Ed Dean

Ninja II

2015

A sculpture by Theaster Gates. "Stand-Ins for Period of Wreckage 25" is a contemporary sculpture, white concrete and porcelain by American, Blue Chip artist Theaster Gates. The artwork is unsigned. Theaster Gates' practice includes sculpture, installation, performance and urban interventions that aim to bridge the gap between art and life. Gates works as an artist, curator, urbanist and facilitator and his projects attempt to instigate the creation of cultural communities by acting as catalysts for social engagement that leads to political and spatial change. Gates has described his working method as “critique through collaboration” – often with architects, researchers and performers – to create works that stretch the idea of what we usually understand visual-based practices to be. For his exhibition at Milwaukee Art Museum exhibition in 2010, for example, Gates invited a 250 strong gospel choir into the galleries to sing songs adapted from the inscriptions on pots by the famous 19th century slave and potter 'Dave Drake'. For the 2010 Whitney Biennial, Gates transformed the Whitney’s Sculpture Court with a spare, architectural installation that functioned as a communal gathering space for performances, social engagement, and contemplation. For the duration of the exhibition Gates collaborated with various creative practitioners on a series of 'monastic residencies', holding live events such as the session by Gates' musical ensemble, the Black Monks of Mississippi. In another recent exhibition at Seattle Art Museum, Gates transformed the gallery into an audio archive entitled 'The Listening Room', incorporating a hand-built DJ...

A sculpture by Carlos Luna. "Elefante" is a bronze sculpture depicting an detailed yet abstracted elephant by Latin American artist Carlos Luna. Edition 8 of 8. Signed lower left. C...

A sculpture by Seth Kaufman. "Lignum Spire" is a contemporary sculpture, bronze with green patina by American Conceptual artist Seth Kaufman. Seth Kaufman lives and works in Southern California. He teaches sculpture and design at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, CA. Kaufman has had solo exhibitions at, Long Beach University Art Museum, Long Beach, CA; Finesilver Gallery, San Antonio, TX and Post Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. His works have been included in numerous two-person and group exhibitions such as, “Installations Inside/Out 20th Anniversary Exhibition,” Armory Center for the Arts, Pasadena, CA; “Natural Artifice,“ Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA; “Extreme Materials,” Memorial Art Museum, Rochester, NY; “Seth Kaufman – John Morris,” Anthony Meier...

A sculpture by Harry Bertoia. "Untitled (Suspended Willow)" is an abstract, steel and steel wire sculpture by Post War artist Harry Bertoia. The willow form is one of Harry Bertoia's...

Hamilton Co. Rockslide Granite and galvanized and powder-coated steel 35" (height) x 15.5" (width) x 8" (depth) Stone and metal, usually granite or slate, and found object steel are...

TWIN TUMBLE Enamel on granite and steel 18" (height) x 30" (width) x 6" (depth) Stone and metal, usually granite or slate, and found object steel are central in my sculpture. The in...

Sisyphean Circle (Sieve) Granite and galvanized and powder-coated steel 88" (height) x 84" (width) x 18" (depth) Stone and metal, usually granite or slate, and found object steel ar...

ADZE Granite and sealed steel 42" (height) x 41" (width) x 18" (depth) Stone and metal, usually granite or slate, and found object steel are central in my sculpture. The interaction...