Among New York artist Josh Kline’s most memorable sculptures are his huge FedEx boxes filled with packing peanuts and disassembled, 3D printed Fed Ex employees. Like that chilling indictment of exploitable or disposable labor, Kline’s scathing new work at Lisson Gallery considers the precarious position of artists and other creatives. In the age of AI replacing humans, expensive MFAs and prohibitively expensive costs of living, what is the roll of artists? Taking his own body as model, Kline’s scattered 3D printed heads, arms and legs suggest a complete merger between worker and product. Printed with Kline’s own Chase credit card and titled ‘New York Artist,’ Kline suggests that he is both consumer and consumable in the ‘art industry.’ (On view in Chelsea through Oct 19th.)
