RYAN HUMPHREY Criminal Minded
RYAN HUMPHREY Criminal Minded March 15-May 12, 2013 DCKT Contemporary 21 ORCHARD STREET NEW YORK, NY 10002
DCKT Contemporary is pleased to present Criminal Minded, Ryan Humphrey’s fourth solo exhibition with the gallery. This show is of and about New York City: what makes it simultaneously so alluring and so difficult; what draws certain people in and repels others; the daily aggravations and the elusive dreams; what can sometimes make it a monument to money and greed.
Humphrey approaches these
dichotomies with a sense of humor and through a modified version of civil disobedience. Almost all of the components of the exhibition have either been liberated from or found in the public domain of the street.
Some works in the exhibition make use of police
barricades, newspaper boxes, milk crates, hand painted signage, a bicycle rack, pennies and bottle caps as raw material.
Other materials are the residue of crime:
automobile glass, a dumped Chanel bag, a stolen computer, cut bicycle locks, a smashed iPhone. Humphrey attentively considers the objects and their cultural resonance. There is even an element of performance in many of the works, as if they are props for a larger event.
Humphrey is interested in hierarchies of social
class and their effect on taste, how “new” money spends as opposed to how “old” money spends: “Sometimes more interesting solutions are better met by those with no money and limited resources.”
Dye Pack 2012 digital c-print edition of 5 14 3/4 x 19 3/4 in. UF, 18 x 23 in. F
Wishing Well 2012 mixed media 30 1/4 x 30 1/4 x 2 1/2 in.
No Deposit, No Return 2011 mixed media 60 x 60 x 3 in.
God Bless this home 2012 mixed media edition of 25 10 x 30 1/4 x 1 in. each
Golden Arches 2012 mixed media 37 x 45 x 20 in.
Golden Handshake 2013 mixed media 24 1/4 x 27 x 2 3/4 in.
High as Fuck 2013 mixed media 27 3/4 x 24 x 11 1/4 in.
Robin Hood 2012-2013 mixed media 63 x 24 x 5 in.
Sins of the Father 2013 mixed media 13 3/4 x 10 x 3 1/4 in.
Jose’s Place 2012-2013 mixed media 50 x 104 x 10 in.
Porcupine 2013 mixed media 30 x 13 x 5 in.
Nunchuks 2013 mixed media 17 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 2 in.
Ramp (Regulation Size) 2011 mixed media 34 3/4 x 18 x 10 1/2 in.
Tapes 2013 acrylic on canvas 48 x 60 x 2 3/4 in. overall
Fun House 2012 mixed media 82 x 59 x 16 in.
i for an Eye 2013 mixed media 11 x 13 in.
Brass Knuckles 2012 digital c-print edition of 5 14 3/4 x 19 3/4 in. UF, 18 x 23 in. F
Dollar Bills 2013 mixed media edition of 100
Ryan Humphrey Education: 2005-6 Whitney Museum of American Art Independent Study Program, New York, NY 2001 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, ME 1999 MFA, Hunter College, New York, NY 1996 BFA, Ohio University, Athens, OH
Humphrey Industries, Green Barn, Sagaponack, NY 2001 Streets of Fire, Caren Golden Fine Art, New York, NY 1999-2000 The End of Silence, Caren Golden Fine Art, New York, NY Am I Evel? Glenville State College, Glenville, WV 1996 Ryan Humphrey, U.A.L. Alternative Space, Athens, OH
Solo Exhibitions:
Group Exhibitions:
2013 Criminal Minded, DCKT Contemporary, New York, NY 2011 Domestic Bliss, Salina Art Center, Salina, KS Fast Forward, Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, Hollywood, FL 2010 Artist in Residence, The Moudy Gallery at Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX Early American, DCKT Contemporary, New York, NY Look for the dream that keeps coming back, Kunsthalle Galapagos, Brooklyn, NY 2009 Fast Forward, Levy Gallery for the Arts in Philadelphia, The Galleries at Moore, Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA Darkness at Sunrise, window display, Moschino, New York, NY 2008 All or Nothing, DCKT Contemporary, New York, NY 2007 Divine Objects of Hatred – remix version 1.0, Ice House Gallery, Monmouth University, West Long Branch, NJ If you want blood, (you got it), installation, Scope Art Fair, New York, NY 2006 Empty Thoughts, Lame Excuses & Decorative Lies, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO Divine Objects of Hatred, DCKT Contemporary, New York NY Diver Down, Road Agent Gallery, Dallas, TX Six Feet Under, White Box, New York, NY 2005 FLOAT 05: Ghostrider (performance), Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, NY 2004 Superstore, Kantor Gallery, New York, NY Leave the Motor Running, Caren Golden Fine Art, New York, NY More Harm Than Good, Ashtabula Arts Center, Ashtabula, OH 2003 Thrill Seeker, Rocket Projects Gallery, Miami, FL
