James Welling
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James Welling earned both a BFA and an MFA at California Institute of the Arts in Valencia (California, USA), where he studied with, among others, Dan Graham. He emerged in the 1970s as an artist for whom photographic norms and the representational field itself were and remain contested and problematized. The artist is represented by David Zwirner
, New York
and Regen Projects, Los Angeles
.
, New York; the 2008 Whitney Biennial at the Whitney Museum of American Art
in New York City; Regen Projects, Los Angeles; the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles; and Galerie Nelson-Freeman in Paris. Retrospectives of his work have been held at David Zwirner in 2008 and at the Wexner Center for the Arts
in Columbus, Ohio.
David Zwirner
David Zwirner is a gallerist and art dealer and owner of the David Zwirner Gallery in New York City. In 2010 Zwirner was listed at number four in the ArtReview annual "Power 100" list.-Early Life:...
, New York
New York
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and Regen Projects, Los Angeles
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Exhibitions
Recent venues at which he has exhibited include David ZwirnerDavid Zwirner
David Zwirner is a gallerist and art dealer and owner of the David Zwirner Gallery in New York City. In 2010 Zwirner was listed at number four in the ArtReview annual "Power 100" list.-Early Life:...
, New York; the 2008 Whitney Biennial at the Whitney Museum of American Art
Whitney Museum of American Art
The Whitney Museum of American Art, often referred to simply as "the Whitney", is an art museum with a focus on 20th- and 21st-century American art. Located at 945 Madison Avenue at 75th Street in New York City, the Whitney's permanent collection contains more than 18,000 works in a wide variety of...
in New York City; Regen Projects, Los Angeles; the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles; and Galerie Nelson-Freeman in Paris. Retrospectives of his work have been held at David Zwirner in 2008 and at the Wexner Center for the Arts
Wexner Center for the Arts
The Wexner Center for the Arts is The Ohio State University’s multidisciplinary, international laboratory for the exploration and advancement of contemporary art...
in Columbus, Ohio.
Projects
- Welling was the photographer of the cover art for Sonic YouthSonic YouthSonic Youth is an American alternative rock band from New York City, formed in 1981. The current lineup consists of Thurston Moore , Kim Gordon , Lee Ranaldo , Steve Shelley , and Mark Ibold .In their early career, Sonic Youth was associated with the No Wave art and music scene in New York City...
's 1985 album Bad Moon RisingBad Moon RisingBad Moon Rising may refer to:* "Bad Moon Rising" , by Creedence Clearwater Revival* Bad Moon Rising: The Best of Creedence Clearwater Revival, a compilation album* Bad Moon Rising , by Sonic Youth...
. - Welling collaborated with U.S. poet Susan HoweSusan HoweSusan Howe is a American poet, scholar, essayist and critic, who has been closely associated with the Language poets, among others poetry movements. Her work is often classified as Postmodern because it expands traditional notions of genre...
, providing six black-and-white photogramsPhotogramA photogram is a photographic image made without a camera by placing objects directly onto the surface of a photo-sensitive material such as photographic paper and then exposing it to light. The result is a negative shadow image varying in tone, depending on the transparency of the objects used...
to accompany the text of THAT THIS, published in 2010. - In 2009 Welling designed a hand-knotted rug for BravinLee programsBravinLee programsBravinLee programs is a contemporary art gallery in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City. The gallery's programs support the exhibition of works on paper, artist books, public art projects, and artist-designed hand-knotted rugs....
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External links
- Official artist website
- James Welling at David Zwirner
- Selected Press at David Zwirner
- James Welling's film, "Lake Pavilion," 2009, on Artforum
- James Welling's photography on The New York Times
- James Welling on Artnet
- James Welling at the Museum of Contemporary Photography
- James Welling at Regen Projects
- James Welling interviewed by Jeremy Sigler in Modern Painters
- James Welling's Flowers on Amazon