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Jack Pierson's work tells a story of everyday
life. His photographs, drawings, sign-lettering word
pieces and installations combine to tell a tale of isolation
and longing. The five works in this series are an extension
of the artist's unique word pieces, and focus on the
theme of isolation. They are evocative of street life,
calling to mind the type of place frequented when alone,
or just walking the streets of a big city in various
states of melancholy. His work also explores the theme
of the eroticism of desire; they are sensual in their
appeal to each of the human senses. This series of neon
sculptures has been exhibited at the capc Musee d'art
contemporain, Bordeaux, France; Edition Schellmann, NY,
and The Barbican Museum, London.
Jack Pierson has exhibited widely since
1990. He has had solo exhibitions at the Kunstverien
Heilbronn, Germany, Frankfurter Kunstverien, Germany,
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, the Whitney Museum
of American Art, NY, and a mid-career retrospective at
the Museum of Contemporary Art, Miami, FL. His work has
been included in group exhibitions at The Barbican, London,
The Menil Collection, Houston, Castello de Rivoli, Torina,
Italy, the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston, Hamburg
Kunsthalle, Germany, Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Louisiana
Museum of Modern Art, Denmark, the Groninger Museum,
Netherlands, the University Art Museum, Berkeley, CA,
the Neuberger Museum, SUNY Purchase, NY, the Guggenheim
Museum, NY, the Aldrich Museum, Ridgefield, CT, and the
Institute of Contemporary Art, London, as well as three
Whitney Biennials and many gallery exhibitions. His work
is represented in the permanent collections of the Baltimore
Museum of Contemporary Art, CAPC, Bordeaux, the Guggenheim
Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, the Metropolitan
Museum of Art, NY, the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los
Angeles, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the San Francisco
Museum of Modern Art, CA, the Seattle Art Museum, the
Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN and the Whitney Museum,
NY. Jack Pierson is represented by Cheim & Read Gallery,
New York.
Other Artworks by Jack Pierson
Jonathan, 2007
Provincetown, 2003
Provincetown, 2003
Brooklyn Nocturne, 1996
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