2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007
Sidewalk Surfing: The Art & Culture of Skateboarding, Everhart Museum, Scranton, PA Bad for You, curated by Beth Rudin DeWoody, Shizaru Gallery, London United Kingdom Bike Show, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD Sound Quality, Grey Area, New York, NY Casa de Empeño, Anonymous Gallery, Mexico City, Mexico Rooms with a View, Southport Congregational Church, Southport, CT Can’t Hear The Revolution, Kunsthalle Galapagos, Brooklyn, NY Joyride Art Show, Bicycle Film Festival, Spencer Brownstone Gallery, New York, NY Play Dead:23 Artists on Death & Dying, Bows and Arrows, Dallas, TX On Wheels, Brand 10 Art Space, Fort Worth, TX Growing Pains, Galerie Charles de Jonhge, Brussels, Belgium The Crest Hardware Art Show, Crest True Value Hardware, Brooklyn, NY 99% Gallery and Art Center, Brooklyn, NY A Game: Artists Exploring Identity in Sports and Athleticism, Park School, Baltimore, MD Queens International 4, Queens Museum of Art, Queens, NY The Crest Hardware Art Show, Crest True Value Hardware, Brooklyn, NY Kalospectra, Aloft Richmond West, Glen Allen, VA The Crest Hardware Art Show, Crest True Value Hardware, Brooklyn, NY The Expanded Painting Show, MASH Miami, Miami, FL Road Agent: The Audience is Listening, Road Agent, Dallas, TX
Guns and Ammo, Gallery 40000, Chicago, IL Sensorium Festival, Issue Project Room, Brooklyn, NY 2006 Whitney Independent Study Program, Chelsea Art Museum, New York, NY Like, PS 122, New York, NY Sci-Fi Lullabies, The Fireplace Project, East Hampton, NY The Matthew Barney Show, Jack the Pelican Gallery, Brooklyn, NY 2005 I woke up in a strange place‌, Moti Hasson Gallery, New York, NY 2004-07 Will Boys be Boys?: Questioning Adolescent Masculinity in Contemporary Art, curated by Shamim M. Momin, Salina Art Center, Salina, KS; Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver, CO; Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; Gulf Coast Museum of Art, Largo, FL; Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN 2004 The Twilife, Caren Golden Fine Art, New York, NY Wiggly World: Views from the Breeding Ground, Tyler School of Art, Elkins Park, PA Psionic Distortion, Super Deluxe, Tokyo, Japan Multi-Tasking, Islip Art Museum, Islip, NY Peekskill Project I, Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, Peekskill, NY 2003-04 Comic Release: Negotiating Identity for a New Generation, Regina Gouger Miller Gallery, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA; Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA; University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ; Saidye Bronfman Centre for the Arts, Montreal, Canada; Portland Museum of Art, Portland, OR; Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, FL 2003 Pop Rocks, Caren Golden Fine Art, New York, NY 2002 Bootleg Identity, Caren Golden Fine Art, New York, NY Five by Five: Contemporary Artists on Contemporary Art, Whitney Museum at Philip Morris, New York, NY(catalogue) POP Culture Road Show, British Khaki Showroom, New York, NY Second Sight, Hunter College, New York, NY (catalogue) 2001 Possible Futures: Pop Fiction and Pop Mechanics, The Susquehanna Art Museum, Harrisburg, PA Milton Hershey School Museum, Hershey, PA
2000 The Art of Collecting - IV, Flint Institute of Arts, Flint, MI Works in Public Spaces, Susquehanna Art Museum, Harrisburg, PA Weight As Real, House Gallery, Long Island City, NY Economic Benefit, New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, NY 1999 Masters of Fine Art Thesis Show, Hunter College, New York, NY 1998 Books Projects Exhibition, Hunter College, New York, NY 1996 Ashtabula Arts Center Annual Juried Competition, Ashtabula, OH Senior Group Exhibition, Trisolini Gallery, Athens, OH 1995 Ohio University Spring Show, Main Gallery, Athens, OH Reclamation, Guerilla earthwork drawing, Columbus, OH 1994 Works on Paper, Main Gallery, Ohio University, Athens, OH Ashtabula Arts Center Annual Juried Competition, Ashtabula, OH Awards and Grants: 2004 Product Grant / Sponsorship, Sub Zero 2003 Product Grant / Sponsorship, Wooster Products Product Grant / Sponsorship, Marsh Shipping Supply 2002 Product Grant / Sponsorship, Vans Product Grant / Sponsorship, Skyway Recreational Products Product Grant / Sponsorship, Knaack Manufacturing Product Grant / Sponsorship, Skatelite 1996 Harriet Anderson Memorial Award, Ohio University, Athens, OH 1994 Liquitex Excellence in Art Grant, product grant from Liquitex Corporation Commissions: 2007 2006 2005
