Ohad Meromi's Exhibition at Nathalie Karg Gallery Features Video on Labor and Performance

Ohad Meromi's exhibition at Nathalie Karg Gallery in New York City runs through August 15th, featuring his video 'Worker! Actor! Smoker!' (2010-13) as a centerpiece. The 20-minute single-channel video, courtesy of the artist, Galerie Triple V, and Nathalie Karg, depicts a woman on a cigarette assembly line through animation, with intertitles from Vsevolod Meyerhold's 1969 book 'Meyerhold on Theater' that explore boundaries between physical action and psychic experience. Meromi's work references Giacometti's figures, game boards, and Constructivism, distinguished by its rigorous craftsmanship and focus on labor and production contexts. The artist, known for thoughtful and rigorous production, previously partitioned his studio with a handmade wooden wall, now dividing the screening room at the gallery located at 41 Great Jones Street. His approach avoids gimmicky recitations of Modernist tropes, emphasizing unique ideas and superb sculptural skill. The exhibition invites viewers to engage with Meromi's exploration of work and leisure, though the tone of the intertitles remains ambiguous between skepticism and earnestness.