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THE WORLD IS GARBAGE



BRIAN BELOTT
RAYNEW BIRKBECK
LUCKY DEBELLEVUE
GABRIELLA TORRES-FERRER
PAUL GABRIELLI
SANAA GATEJA
STEPHEN IRWIN
KELLY JAZVAC
ELLEN JONG
MATTHEW KIRK
THOMAS LANIGAN-SCHMIDT
PAUL LEE
MICHAEL MAHALCHICK
MASAMITSU SHIGETA
MARIANNE VITALE
B. WURTZ


515 W 20th Street, 3rd Floor
New York NY 10011


February 6 – March 22, 2025



PRESS RELEASE


New Discretions and Situations
are pleased to announce‬‭ The World is Garbage.‬‭ This group exhibition adopts a two-pronged approach in confronting the detritus of culture and mood, unpacking‬‭ how artists build new worlds. At once material and metaphorical, this exhibition posits trash as both condition and‬ critique. What is thrown away—and what it reveals—becomes a lens through which to see not only contemporary‬‭ art, but contemporary life. Gathering works by a disparate collection of makers, the exhibition investigates‬‭ assemblage and the readymade as both material strategies and as reflections of the darkening collective reality.‬

Marianne Vitale
Marker 20, 2012
Reclaimed wood
44 x 25 x 8 in (111.8 x 63.5 x 20.3 cm)

Marianne Vitale
Marker 21, 2012
Reclaimed wood
44 x 25 x 8 in (111.8 x 63.5 x 20.3 cm)

Matthew Kirk
Strategy for an Exit, 2024
Spray paint, dropcloth, wood, basketball rim
72 x 42 x 4 in (182.9 x 106.7 x 10.2 cm)


Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt
King and Queen on an Army Blanket in Bagdad, 1989-1990
Foil, clear contact paper, theatrical gels, plastic wrap, pipe cleaners,tinsel, glitter, fabric, staples, and other media on panel
37 x 72 x 1.5 in (94 x 182.9 x 3.8 cm)


Masamitsu Shigeta
A Flower, 2025
Oil on canvas, plastic artist frame
14 x 18 x 2.5 in (35.6 x 45.7 x 6.4 cm) Closed 15 x 35 x 7 in (38.1 x 88.9 x 17.8 cm) Open


Kelly Jazvac
USUFRUCT 2, 2024
SoHo Trash: Found advertisements, shopping bags and smocking 20 x 12 x 1 in (50.8 x 30.5 x 2.5 cm)


Sanaa Gateja
A Star is Born, 2023
Paper beads on barkcloth
Courtesy the artist and Karma
33.25 x 25 in (84.5 x 63.5 cm)


Paul Gabrielli
Remains (Day 3), 2021
Aluminum, paper, wire, acrylic paint
12.5 x 12 x 1.75 in (31.8 x 30.5 x 4.4 cm)


Raynes Birkbeck
Dick McCrorey's Bar and Grill, 2023 Watercolor, ink on paper
9 x 12 in (22.9 x 30.5 cm) 12 x 15 x 1.5 in (30.5 x 38.1 x 3.8 cm) Framed


Raynes Birkbeck
God Arthur and God Bill's Farvorite Adopted Sons, 2023
Watercolor, ink on paper
9 x 12 in (22.9 x 30.5 cm) 12 x 15 x 1.5 in (30.5 x 38.1 x 3.8 cm) Framed


Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt
Two-sided Collage, 2012
Foil, clear contact paper, theatrical gels, plastic wrap, pipe cleaners, tinsel, glitter, aluminum can, prayer card, staples, and other media on panel
18.25 x 13.5 in (46.4 x 34.3 cm)


Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt
Untitled (Mouse Portrait), 1968-9 Cardboard, aluminum foil, plastic wrap, holographic tape, pipe cleaners, glitter, staples, colored marker
7 x 4 x 3 in (17.8 x 10.2 x 7.6 cm)


Ellen Jong
Miss Born Again, 2025
Protein resin, monofilament lining, custom Plexi box
15.5 x 12 x 2 in (39.4 x 30.5 x 5.1 cm)


Gabriella Torres-Ferrer
[Left] Untitled (Pielroja), 2024
Tobacco pouch, microcomputers, live data (random miner), wires
5.5 x 3 x 1 inches (14 x 8 x 3 cm)

Gabriella Torres-Ferrer
[Right] Untitled (Gauloises), 2024
Cigarette box, microcomputers, live data (random miner), wires
3 x 2.5 x 1 in (7.6 x 6.4 x 2.5 cm)


Lucky DeBellevue
Untitled (Deconstructed Umbrella), 2012
Blockprinting ink on nylon
42 x 20 x 8 in (106.7 x 50.8 x 20.3 cm)


Lucky DeBellevue
Untitled (Deconstructed Umbrella), 2012
Blockprinting ink on nylon
42 x 17 x 5 in (106.7 x 43.2 x 12.7 cm)


Lucky DeBellevue
Untitled (Deconstructed Umbrella), 2012
Blockprinting on nylon
42 x 15 x 7 in (106.7 x 38.1 x 17.8 cm)


Thomas Lanigan-Schmidt
Untitled (clear), 1999-2000
16 x 8.5 in (40.6 x 21.6 cm)


Masamitsu Shigeta
Sunset in Garbage Lid, 2025
Oil on canvas, aluminum artist frame
21 diameter x 2 in (53.3 diameter x 5.1 cm)


Paul Lee
This Never, 2021
Wood, tambourine, ink, towel, stainless steel wire mesh, spraypaint, acrylic paint, staples, glue
8 x 8 x 6 in (20.3 x 20.3 x 15.2 cm)



Brian Belott
Untitled, 2012
Reverse glass technique with found object collage
21 x 17 x 0.5 in (53.3 x 43.2 x 1.3 cm)


Brian Belott
Untitled, 2017
Reverse glass technique with found object collage
39.75 x 32.25 x 0.5 in (101 x 81.9 x 1.3 cm)


B. Wurtz
Untitled (Know Thyself), 1992
Canvas, thread, acrylic and socks
Signed and dated, verso
16 x 12 in (40.6 x 30.5 cm)


Paul Gabrielli
Remains (Day 2), 2021
Aluminum, paper, wire, acrylic paint
14 x 12 x 1.75 in (35.6 x 30.5 x 4.4 cm)


Michael Mahalchick
Scraper x 12, 2025
Pigmented latex
Dimensions vary As displayed, 21.25 x 14.25 in (54 x 36.2 cm)


Ellen Jong
Don't Lie, 2025
Protein resin, monofilament lining, custom Plexi box
9.5 x 14 x 2 in (24.1 x 35.6 x 5.1 cm)


Michael Mahalchick
Marker x 14, 2025
Pigmented latex
Dimensions vary As displayed, 31 x 28 x 1 in (78.7 x 71.1 x 2.5 cm)