Past Projects
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Décor | Avant-poste (2018)
Two exhibitions inspired by Marcel Broodthaers' concept of "décor," curated from the collection of the FRAC des Pays de la Loire
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Indoor Outposts (2016)
Solitary confinement, "roughing it," and imaginary time-space travel are common literary themes
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Veritablement (2016)
A collaborative meditation on cultural appropriation and branding at ARCO, Madrid
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Le Classisme (2015)
A text originally published by the artist in 2909 translated into a full-blown museum installation, replete with Richard Prince standees.
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Dick’s Last Stand (2014)
Complete performance transcript and commentary for Dick's Last Stand, Donelle Woolford's contribution to the 2014 Whitney Biennial.
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Abstract Labor, Galerie de Expeditie, Amsterdam (2013)
An exhibition not unlike a baker of pies whose apples are still ripening on the trees.
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Mu.Zee, part I: Object Lesson (2012)
Part I of a two-part exhibition and ongoing project at the Museum aan Zee in Ostend, Belgium
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Möbel (2011)
When pictures become furniture, there is a direct historical reference to the development of pictures as moving objects.
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Three Works (2011)
An exhibition in which Joe Scanlan exhibited seven works, maybe more.
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Democracy Judy (2010)
Sometimes a ballad works on levels other than the literal subject of its lyrics.
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AA Bronson * Healer (2010)
A brilliant interview by Steve Lafreniere commissioned for Commerce 10, People in Trade.
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Sol LeWitt: Giving Credit Where Credit is Due (2010)
First published in the Sol LeWitt 100 Views, published by Mass MoCA and Yale University Press, 2009.
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Diversification (2009)
Although seldom invoked in the art world, Diversification is corollary to much that transpires between artists, critics, galleries, and museums.
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23 Thoughts About Dirt (2009)
Some thoughts commissioned by the Bulletin of the Yale University Art Gallery for a special issue on sculpture.
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8 Questions in 4 Parts (2008)
A performance lecture by Donelle Woolford (moderated by Claire Bishop and Mark Sladen) as part of the Double Agent exhibition at the ICA London.
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Hirsch Perlman, Kunstler (2008)
A talk by the artist as part of a two-day conference on Art & Labor at Yale University, published in Commerce 10, People in Trade.
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The Process of Creative Destruction in Action (2008)
Images of Joe Scanlan's third solo show at Galerie Martin Janda, Vienna.
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Skulptur Projekte Münster (2007)
A rejected proposal.
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Thingsthatfall Pavilion (2007)
An installation that unfolded over the course of eighteen months on the top floor of the K21.
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Disorder: Various Local Stores (2007)
A breakdown of pop-up stores and other commercial interventions on the European continent, 2002 - 2005.
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Entropy For Sale (2005)
A great shift is occurring in the American psyche.
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Massachusetts Wedding Bed (2004)
A celebration of the role that craftsmanship, love, and local commerce can play in changing the hearts and minds of the people of the United States.
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Ship of Fools (2004)
A sculpture made during the re-election of president George W Bush, with Dick Cheney et al in tow.
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Ikon Earth (2003)
Dirt, and lots of it, nicely packaged and sold for £8.
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Lament for the Makers (2001)
A version of William Dunbar’s infamous ode to his predecessors, updated to be an elegy for twentieth century architects and designers instead.
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The Ballad of Ed Ruscha (1999)
What to say about Ed Ruscha.