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“In this house, I am not real, and neither are you.

_gen+esc (generation+escape) invites you to reimagine embodiments of humanity and self, depicting a world free of conventional posturing.

In a digital age sculpted by super-curated experiences of false reality, are we a generation fated to chase freedom through escape? Can we accept the pervasive and persistent contradictions of the human experience?

_gen+esc presents our contradictions and vulnerabilities in the hopes that you will escape into us.”

(b. 1984) David Emanuel Mordechai Torres is a first generation American artist of Puerto Rican and Polish descent from Los Angeles. Growing up in both Iowa and Southern California as a child of two immigrants, Torres quickly found comfort in the multifarious atmosphere of American life. Themes of contradiction, escapism and duality, absurdism, and sociopolitical philosophy loom throughout his aesthetic. 

The origins of Rabi’s art stem from his early life as a graffiti writer and skateboarder. He naturally obtained an obsession for practicing art in public spaces, as well as fervently capturing his personal world through video and photography. 

In 2009, Rabi co-founded the art collective CYRCLE along with David Leavitt and Devin Liston, which gained international notoriety and allowed for him to take his love for public art and installation to a worldwide audience. Rabi spent a full decade building CYRCLE while nurturing his skills in video, design, photography, painting and sculpture. During this time, he worked throughout Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and North America. 

His art can be seen in public and private collections, including that of Shepard Fairey, Ari Emanuel, Sean Combs, The Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Puerto Rico , MOCA Detroit, MGM Grand in Las Vegas, and the Contemporary art Center in New Orleans. During his time with CYRCLE Rabi collaborated with artists, brands and non-profits including HBO, Google, Uber, Pharrell, TED Prize winner – JR , James Lavelle, Chad Muska, Woodkid, AIDS Healthcare Foundation, and Audi, among others. He’s been featured in publications such as the L.A. Times, The New York Times, L.A. Weekly, Huffington Post, Hypebeast, Lonely Planet and Complex Magazine. Rabi and Davey retired CYRCLE in 2020. He continues to live and work in Los Angeles.

David Torres (Rabi)，來自洛杉磯，是第一代擁有波多黎各和波蘭血統的美國藝術家。Torres作為兩位移民的後代，在愛荷華州和南加州成長，他很快就在美國的形形色色生活氛圍中找到了慰藉。矛盾、逃避主義和二元性、荒誕主義和社會政治哲學的主題貫穿了他的美學。 Rabi 的藝術源於他早年作為寫手和滑板手的生活，他理所當然地沉迷於在公共場所進行藝術創作並熱衷於透過視頻和攝影捕捉他的個人世界。

2009 年，Rabi與David Leavitt 和 Devin Liston 共同創立了藝術團體CYRCLE，該團體獲得了國際聲譽，並使他能夠將他對公共藝術和裝置藝術的熱愛帶給全世界。 Rabi 花了整整十年的時間打造 CYRCLE，同時培養了他在錄像、設計、攝影、繪畫和雕塑方面的技能。在此期間，他的工作足跡遍及歐洲、亞洲、非洲、澳洲和北美。

他的藝術作品可見於公眾場所和私人收藏，包括 Shepard Fairey、Ari Emanuel、Sean Combs、波多黎各當代藝術博物館、底特律 MOCA、拉斯維加斯米高梅大酒店和新奧爾良當代藝術中心。在 CYRCLE 任職期間，Rabi 與藝術家、品牌和非牟利組織合作，包括 HBO、Google、Uber、Pharrell、TED 大獎得主 JR、James Lavelle、Chad Muska、Woodkid、AIDS Healthcare Foundation 和 Audi 等。他曾在《洛杉磯時報》、《紐約時報》、《洛杉磯週刊》、《赫芬頓郵報》、Hypebeast、孤獨星球和Complex Magazine等刊物上發表專題報導。 Rabi 和 Davey 於 2020 年從 CYRCLE退休，並繼續在洛杉磯生活和工作。