Keith J. Varadi: Conceptual Art

Keith J. Varadi: Conceptual Art
May 18 – June 23, 2019

373 Broadway #518
New York, NY 10013

Y2K group is pleased to present Keith J. Varadi's first solo exhibition in New York.

Art is not a hobby. Art is not a lifestyle. Art is not something you do for fun.


Keith J. Varadi (b. 1985, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) lives and works in Los Angeles. He is an artist, poet, writer, curator, and researcher. He received his MFA from Virginia Commonwealth University in 2011 and his BFA from Rutgers University in 2008. His current two-person exhibition is with Gertrud Parker at Et al. (San Francisco, CA). Recent solo exhibitions include Chicken Coop Contemporary (Portland, OR); Sydney (Sydney, Australia); Galerie Tobias Naehring (Leipzig, Germany); Et al. (San Francisco, CA); Cooper Cole (Toronto, Canada); and Night Gallery (Los Angeles, CA). He is a regular contributor to Contemporary Art Review Los Angles, Flash Art International, and Spike Art Quarterly. He has curated exhibitions, read poetry and prose, performed and lectured widely at various international venues.

Keith J. Varadi
Laborer, 2019
Keith J. Varadi
Lover, 2019
Keith J. Varadi
Biotics, 2019
Keith J. Varadi
Brain Drain, 2019
Keith J. Varadi
Habit, 2014–2019
Keith J. Varadi
Idea, 2012–2019
Keith J. Varadi
Old School, 2019
Keith J. Varadi
Butt Rock Shock, 2019
Keith J. Varadi
Intersectionality, 2019
Keith J. Varadi
kjv.gov, 2019
Keith J. Varadi
Before the Flood, 2019
Keith J. Varadi
Laborer, 2019
Work boots, vintage Iron City beer can, AT&T cordless phone, crumpled sheets of New York Times newspaper, Bankers Box, IWW sticker
Overall: 19 × 20.5 × 12 inches (48.26 × 52.07 × 30.48 cm)
Keith J. Varadi
Lover, 2019
Coffee mugs, inhaler, honey, pack of Kool Blue 100 cigarettes, cough syrup, IWW sticker
Overall: 15.25 × 15.5 × 12.25 inches (38.74 × 39.37 × 31.12 cm)
Keith J. Varadi
Biotics, 2019
Imagine Organic soup cartons, flowers, Bankers Box, IWW sticker
Overall: 18.5 × 15.625 × 12.25 inches (46.99 × 39.69 × 31.12 cm)
Keith J. Varadi
Brain Drain, 2019
Showerhead, electrical adapter, matching rubber ducky night-lights, Bankers Box, IWW sticker
Overall: 13 × 15.625 × 12.25 inches (33.02 × 39.69 × 31.12 cm)
Keith J. Varadi
Habit, 2014–2019
Oil on canvas
12 × 9 inches (30.48 × 22.86 cm)
Keith J. Varadi
Idea, 2012–2019
Oil on canvas
12 × 9 inches (30.48 × 22.86 cm)
Keith J. Varadi
Old School, 2019
Short story printed on copy paper, packaging tape, Bankers Box lids
EACH: 16 × 12.5 × 1.75 inches (40.64 × 31.75 × 4.45 cm)
Keith J. Varadi
Butt Rock Shock, 2019
Tattle Tale keychain, extension cord
1.25 × 144 × 4.5 inches (3.18 × 365.76 × 11.43 cm)
Keith J. Varadi
Intersectionality, 2019
May 16, 2019 issue of New York Times, Microsoft Office 365 subscription, Circus Circus matchbook, 100-note Israeli New Shekel, Polaroid photo of artist taken after being jumped his senior year of college, Canter's menu, Dean Foods milk crate
Overall: 11.25 × 22.25 × 14.25 inches (28.58 × 56.52 × 36.20 cm)
Keith J. Varadi
kjv.gov, 2019
Video
5:41 minutes
Keith J. Varadi
Before the Flood, 2019
May 16, 2019 issue of The Daily New, Phillips head screwdriver
Overall: 1.5 × 12.75 × 10.5 inches (3.81 × 32.39 × 26.67 cm)

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