ANTHONY DISCENZA
Dæmonomania
FEBRUARY 9—MARCH 21, 2026
Encompassing a diverse range of appropriated materials—from a one-ton pallet of anthracite to synthetic clones of Judy Garland's voice—Anthony Discenza’s Dæmonomania focuses on how operative metaphors drawn from occult and supernatural belief inform our relationship to technology. Across these divergent media, the exhibition contemplates the complex entanglements of mass consumption, resource exploitation, thermodynamic expenditure, and wish fulfillment that mark our contemporary moment.
DATE CHANGE: Opening reception now on Friday, February 13, from 5-7 PM.
Installation View. Dæmonomania as presented at Et al, etc., San Francisco, March 2 - April 13, 2024
Anthony Discenza. Summonings, 2024. Glass ambrotype. Courtesy of the artist.
Anthony Discenza. Burn Rate, 2024. Open edition of a suite of 72 synthetic images printed on Fuji gloss paper. Courtesy of the artist.
Anthony Discenza. Burn Rate, 2024. Open edition of a suite of 72 synthetic images printed on Fuji gloss paper. Courtesy of the artist.
Anthony Discenza. Wall Piece, 2024. Salvaged aluminum heatsinks. Courtesy of the artist.
Installation View. Dæmonomania at Et al, etc., March 2 - April 13, 2024
Anthony Discenza. Familiars (S-A-N-T-A), 2024. Bagged anthracite, aluminum pallet, plastic pallet wrap. Courtesy of the artist.
Installation View. Dæmonomania at Et al, etc., March 2 - April 13, 2024
Anthony Discenza. For Thou Wast a Spirit Too Delicate, 2024. 4k video loop and monitor. Courtesy of the artist.
Anthony Discenza. Summonings, 2024. Glass ambrotype. Courtesy of the artist.
Anthony Discenza
Anthony Discenza (American, b. 1967) is an interdisciplinary artist whose practice investigates the tensions between textual and visual systems of representation, with a particular focus on the ways the metanarratives embedded in technological and representational systems shape experience in contemporary culture. Over three decades, Discenza’s work has evolved through many phases, encompassing audio and video installation, post-conceptual sculpture, text-based work, AI-generated media, and collaborations with the film industry. Discenza’s work has been exhibited at SFMOMA, the de Young Museum, V-A-C Foundation, OCAT Shanghai, MOCA Cleveland, the Contemporary Jewish Museum, Objectif Exhibitions, the Wattis Institute for the Contemporary Arts, and the Whitney Museum of American Art, among others. He is currently based in Massachusetts, where he also runs lower_cavity, an artist residency and project space.