Applying strategies of mass production to handmade objects, Allan McCollum’s labor-intensive practice questions the intrinsic value of the unique work of art. McCollum’s installations—fields of vast numbers of small-scale works, systematically arranged—are the product of many tiny gestures, built up over time. Viewing his work often produces a sublime effect—as one slowly realizes that the dizzying array of thousands of identical-looking shapes is, in fact, composed of subtly different, distinct things. Economical in form, yet curious in function, his work and mechanical-looking processes are infused with humor and humility.
7 Videos | Series | Featured Artist(s) | Date | |||
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"Lost Objects" & "Natural Copies"Allan McCollum |
3/4/2011 |
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"Over Ten Thousand Individual Works"Allan McCollum |
11/19/2010 |
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"Surrogate Paintings" & "Plaster Surrogates"Allan McCollum |
9/14/2010 |
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"Shapes Ornaments"Allan McCollum |
6/11/2010 |
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"Shapes Copper Cookie Cutters"Allan McCollum |
1/4/2010 |
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Systems |
10/28/2009 |
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Allan McCollum in "Systems" |
10/28/2009 |