Progressive Casualty Insurance Company, 2008 Year of the Truck campaign, Cleveland, OH Beastie Boys concert poster, The Greek Theatre at UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA RadioShack, sound piece/painting for corporate headquarters, Dallas, TX
Selected Collections: Goldman Sachs, New York, NY Progressive Art Collection, Cleveland, OH Radio Shack, Dallas, TX Selected Bibliography: 2012 2011 2010
“Conversation with Ryan Humphrey”, ESPN Video, August 1. Korkidis, Justin. “’Motor City’ American Flag Print by Ryan Humphrey”, Complex, July 4. Read, Claire, “Nostalgia for the Days of Analog Music: Artists’ Fixation with Everything from Vinyl to the Boom Box”, ARTLOG.com, June 14. Zara, Janelle. “Collect ‘Em All: Grey Area Launches a Swank New SoHo Showroom With a Line of Artist Designed VIP Badges”, ARTINFO.com, March 9. Colman, David. “In the Art World, No Lack of Ryans”, The New York Times, September 2. Crandell, Ben. “Best of the Week: 10 fun things to do in the days ahead”, Sun Sentinel, August 8. Demuth, Gary. “Of bikes boards”, Salina Journal, August 5. Mills, Michael. “Biker Boys, Skateboarders, and Surfers at the Art and Cultural Center”, Broward-Palm Beach New Times, July 7. Valys, Phillip. “Family-friendly BMX show tailwhips into Hollywood Center”, Sun Sentinel, June 30. Crandell, Ben. “Weekend Preview: The art of BMX…and Kiss!”, Sun Sentinel, June 16 “Insight: Ryan Humphrey”, OnViewMagazine.com, June July Issue. Deliso, Meredith. “This year, Museum gala has a Brooklyn accent”, The Brooklyn Paper, April 19. “Brooklyn Museum Presents a New Twist on its Annual Gala: The Brooklyn Artists Ball”, Art Daily, March 18. “Ryan Humphrey”, ESPN Video, October 28. Schultz, Charles. “Ryan Humphrey: Look for the dream that keeps coming back”, The Brooklyn Rail, November Tunney, Brian. “Edit: Ryan Humphrey Art Show, Brooklyn.” ESPN Action Sports, October 29.
2009
Frost, Mary. “A Million in the Streets for Weekend Festivals”, Brooklyn Daily Eagle, September 27. Sutton, Benjamin. “Inside the Artist’s Studio: Ryan Humphrey”, The L Magazine, September 20. “Ryan Humphrey: Early American”, The L Magazine, June. Tunney, Brian. “Joy Ride: The Bicycle Film Fest Art Show”, ESPN.com, June 18. Catton, Pia. “A Fête for the Whitney”, Wall Street Journal, June 11. Cole, Patrick. “Bankers, Fashion Models, Dress Painters Mingle at Whitney Gala”, Bloomberg, June 9. Piercy, Catherine. “Paint, Photo, Print: Four Artists Reinterpret BCBG Dresses for the Whitney’s Art Party”, Vogue, May. Lee, Sasha. “Ryan Humphrey”, Beautiful/Decay, May 20. “Ryan Humphrey’s New Show, with a work in the upcoming DPA Charity Auction”, Modern Art Obsession, May 13. “Party Dresses”, Women’s Wear Daily, May 3. Schmitt, Amanda C. “You Got Schooled by DCKT”, Amateur Art Critic, March 9. Ditmeyer, Anne. “Sneak Peak: Ryan Humphrey”, design*sponge, January 25. “Trans Ams as Art”, Pontiac High Performance, October. Marsh, Lisa. “Moschino’s Art and Commerce”, Styelist com, October 17. Baker, Ashley. “Parties, Parties, Parties…On a Wednesday!”, FashionWeekDaily.com, October 15. Carlson, Liz Reap. “Bicycle: People + Ideas in Motion Ryan Humphrey: Fast Forward”, Bicycling Magazine, October. Close, Brian. “King of New York” [reproduction], Cream, September/October. Newhall, Edith. “Bicycles Put Art in Motion at the Moore College Gallery”, The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 28. Rea, Steven. “Bicycles Built for Art”, The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 25. Miller, Niesha. “Bicycle: People + Ideas in Motion”, Philadelphia Citypaper, June 24. LaCava, Stephanie. “Need it Now: Whitney Art Party Dress”, Vogue, June. Trapasso, Claire. “Best Spokesmen for Boro, Museum”, Daily News, May 12.
