Daniel Colen (born 1979) is an American artist based in New York. His work consists of painted sculptures appropriating low-cultural ephemera, graffiti-inspired paintings of text executed in paint, and installations.
Early life and education
Born in 1979 and raised in Leonia, New Jersey.[1][2] His father, Sy Colen, a wood and clay sculptor, was a participant in the 2006 reality TV show Artstar. Colen attended Solomon Schechter Day School, and was raised Jewish.[3] Colen graduated with a B.F.A. in Painting from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2001.[4] After graduation he moved to the East Village in Manhattan, and by June 2006 he became a known artist.[3]
Work
In his work, Secrets and Cymbals, Smoke and Scissors: My Friend Dash's Wall in the Future (2004), Colen built an exact replica of a section of poster, photo and flyer-covered wall from friend Dash Snow's apartment.[5] Each piece of visual material was handmade and attached to a Styrofoam copy of the wall.
In 2007, Dash Snow and Colen shredded phone books in Jeffrey Deitch's SoHo gallery for an installation called Nest or Hamster Nest.[6][7] He was described by The Guardian as a "bad boy of post-pop New York".[8]
Personal life
Colen was close friends with artists Dash Snow and Ryan McGinley.[9] When Snow died in 2009 of a heroin overdose, Colen was greatly impacted and said he was determined to end his own addiction.[6][8]
Exhibitions
- Potty Mouth, Potty War, Pot Roast, Pot is a Reality Kick, Gagosian Gallery, New York, 2006[10]
- USA Today - new American Art from the Saatchi Collection, Royal Academy of Arts, London[citation needed]
- Whitney Biennial, New York, 2006[11]
- Fantastic Politics, National Museum of Art, Architecture and Design, Oslo[citation needed]
- No Me, Peres Projects, Berlin, 2006. Solo exhibition.[12]
- Dan Colen – Works from the Astrup Fearnley Collection, Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art, Oslo, Norway, 2018. Solo exhibition.[13]
Collections
Colen's work is held in the following collections:
References
- ^ Haramis, Nick. "Everything & Nothing: Dan Colen Reveals There Are Two Sides to Every Story" Archived 2010-12-23 at the Wayback Machine, BlackBook (magazine), October 1, 2010. Accessed March 31, 2011."The 31-year-old artist was born in Leonia, New Jersey, where, as a teenager, he befriended photographer Ryan McGinley at their local skate park."
- ^ a b "Dan Colen". whitney.org. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
- ^ a b Fischel, Jack R. (2008). Encyclopedia of Jewish American Popular Culture. ABC-CLIO. pp. 68–69. ISBN 9780313087349.
- ^ "Afterparty". RISD XYZ Magazine. issuu: Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). Winter 2018. p. 13. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
- ^ "Something to chew on". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2020-03-07.
- ^ a b "Dan Colen". Interview Magazine. 2010-08-17. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
- ^ Feuer, Alan; Salkin, Allen (2009-07-24). "Death and Life of Dash Snow, Artist, Addict and Provocateur". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
- ^ a b Helmore, Edward (2014-05-09). "Dan Colen: how the bad boy of New York art discovered the good life". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
- ^ "Chasing Dash Snow". NYMag.com. 4 January 2007. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
- ^ "Dan Colen: Potty Mouth Potty War, 555 West 24th Street, New York, March 11–April 15, 2006". Gagosian. 2018-09-02. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
- ^ McCormick, Carlo. "WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN THE WHITNEY BIENNIAL". Artnet. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
- ^ "No Me". Peres Projects. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
- ^ "Dan Colen - Works from the Astrup Fearnley Collection". Astrup Fearnley Museet. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
- ^ "Dan Colen - Artist - Saatchi Gallery". www.saatchigallery.com. 3 February 2023.
- ^ "Dan Colen - Works from the Astrup Fearnley Collection". Astrup Fearnley Museet. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
External links
Media related to Dan Colen at Wikimedia Commons- Dan Colen on ArtFacts.Net
- Colen at Gagosian Gallery
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