United States, 1974
DOOM POP is a collaboration between Jeremy Ripley and Tra Bouscaren. We make art about business and death and the business of death. For this exhibition, we are submitting body bags made from billboards, recasting corporate slogans as memento mori.
Bios:
Tra Bouscaren is an Assistant Professor and Director of the eXMeLab (Expanded Media Lab) in the New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences at Arizona State University. He earned a BA in Philosophy from Yale University, an MFA from the University of Pennsylvania. Bouscaren’s work has been featured at the Mattress Factory (Pittsburgh), Vittorio Manalese (Berlin), the Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona, the Victor I Fils Gallery (Madrid), San Diego Art Institute (now ICA San Diego), Fort Mason Center for the Arts (San Francisco), the Florida Prize Exhibition at the Orlando Museum of Art, Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts (Philadelphia), and Lincoln Center (NYC), among many other venues.
Jeremy Ripley is a versatile artist and program manager with expertise spanning textiles, sculpture, and fabrication. He holds a Master of Fine Arts in Textiles from Parsons School of Design and has honed his craft across multiple disciplines, including hand weaving, fiber arts, and textile repair. With a solid foundation in visual arts, Jeremy’s work encompasses a broad range of materials, from traditional fibers like wool and cotton to more industrial materials such as wood, metal, and plastic. Currently, Jeremy serves as the Program Manager at Grant Street Studios at Arizona State University, overseeing the daily operations of a 45,000-square-foot facility serving MFA students.