Jessica Stockholder b. 1959, USA
Jessica Stockholder is an internationally acclaimed visual artist and educator who lives and works in Chicago, IL. Her public artworks have been commissioned by museums, municipalities, and corporations around the world.
As an artist, Stockholder is inspired by the relationships she perceives between colors and objects in her everyday visual environment. Her work employs the visual strategies of painting, sculpture, and installation—though it also resists the limitations such terms imply. Another word sometimes used to describe what Stockholder does is “assemblage,” though that term is also not quite sufficient. Assemblage artists perceive of consumer products, manufactured objects, and industrial materials—the cast-off physical residue of human civilization—as artistic objects in themselves, or as artistic mediums equally valid as paint, stone, or glue.
Stockholder utilizes “readymade” articles along with traditional artistic mediums, but not in an attempt to make just an object. Rather, she creates a human experience by formulating three-dimensional pictures in space, which interact in unpredictable ways with the environments they occupy. Whether working on a small scale, such as creating an assemblage that will hang on a wall, or a massive scale, such as creating a sculptural installation that extends from inside a building to the outside, Stockholder explores a larger concern: people’s perception of their visual surroundings, and how that perception relates to feelings of chaos and control.
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Jessica StockholderAssist: Rider , 2019
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Jessica StockholderSave on select landscape & outdoor lighting: Song to mind uncouples, 2019
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Jessica StockholderSlip Slidin’ Away, 2019
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Jessica StockholderUntitled (Kathmandu Residency 011), 2019Handmade Nepali lokta paper, found material.19 3/4 x 17 3/8 in
50 x 44 cm -
Jessica StockholderUntitled (Kathmandu Residency 02), 2019Handmade Nepali lokta paper, found
material.20 1/2 x 13 in
52 x 33 cm -
Jessica StockholderUntitled (Kathmandu Residency 030), 2019Hand-made Nepali lokta paper, found material54 x 39 3/8 in
137 x 100 cm -
Jessica StockholderUntitled (Kathmandu Residency 030), 2019Hand-made Nepali lokta paper, found material66 1/8 x 44 7/8 in
168 x 114 cm -
Jessica StockholderUntitled (Kathmandu Residency 031), 2019Hand-made Nepali lokta paper, found material39 3/4 x 27 1/2 in
101 x 70 cm -
Jessica StockholderUntitled (Kathmandu Residency 037), 2019Hand-made Nepali lokta paper, found material39 3/8 x 27 1/2 in
100 x 70 cm -
Jessica StockholderUntitled (Kathmandu Residency 043), 2019Hand-made Nepali lokta paper, found material39 3/8 x 27 1/2 in
100 x 70 cm -
Jessica StockholderUntitled (Kathmandu Residency 044), 2019Hand-made Nepali lokta paper, found material39 3/8 x 27 1/2 in
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Jessica StockholderUntitled (Kathmandu Residency 056), 2019Hand-made Nepali lokta paper, found material39 3/8 x 27 1/2 in
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Jessica StockholderUntitled (Kathmandu Residency 060), 2019Hand-made Nepali lokta paper, found material39 3/8 x 27 1/2 in
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Jessica StockholderUntitled (Kathmandu Residency 09), 2019Handmade Nepali lokta paper, found material.30 1/4 x 20 1/8 in
77 x 51 cm -
Jessica StockholderCloud Storage, 2018Mixed media - steel kitchen equipment/aluminum
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Jessica StockholderCranking Devil’s Advocacy, 2017White printer, silicone cupcake sleeves, fake fur, oil paint, hardware, small shelf34 x 32 x 16 in
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Jessica StockholderMagic Dragons, 2017Harddrive case, printer part, hardware, oil paint17 x 10 x 5 in
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Jessica StockholderSunbelt, 2017Plywood covered panels, acrylic and oil paint, rubber coated wire handles, hardware, plastic package12 x 49 1/2 x 1 1/2 in
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Jessica StockholderWired, 2017Office furniture, CPU, plaster, gauze, acrylic and oil paint, 30lb picture wire, CPU hanging shelf41 1/2 x 42 x 24 in
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Jessica StockholderMustard on the Foot, 2016Photo poster, gromets, rope, hardware, plastic runner, yarn, mirror, lamp poles, iPad stand, podium, caution triangle, sheepskin, chain, oil paint, acrylic paint, bakelite tray, styrofoam, plastic building toy, plastic funnels101 x 94 1/2 x 91 in
