Initially conceived to document the artist's 2014 exhibition at David Zwirner in New York-his first with the gallery, debuting new sculptural work, a critically acclaimed video, and a much-discussed animatronic sculpture-this publication ultimately exists as a hybrid between an exhibition catalogue and a stand-alone expression of Wolfson's vision.
Jordan Wolfson was born in 1980 in New York, and he is currently
based between New York and Los Angeles. In 2003, he received his
B.F.A. in sculpture from the Rhode Island School of Design. The
artist joined David Zwirner in 2013, and his first gallery solo
exhibition was presented in New York in 2014. Prominent
institutions which have hosted solo shows include Stedelijk Museum
voor Actuele Kunst (S.M.A.K.), Ghent; Chisenhale Gallery, London
(both 2013); Kunsthalle Wien, Vienna; Gallery at The Roy and Edna
Disney/CalArts Theater (REDCAT), Los Angeles (both 2012);
Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf (2011); CCA Wattis
Institute for Contemporary Arts, San Francisco (2009); Swiss
Institute of Contemporary Art, New York (2008); Galleria d'Arte
Moderna e Contemporanea di Bergamo, Italy (2007); and Kunsthalle
Zürich (2004). In 2009, Wolfson received the prestigious Cartier
Award from the Frieze Foundation, which helps an artist from
outside the United Kingdom realize a major project at Frieze Art
Fair in London. Work by Wolfson is held in public collections
worldwide, including Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Turin;
Galleria d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Bergamo, Italy; Magasin
3 Stockholm Konsthall; Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago; Museum
Ludwig, Cologne; Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst (S.M.A.K.),
Ghent; and the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York.
British photographer Andreas Laszlo Konrath studied art at Amersham
College and went on to earn a degree in fine art at London
Guildhall University, Whitechapel. His early interests in punk
music and skateboarding guided him to document the youth culture
surrounding him, initially in the London suburbs and more recently
in New York. In 2009, Konrath and Brian Paul Lamotte founded Pau
Wau Publications, which produces limited edition zines and artist
books.
Joseph Logan is a New York-based designer. His clients have
included renowned international galleries and museums including The
Museum of Modern Art, New York; Moderna Museet, Stockholm; and the
Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris.
Gaea Woods is a Los Angeles-based artist and photographer. After
studying fine art at Parsons School of Art & Design in Paris and
obtaining a degree in photography at the Rhode Island School of
Design, Woods worked in New York, San Francisco, and Los Angeles in
commercial photography. She is a two-time recipient of the
Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation Grant, and an image from her
latest series, Los Angeles Artists and Their Cars, recently won
first place in the Theo Westenberger Estate Spring 2014 Photography
Contest.
"Deploying an unsettling plurality of disembodied voices, Jordan
Wolfson plays with the disconnection of the visual and the aural to
lend his works their alternating intimacy and alienation." --Pablo
Larios "Kaleidoscope"
"Gripping" and "gut-level weird"--Holland Cotter "The New York
Times"
"Sex and death collide in Wolfson's nightmarish yet riveting debut
at David Zwirner."--Paul Laster "Time Out New York"
"Spread along a series of assemblages, video, and the artist's
notoriously eerie animatronic robot, the show is a striking step
for the artist, showing his unique approach to art-making in an
ever-stronger expressive capacity."--Staff "Art Observed"
His work is "a provocative, bizarre, and captivating fusion of
music, advertising, photography, painting, and
performance."--Rozalia Jovanovic "Blouin Artinfo"
Wolfson's work "stands out for its cohesive vision and striking
content."--Juliana Balestin "Purple.Fr"
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