Photographs by Corrado Serra.
“Over the past thirty years, Shaw has become one of the United States’ most influential and visionary artists, moving between painting, sculpture, and drawing, with works that build connections between his own psyche and America’s larger political, social, and spiritual histories. Shaw mines his imagery from the cultural refuse of the twentieth century, using comic books, record covers, conspiracy magazines, and obscure religious iconography to produce a portrait of the nation’s subconscious.” — New Museum
Untitled, 2003. Ink and oil pastel on cutout paper
Installation view of second floor
Left: Untitled (Distorted Faces series), 1986. Right: Untitled (Distorted Face #28), 1984. Both: Graphite, airbrush, and Prismacolor on paper
Untitled (Life and Death series), 1981. Airbrush, colored pencil, and pencil on paper
Untitled (Distorted Faces series), 1985. Graphite, airbrush, and Prismacolor on paper
Left: Tiger/Phoenix, 1973–74. Right: Venus in Furs, 1973–74. Both: Etching with aquatint
Installation view of second floor
Seven Deadly Sins, 2013. Acrylic on muslin
Seven Deadly Sins (detail)
Seven Deadly Sins (detail)
Heaven’s Gate, 2012. Acrylic on muslin
Left: The Deluge, 2014. Right: The Gate, 2014. Both: Acrylic on muslin
Left: Untitled, 2013. Right: The Golden Age, 2013. Both: Acrylic on muslin
The Hidden World. Collection of religious and pedagogical materials
The Hidden World (detail). Collection of religious and pedagogical materials
Thrift Store Paintings. Mixed mediums
Thrift Store Paintings. Mixed mediums
Thrift Store Paintings. Mixed mediums
Installation view
Labyrinth: I Dreamt I was Taller than Jonathan Borofsky, 2009. Installation:acrylic on muslin canvas stretched over plywood panels
Labyrinth: I Dreamt I was Taller than Jonathan Borofsky, 2009
Labyrinth: I Dreamt I was Taller than Jonathan Borofsky (detail)
Labyrinth: I Dreamt I was Taller than Jonathan Borofsky (detail)
Labyrinth: I Dreamt I was Taller than Jonathan Borofsky (detail)
Labyrinth: I Dreamt I was Taller than Jonathan Borofsky (detail)
Labyrinth: I Dreamt I was Taller than Jonathan Borofsky (detail)
Left: Dream Object (“A couple of Vegas students…”), 2000. Right: Dream Object (“A couple of Vegas students…”), 2000. Both: Oil on shaped wood