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Jessica StockholderScreen Detail, 2016Unistrut, metal parts, foam backed floor boards, metal mesh, red plastic coated metal cable, plastic parts, plastic ice tray, paper mache, hardware, painted metal rod, rope, fiberglass element, wire, oil and acrylic paint97 x 53 x 56 1/2 in
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Jessica StockholderWall Hardware, 2015-2018Four 4x8 foot sections of wall, 18 painted metal hardware parts, one braided metal cable to ceiling19 x 8.5 x 4 ft 5.8 x 2.6 x 1.2 m
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Jessica StockholderA Freezer, 2015Bathtub, oil paint, street lamp with LED light, rubber mat, resin, and green fabric90 x 70 x 77 in
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Jessica StockholderA Log, 2015Painted diamond plate, two driveway mirrors, two light fixtures, one painted log, rope.72 x 96 x 120 in
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Jessica StockholderAnother Piece of Pie, 2015Plastic baskets, chain, and metal12 x 11 x 6 ft
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Jessica StockholderAssist #1 A Cyst, 2015Painted metal, ratchet clamp with yellow webbing, felt (if needed), some kind of found support to clamp the work to.74 x 48 x 90 in
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Jessica StockholderAssist #2 Seal Lean, 2015Painted metal, ratchet clamp with yellow webbing, felt (if needed), some kind of found support to clamp the work to.74 x 48 x 90 in
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Jessica StockholderAssist #3 A Chord, 2015Painted metal, ratchet clamp with yellow webbing, felt (if needed), some kind of found support to clamp the work to.51 x 45 x 88 in
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Jessica StockholderCatapult Anime Stack, 2015Plastic parts, rope, paper tag, acrylic paint, ribbon, vinyl, wooden furniture base, and MDF pedestal61 x 19 x 14 in
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Jessica StockholderCelestial Season, 2015Plastic baskets, wire ties, chain, lights, driveway mirrors, paint96 H x 70 x 70 in 243.8 H x 177.8 x 177.8 cm ; Mirrors: 2 @25 x 16 in each; Hanging Plate: 36 x 84 in 91.4 x 213.3 cm
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Jessica StockholderCracks Belly, 2015Four printed photo banners with grommets, black TV strand, plastic parts, expanded foam, plastic ice trays, green concrete, silver string, blue plastic tube, silver tacks for hanging, acrylic paint109 1/2H x 124W x 24 1/2D in
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Jessica StockholderGraduated Tipped Stack, 2015Bucket of nails with washers, plastic tray, rope, acrylic paint, roofing tar, part of nylon carrying bag, expanding foam, oil paint, paper labels, electric cord, hardware, plastic baskets, wire, car parts, toy plastic wheels, mylar, wooden furniture base, and MDF pedestal.64 1/2 x 16 x 16 in
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Jessica StockholderPut Off Put Off Put, 2015Wooden platter, insulated wire, plastic parts, rubber ball, copper wire, acrylic and oil paint, tree bark, adhesive, adhesive metal line, screen printed fragment of a childs foam surf board19 x 16 x 6 in
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Jessica StockholderServed Stack, 2015Bakelite tray, plastic parts, funnels, string, acrylic paint, paper lables, expanded metal wire, sculpty, lexal caulk, acrylic yarn, wooden furniture base, and MDF pedestal42 x 16 x 13 in
106.7 x 40.6 x 33 cm -
Jessica StockholderSteak/Stake Stack, 2015Copper wire mesh, plastic parts, lexal caulk, oil paint, wire, wooden furniture base, and MDF pedestal54 x 16 x 15 in
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Jessica StockholderStrings Attached Too, 2014-2017Scallop shells, plastic parts, copper wire, copper tubing, copper mesh, chain, hardware, string, orange rope, red wig, orange fabric, epoxy glue, steel plate, galvanized sheet metal, plastic crates, zip ties, light fixture, blue extension cord84 x 36 x 192 in
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Jessica StockholderAngled Tangle, 2014Steel, aluminum, auto paint, light fixtures, plastic bollards, gravelSite Specific Installation 40 x 20 x 12 ft 12.2 x 6.1 x 3.6 m
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Jessica StockholderOnce Upon a Time, 2014Plastic, paint, driveway mirrors, stools, carpet, chain/ airline cables, rolling staircase, resin, extension cords, lights, mixing bowl/ lamp shade dimensions variable / site specific installationSite Specific Installation
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Jessica StockholderOver the Moon, 2014Hook, hollow core door, acrylic paint, leather, vinyl, webbing, two green pastil pitchers, long lag bolts, hardware, thread105H x 63 x 24 in
266.7H x 160 x 61 cm -
Jessica StockholderStrip-4 Waves, 201426 1/2 x 34 1/2 in