2008 2007 2006
Tunney, Brian. “Fast Forwards Art Show Heads to Philly: A BMX-inspired Art Show”, ESPN BMX Blog, May 12. Terra, Kieth. “Fast Forward: Dizz Hicks, Art & Freestyle Collide in Queens, New York”, Ride BMX Transworld,May. “Pedal Culture”, New York Magazine, April 19. Cotter, Holland. “Art In Review – ‘Queens International 4’”, New York Times, April 10. Drozda, Anna. “Art Talk – Inside Tracks,” ARTnews, April. Dolecki, Rob. “Repo: Fast Forward Art Exhibit NYC”, Dig BMX Magazine, March/April. “Join Artist and Freestyle BMX rider Ryan Humphrey and BMX legend Dizz Hicks as they discuss Ryan’s participatory BMX art exhibit at the Queens Museum of Art,” PressPass.TV, March. Sickler, Erin, Ed. Queens International 4. Queens, NY: Queens Museum of Art, pp. 15, 56 - 57. “Queens International 4 Show Highlights Latest Efforts by Emerging Artists,” Daily News, February 6. Lee, James Y. and Ashlea Halpern. “Your Perfect Weekend: Saturday, Jan. 24,” Time Out New York, January 22-28. Simon, Stephanie. “Queens Museum of Art Unveils Its Fourth Biennial.” NY1, January 23. Cashdan, Marina. “Survival of the Hippest”, Manhattan, November/December, pp. 98-103. Pak, Eudie. “This is Our Country”, The Village Voice, September 17-23, p. 34. “Work by Ryan Humphrey at the DPA re: FORM Art Auction,” Modern Art Obsession, August 21. Weinberg, Adam D., and Shamim M. Momin. Whitney Museum of American Art at Altria : 25 Years. New York: Yale University Press, pp. 121, 184. Terranova, Charissa. “Ryan Humphrey: Diver Down,” Sculpture Magazine, Vol. 26 No.5, June, p. 77-78. Terranova, Charissa N. “Pimpin’ with a Mullet: Artist Ryan Humphrey riffs on hot-rod and rocker culture,” Dallas Observer, October 5. Bennett, Lennie. “Boys to me,” St. Petersburg Times, May 21, 2006. Cotter, Holland. “Art in Review: Whitney Independent Study Program,” The New York Times, May 12.
2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999
Ramspott, Becca. Ryan Humphrey: Empty Thoughts, Lame Excuses & Decorative Lies, exhibition brochure, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO Will, Jesse. “Show Pieces,” House and Garden, October, p. 197 Korotkin, Joyce. “The Twilife,” M Magazine, January Korotkin, Joyce “Ryan Humphrey”, Tema Celeste, September Ribas, Joao. “Ryan Humphrey,” Flash Art, September “Monday Currents,” The Star Beacon, January 5, Section B Time Out New York, illustration, Jan. 1-8, p. 56 Ocana, Damarys. “Adrenaline Crush,” Street Magazine, Oct. 24, p. 53 Moshkovits, Boris. “Fahrürgnugen,” Berliner Magazine, Fall Ebony, David. “Front Page; NYC Art Fairs Provoke and Promise,” Art In America, May, p. 45 Kinsella, Eileen. “Scope Art Fair Comes Into Its Own,” Art Newsletter, March 18 Valdez, Sarah. “Bootleg Identity,” Time Out NY, June 27-July 4 Varnell, Elizabeth. “Auto Erotic,” Surface, February, p.52. # 33 Gladman, Randy D. “Ryan’s World,” Smock, Volume 2, No. 1, pp. 92-98 Madar, Chase. “Ryan Humphrey,” ARTnews, December, p. 143 Chambers, Christopher. “Ryan Humphrey,” Flash Art, Nov.– Dec., pp. 93-94 Valdez, Sarah. “Ryan Humphrey,” Art in America, May Levin, Kim. “Ryan Humphrey - The End of Silence,” (*) Short List, The Village Voice, January 11, p. 70 Hunt, David. “Ryan Humphrey - The End of Silence,” Time Out New York, January 6 - 13 Henry, Max. “Gotham Dispatch - Ryan’s chop shop,” on line review, artnet.com, Dec. 1999 - Jan., 2000 Sand, Olivia. “Artist of the Month,” New York Contemporary Art Report, Dec. 1999 – Jan. 2000 Johnson, Ken. “Ryan Humphrey,” The New York Times, Dec. 31 Watson, Simon. “Ryan Humphrey: The End of Silence,” Simon Says First Look, December, Vol. 4, Issue 4, pp. 12
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