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Futopia is a collaborative project curated by Alison Woods (alias Ali Osiecki) and Snezana Saraswati Petrovic alias (Saraswati Petrovic) and Wönzimer Gallery, Los Angeles, which took place at the Tryst Art Fair 2024, hosted by the Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA.

For this project Futopia envisioned a world where creativity redefined sustainability. Up-cycling and recycling were transformed into an immersive art installation. The project invited intimate engagement, offering diverse perspectives on the human condition.

Participating artists included Gary Brewer, Carsten Bund and Susanne Gabler, Kate Carvellis, Joachin Castenada, Vasco del Ray, Dwora Fried, John Greer, Tulsa Kinney, Alaïa Parhizi , Daniela Parhisi, Snezana Saraswati Petrovic, Cheyann Washington, Ann Weber, and Alison Woods.

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Daniela Parhisi

Evolution Box

Mixed Media

John Greer

Found in the Woods

transparent print

Snezana Saraswati Petrovic

Waiting for Gadot

Video Installation

Ann Weber

Louise

Reclaimed Cardboard

Alison Woods

In the Zone

acrylic on paper

with toy army men

Futopia 2017 was a collaborative project curated by Alison Woods and Kio Griffith at BLAM Projects, Los Angeles.

For this project Futopia focused on the 2017 election of Donald Trump, Brexit, mass immigration of Syrian refugees, and impending climate change. All these factors combined seemed to signal a world on the brink of sudden and transformative change. The rising global power of the 1% at the expense of the 99% had left the world’s populations feeling helpless to redirect the course of a world perceived as spinning out of control.

This mixed media installation included works dealing with people’s collective fears around social and political change. Works included painting, sculpture, and installation.

Participating artists included Gul Cagin, Helen Chung, Eben Goff, Pete Hickok , Bryan Ida, Ma Li, Alanna Marcelletti, Alex Schaefer, and Lena Kazakova Wolek.