67.3 x 87.6 cm frame -
Jessica StockholderZero, 2014Plastic tube, wooden handled wire brush, nylon rope, copper wire, acrylic paint22 x 36 x 6 1/2 in
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Jessica StockholderExpression Blue, 2013Wooden ladder, blue plastic parts, detergent bottle with blue detergent (Dawn.) plexiglass, orange clamp, white hook, blue vinyl, acrylic paint, metal part, carpet. Glass vase, webbing, hardware, and blue buoy101 x 31 x 33 in
256.5 x 78.7 x 83.8 cm
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Jessica Stockholder, As Glue, Material & Surface: Paper Works
Online Exhibition 26 May - 27 Jun 2020Kavi Gupta and Kathmandu Projects are pleased to announce the online exhibition Jessica Stockholder: As Glue, Material & Surface: Paper Works. It would be inaccurate to call Stockholder’s new series of sculptural paper pieces “works on paper.” It’s more like the paper is the work. Stockholder created the series during a residency in Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal, in late autumn of 2019.Read more -
Jessica Stockholder, Stuff Matters
Centraal Museum, Utrecht, The Netherlands 19 Apr - 1 Sep 2019This summer, Centraal Museum presents Jessica Stockholder: Stuff Matters. Jessica Stockholder (USA, 1959) came to fame in the early 1990s with colourful and picturesque as well as monumental installations. In her work, Stockholder combines all sorts of everyday items – ranging from umbrellas and cushions to furniture and lamps – to form an overwhelming composition. Through her playful manipulation of form and colour, she is able to transform the entire room.Read more -
Idea Sale
Kavi Gupta | 219 N. Elizabeth St. Chicago, IL, 60607 13 Apr - 1 Jun 2019Kavi Gupta is pleased to present Idea Sale, a group exhibition of original works by Glenn Kaino, Jae Jarrell, Wadsworth Jarrell, Manish Nai, Scott Reeder, Tony Tasset, José Lerma, Jessica Stockholder, and Angel Otero.Read more -
Jessica Stockholder, Relational Aesthetics
The Contemporary Austin | Austin, TX 15 Sep 2018 - 3 Mar 2019This exhibition of the work of Chicago-based artist Jessica Stockholder (American-Canadian, born 1959 in Seattle, Washington, and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia) will span both of The Contemporary Austin’s venues. At the entryway to Laguna Gloria, Stockholder has created a new outdoor sculpture commission, Save on select landscape & outdoor lighting: Song to mind uncouples, 2018, which will be on view in late 2018.Read more
Bringing painting into three-dimensional space, Stockholder uses everyday objects as building materials, celebrating the potential for color, form, and abstraction to generate meaning in tandem with the environment and surrounding architecture. The artist’s first solo presentation in Texas in over a decade, Relational Aesthetics includes a new, painted architectural installation—which she refers to as a “situation”—that doubles as a viewing platform and pedestal. A selection of new and recent sculptures are also on view, some of which incorporate found electronic elements. Also included are other works Stockholder calls “assists”—sculptures that require support in order to stand upright. -
FRONT International
Cleveland Triennial, Cleveland Art Museum | Cleveland, OH 14 Jun - 30 Sep 2018Congratulations to artists Beverly Fishman, Jessica Stockholder and Tony Tasset for their participation in the FRONT International: Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art. Both Fishman and Stockholder are two of the...Read more -
Jessica Stockholder, Art Basel Parcours
Telling Stories for the Future | Art Basel 2018 11 - 17 Jun 2018Jessica Stockholder, Art Basel ParcoursRead more -
Paper
Kavi Gupta | 835 W. Washington Blvd. Chicago, IL, 60607 24 Jun - 5 Aug 2017Kavi Gupta is pleased to presentPaper, a curated selection of works whichengage paper as a multifaceted material. Inexpensive to procure, easy tostore, flexible to manipulate, and diverse in color and texture, paper haslong been a beloved component of artists’ practices worldwide.Read more -
Jessica Stockholder and Tony Tasset, Sculpture Milwaukee
Milwaukee, WI 1 Jun - 22 Oct 2017Kavi Gupta is happy to announce Jessica Stockholder and Tony Tasset’s inclusion in Sculpture Milwaukee.Read more -
Assisted, Curated by Jessica Stockholder
Kavi Gupta | 219 N. Elizabeth St. Chicago, IL, 60607 12 Sep 2015 - 16 Jan 2016Featuring works byRead more
Laylah Ali
Polly Apfelbaum
Anthony Caro
Patrick Chamberlain
Cheryl Donegan
Jessica Jackson Hutchins
Sol LeWitt
Nancy Lupo
Rebecca Morris
Sam Moyer
Jo Nigoghossian
Stephen Prina
Michael Queenland
Kay Rosen
Haim Steinbach
Tony Tasset
ASSISTED, curated by Jessica Stockholder, follows on two earlier related ventures and accompanies her solo exhibition titled Door Hinges at Kavi Gupta in Chicago this September.
