JOHN SALVEST Material Evidence
11 February - 15 March 2025
A new collection of works offering physical documentation of a mind at play and a body at work.
Based in Philadelphia, Salvest is a former Professor of Art at Arkansas State University and a current thinker and maker. He received his BA in English from Duke University and both MA and MFA from the University of Iowa. Numerous publications, such as Art in America, The New York Times, Art Papers, and The New York Examiner, have reviewed and featured his work. Salvest has earned various awards and grants, including two National Endowment for the Arts Fellowships and a Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant. His notable public art projects include the Cannon Center for Performing Arts in Memphis, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, and Grand Arts in Kansas City.
ARTWORK LIST
in catalog order
XOXO, second hand romance novels, 48x80
Document #5, wooden box, pencils, sharpener, shavings, 12x12
Omnia Vanitas, shredded art-related business cards on paper, 40x30
Tinnitus, glass, bells, electric vibrator,15x11
his & hers, medicine cabinet, pills, hand towels, 24x46
Migraineur, vintage hat stand, pins, 12x7
1 Sq Yard, wooden yardsticks, 36x36
Caravan, vintage ashtray, sand, camel cigarettes, 28x10
Column, wine corks, 105 x 20.5
Love is, secondhand romance novels, 47x115
Bouquet, repurposed wood canes, 42x7
4 Sale, pennies and dimes, 30x46
Household Fetish, wooden door, brass knobs, rubber bands, 79x6