Harry Nuriev

Dittrich & Schlechtriem proudly present the debut solo show of Harry Nuriev (b. 1984), the New York- and Paris-based artist, designer, and founder and creative director of Crosby Studios.

The Foam Room features a mirrored installation that generates and releases large amounts of white foam, gradually filling the underground gallery. The reflective surfaces, combined with the volumes of foam, create an atmosphere that provokes visitors to engage, reflect, and immerse. . Conceptually, the foam party represents a fascinating phenomenon where millions of air bubbles are suspended within a thin film of water held together by soap molecules. This ephemeral wonder can rapidly expand and vanish, mirroring the fast-paced nature of industry and our fleeting attention to spatial and economic concerns. In today’s consultative era, art is often reduced to a mere party trick, with the artist serving as a commercial tool or marketing gimmick—much like the fleeting nature of soap foam, which can burst and disappear in an instant.

Nuriev’s self-defined “Transformism” and reconstructive style fuse art, design, architecture, and fashion, breaking the boundaries that have traditionally separated these four creative fields to challenge broader ideas about how we live and work.

An essay contributed by Justine Ludwig, Executive Director of Creative Time, accompanies the exhibition and be published on our website prior to the opening.

The Foam Room is an artwork by Harry Nuriev, presented in collaboration with Dittrich & Schlechtriem and Telekom Electronic Beats, premiering on-site at our gallery.