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Jessica Stockholder, Door Hinges
Kavi Gupta | 219 N. Elizabeth St. Chicago, IL, 60607 12 Sep 2015 - 16 Jan 2016Kavi Gupta is pleased to present Jessica Stockholder’s first solo exhibition in Chicago in 24 years.Read more -
Jessica Stockholder, Angled Tangle, 2014
Art Basel Miami Beach 2014 4 - 7 Dec 2014Kavi Gupta proudly presented Angled Tangle, Jessica Stockholder’s site-responsive sculpture at Art Basel Miami Beach Public 2014.Read more
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Reasons to Be Optimistic: How Italy’s Art institutions Arose from the Pandemic
Barbara Casavecchia, Frieze, February 12, 2021 -
PROPS, ASSISTS AND SITUATIONS: JESSICA STOCKHOLDER AT THE CONTEMPORARY AUSTIN
Tatiana Ryckman, Glasstire, October 6, 2018 -
New Triennial Offers Artists the Canvas of Cleveland
Hilarie M. Sheets, New York TImes, July 13, 2018 -
CLEVELAND HOPES TO BECOME THE NEXT VENICE
Kelly Crow, The Wall Street Journal, July 11, 2018 -
PARCOURS, HARDCORE: A LOOK AROUND ART BASEL’S PUBLIC SECTION, WITH WORKS BY PIERRE HUYGHE, JESSICA STOCKHOLDER, NINA BEI
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REVIEW: PARCOURS AT ART BASEL 2018
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FRONT’S ‘GREAT LAKES RESEARCH’ SHOW, INCLUDING 6 ARTISTS FROM NEO, MAY HAVE A CHIP ON ITS SHOULDER
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A GROUNDBREAKING SHOW PRESENTS A NEW, INCLUSIVE VISION OF AMERICAN ART
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FEELING GRAVITY’S PULL: JESSICA STOCKHOLDER’S STACKED WORKS AT MITCHELL-INNES & NASH
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ARTFORUM: JESSICA STOCKHOLDER AT MITCHELL-INNES & NASH
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CHICAGO REVIEWS: “ASSISTED”
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Jessica Stockholder: Door Hinges at Kavi Gupta Gallery
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10 ART SHOWS TO SEE THIS FALL
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25 AMAZING EXHIBITORS AT EXPO CHICAGO 2015
Paul Laster, WhiteHot Magazine, September 1, 2015
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JESSICA STOCKHOLDER – AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
April 24, 2018Kavi Gupta is happy to congratulate Jessica Stockholder on her inclusion in the American Academy of Arts and Sciences’ Class of 2018.Read more -
JESSICA STOCKHOLDER & TONY TASSET – SCULPTURE MILWAUKEE
June 14, 2017Kavi Gupta is happy to announce Jessica Stockholder and Tony Tasset’s inclusion in Sculpture Milwaukee. The exhibition, curated by Russell Bowman, includes public sculptures from world renowned artists. Sculpture Milwaukee is on display along Wisconsin Avenue in Downtown Milwaukee from June 1–October 22, 2017.Read more -
JESSICA STOCKHOLDER – MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART DETROIT (MOCAD)
April 6, 2017Jessica Stockholder is featured in a group exhibition titled 99 Cents of Less at Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD). The exhibition will consist of ninety nine artists based in the United States and addresses Detroit’s ongoing economic crisis and its 2013 bankruptcy. The exhibition will be on view from May 19–August 6, 2017. For more information, click here.Read more
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JESSICA STOCKHOLDER INSTALLATION PREMIERS AT CRYSTAL BRIDGES
06.18.21019On June 1st, a new outdoor, site specific installation by Jessica Stockholder premiered as part of Color Field, a large-scale group exhibition on the grounds of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas.Read more -
THE CONTEMPORARY AUSTIN PREMIERS JESSICA STOCKHOLDER OUTDOOR SCULPTURE
05.22.2019We recently received the first batch of photographs of the new Jessica Stockholder outdoor sculpture by Jessica Stockholder,The Contemporary, Austin. Titled Save on select landscape...Read more -
JESSICA STOCKHOLDER FEATURED IN ‘EN CONSTRUCCIÓN’
07.10.2018El Centro Galego de Arte Contemporáneo (CGAC) in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, opened a new group exhibition this week titled “En Construcción,” which features work by Jessica Stockholder alongside pieces by fourteen other artists spanning multiple generations and nations.Read more