The Wonderful Installation Art of Ryan McGinness
Ryan McGinness (born 1972) is an American artist, living and working in Manhattan, New York. He grew up in the surf and skate culture of Virginia Beach, Virginia, and then studied at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania as an Andrew Carnegie Scholar. During college, he interned at the Andy Warhol Museum as a curatorial assistant. Known for his original extensive vocabulary of graphic drawings which use the visual language of public signage, corporate logos, and contemporary iconography, McGinness creates paintings, sculptures, and environments. McGinness is interested in assuming the power of this anonymous aesthetic in order to share personal expressions. His work is in the permanent public collections of the Museum of Modern Art, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, Cincinnati Art Museum, MUSAC in Spain, and the Misumi Collection in Japan.
1,2,3- Figure Drawings, 2014, installation view, Pace Prints, New York Photos by Austin Kennedy, Courtesy Pace Prints
4,5,6,7-Black Holes, 2011, installation view, Phillips de Pury & Company, New York
8.9.10-Aesthetic Comfort, 2008, installation view, Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati
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