I Saw Wilt
61 cms x 12.7 cms x 2.54 cms (24 ins x 5 ins x 24 ins)
Signed "Jason McLean NY" and dated 2015
made in 2015
Lot offered for sale by Cowley Abbott, Toronto at the auction event "Contemporary Canadian Art Auction (Online Auction)" held on Wed, Sep 26, 2018.
Lot 31616
Lot 31616
Realised: CAD $944
Lot description - from the online catalogue*
Provenance:
Private Collection
Notes:
Born in London, Ontario in 1971, Jason McLean is a graduate of the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in Vancouver, British Columbia. Using humour to touch upon challenging subject matter such as sadness, loss, displacement, and economic hardship, the Brooklyn-based artist's diverse practice includes drawings, sculptures, book works, zines, sound pieces, correspondence art, puppetry, and performance. Since 1994, he has exhibited nationally and internationally, with shows at the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa; the Vancouver Art Gallery; Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa, Venice; the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax; Loyal Gallery, Malmo, Sweden; Richard Heller Gallery, Santa Monica; and Franklin Parrish Gallery and Zieher Smith Gallery, New York. His works are held in major institutions throughout North America including the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Vancouver Art Gallery; and the collections of the Bank of Montreal, the Royal Bank of Canada, and TD Bank Group. McLean is represented by Michael Gibson Gallery in London, Ontario; Wilding Cran Gallery in Los Angeles; and Back Gallery Project, Vancouver.
Private Collection
Notes:
Born in London, Ontario in 1971, Jason McLean is a graduate of the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design in Vancouver, British Columbia. Using humour to touch upon challenging subject matter such as sadness, loss, displacement, and economic hardship, the Brooklyn-based artist's diverse practice includes drawings, sculptures, book works, zines, sound pieces, correspondence art, puppetry, and performance. Since 1994, he has exhibited nationally and internationally, with shows at the National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa; the Vancouver Art Gallery; Fondazione Bevilacqua La Masa, Venice; the Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax; Loyal Gallery, Malmo, Sweden; Richard Heller Gallery, Santa Monica; and Franklin Parrish Gallery and Zieher Smith Gallery, New York. His works are held in major institutions throughout North America including the Museum of Modern Art, New York; the Vancouver Art Gallery; and the collections of the Bank of Montreal, the Royal Bank of Canada, and TD Bank Group. McLean is represented by Michael Gibson Gallery in London, Ontario; Wilding Cran Gallery in Los Angeles; and Back Gallery Project, Vancouver.
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(*) Text and/or Image might be subject matter of Copyright. Check with Cowley Abbott auction house for permission to use.
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