A group exhibition that brings together the work of Math Bass, Lucas Blalock, Michael Queenland and Andreas Slominski. The title and spirit of the exhibition play on (and nod to) Duchamp's L.H.O.O.Q., engaging with notions of the readymade, the body and the often surreal and absurd spaces in between.
Wallspace is pleased to present B.B.S.Q., a group exhibition that brings together
the work of Math Bass, Lucas Blalock, Michael Queenland and Andreas Slominski. The
title and spirit of the exhibition play on (and nod to)
Duchamp’s L.H.O.O.Q., engaging with notions of the readymade, the body and the
often surreal and absurd spaces in between. Furthermore, all of these works evince
a studied exploration of the thresholds of their mediums, pushing against the
edges as both a strategy of discovery and a locus of meaning.
Math Bass lives and works in Los Angeles. Bass received a BFA at Hampshire College,
Amherst, MA and an MFA from UCLA, Los Angles, CA. Recent exhibitions
include P&Co., Thomas Duncan Gallery, Los Angeles, CA (2013); This Is It With It As It Is, Lora
Reynolds Gallery, Austin, Texas (2012); Dogs and Fog, Overduin and Kite, Los
Angeles, CA (2011); riDYKEu-lous HITS BOTTOM, Leo Koening Inc. Projekte, New York,
NY (2009); The Way That We Rhyme, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco,
CA (2009).
Lucas Blalock (b. 1978) lives and works in Los Angeles and New York. