Jeffrey Deitch Apologizes to Miles Greenberg for Singer’s ‘Derivative’

New York’s Jeffrey Deitch has apologized to artist Miles Greenberg after the rising pop star hosted an event at the gallery that appeared to borrow from a 2021 show at the same venue.

Musician Lexa Gates spent several hours on Jeffrey Deitch’s giant wheel on January 14 to promote her new album. wheelAccording to the event’s official description, Gates’ performance is intended to “reinforce the messages of perseverance, emotional resilience and forward momentum that are central themes of the record.” Her related albums, I amhas been reported by the following media forkwith a score of 5.5 out of 10.

In Gates’ post promoting the event, Greenberg noted wheel Looks very similar to his own behavior Oyster knifeTo do this, the artist walked on a conveyor belt for nearly a full day while marking the time with a digital clock. when Oyster knife Debuting at the Marina Abramović Academy in 2020, the performance was briefly halted when Greenberg lost consciousness.

The following year, a version of the work was restated at Jeffrey Deitch that included video footage of Greenberg rather than the artist himself.

Greenberg also described Oyster knife As a work about persistence. “Endurance training necessarily involves a certain degree of physical deterioration to some extent,” he said in 2021. “I feel like my body is being consumed every day. As long as I have agency over the poetry of that consumption, I’m in my comfort zone.”

“This is truly shocking and disappointing, especially coming from a gallery,” Greenberg wrote on Gates’ Instagram six days ago, noting what he said were “uncanny” similarities to his work. “Credit is where credit is due…it couldn’t be more obvious.”

Gates replied: “Never seen it, but it’s cool, I’m happy for you + your body is the tea.”

Greenberg wrote: “As far as I know, you actually No Know better and frankly the date keeps the score so wtv. (He also said, “But anyway, your body is tea, too, thank you for the respect and good luck.”) But Greenberg also wrote that Jeffrey Deitch “certainly knows better,” and tagged the gallery.

Jeffrey Deitch did not formally respond to Greenberg’s apology last night. “The gallery acknowledges that, although it was not part of our program, unauthorized derivative works of Greenberg’s work occurred on the gallery’s premises without the artist’s knowledge or consent,” the gallery wrote on Tuesday.

“No harm, no foul,” Greenberg wrote in his story today. “No tea, no shade.”

Gates did not immediately respond art newsRequest for additional comment.