pallet racking system, The Fulfillment Center presented commissioned artworks that examined the hidden aspects of ecommerce logistics.
Artists: Alejandro Almanza Pereda, Mauricio Alejo, Kate Casanova, Joseph Coniff, Jennifer Ling Datchuk, Stephanie Kantor, Sammy Seung-min Lee, PLAYLAB, INC., Adam Milner, Jonathan Fletcher Moore, Coleman Mummery, Zach Reini, SANGREE, Nina Sarnelle, Laura Shill, Momoyo Torimitsu, Natalija Vujošević
On view at Black Cube’s newly opened headquarters (BCHQ), The Fulfillment Center presents commissioned artworks that respond to the hidden aspects of ecommerce logistics. By bringing together innovative artworks by 18 local, national, and international contemporary artists, this exhibition considers the changing context of warehouses under the digital economy.
As the global economy grows in tandem with the expanding ecommerce landscape, logistics management and Fulfillment Centers are reshaping our world. In this exhibition, artists reflect on a timely subject, investigating and questioning the influences of a rapidly developing, colossal industry. The Fulfillment Center weaves together a series of artworks that look at topics such as labor, commodities, shipping and receiving, international relations, and more. In doing so, viewers are asked to contemplate today’s consumerism—its impact and evolution—through the lens of contemporary art.
Special thanks to the David and Laura Merage Foundation for supporting this exhibition.