joe scanlan

Joe Scanlan is an artist whose work takes multiple forms, from sculpture and design to publications and fictional personae. Indeed, there is a willful subterfuge running through much of his work, as exemplified in works that address the political economy of site-specific labor (Massachusetts Wedding Bed); or co-scripting the life and work of a fictional artist in collaboration with professional actors (Donelle Woolford); or in the design and manufacture of portable architecture that can inhabit the body of a host museum (Thingstahtfall Pavilion). Scanlan is internationally renowned for the dark humor and conceptual rigor of his work. He is also a widely read, discussed, and translated writer for such venues as Artforum, frieze, and Parkett, social media forums such as Facebook, and his website, www.thingsthatfall.com.

Joe Scanlan, Artisanal Complex 2019

Joe Scanlan, Set I (wall), 2019
oil paint, reclaimed wood, archival inkjet on paper, polyvinyl acetate, wood
168 x 112 x 15 cm

Joe Scanlan, Stretchers, 2018
oil paint on various reclaimed woods
variable sizes
Joe Scanlan, Artisanal Complex 2019

Joe Scanlan, Saack van Laack, 2019
repurposed van Laack shirt sleeves, rip-stop nylon, polyester
edition of 25

Joe Scanlan, Artisanal Complex I, 2019
archival inkjet on paper mounted on gessoed linen, vinyl wallpaper
300 x 360 x 5 cm
Joe Scanlan, Artisanal Complex II, 2019
repurposed van Laack shirt sleeves, rip-stop nylon, polyester, vinyl wallpaper, archival inkjet on paper, polyvinyl acetate, wood
168 x 112 x 20 cm
Joe Scanlan, Artisanal Complex 2019
Joe Scanlan, Palermo, 2018
digital font derived from the basic forms in Blinky Palermo’s Blau Scheibe und Stab (1968), archival inkjet on various Epson photo papers with sample pack interleaving, storage box
edition of 26
Joe Scanlan, Palermo, 2018
digital font derived from the basic forms in Blinky Palermo’s Blau Scheibe und Stab (1968), archival inkjet on various Epson photo papers with sample pack interleaving, storage box
edition of 26
Artisanal Complex 2019
Donelle Woolford, The Raw and the Cooked, 2016
exotic inlay wood box containing 1907, a book authored by the fictional artist Donelle Woolford and printed in Marrakesh, interleaved with recipes handwritten by the people who printed the book in Marrakesh
20.5 x 15 x 3.8 cm
edition of 35
 
Joe Scanlan, Cold Turkey, 2013, linen and acrylic fibre on vintage indoor clothesline, 193 x ca. 250 cm
Joe Scanlan, Abstract Labor, or: The Happy Butcher, view galerie de Expeditie, 2013 
Joe Scanlan, Abstract Labor, or: The Happy Butcher, view galerie de Expeditie, 2013 
Joe Scanlan, RA, 2013, wood, oilpaint, 72,5 x 70,5 x 6 cm
Joe Scanlan, Ides, 2013, chintz, rayon, linen, cotton, poplin on vintage indoor clothesline, 220 x ca 493 cm                                                                                  
Joe Scanlan, GV, 2013, wood, gouache, 40,5 x 40 x 5 cm
Joe Scanlan, MC, 2013, dyptych, wood, 45,5 x 45 x 3 cm and 40 x 40 x 1,5 cm
Joe Scanlan, A Battle for Narrative, view Bonnefanten Hedge House Foundation, 2012
Joe Scanlan, Bryter Layter, 2009, plywood, enamel paint, acrylic paint, gouache, steel wire, yellow paper, hot glue, 9 parts, 141 x 206 x 107 cm
Joe Scanlan, Springtime for Kippenberger, 2009, wood, polystyrene, acrylic paint, gouache, steel wire, yellow paper, hot glue
31 parts, 142 x 155 x 96 cm
Joe Scanlan, Change of Season, view galerie de Expeditie, 2009
Joe Scanlan, Rational Exuberance, 2009, wood, extruded aluminum, enamel paint, paper collage on cardboard box, Hans Hofmann picture puzzle, Table: 70.5 x  117 x 99 cm, Puzzle box: 36 x 36 x 4 cm
Joe Scanlan, Change of Season, view galerie de Expeditie, 2009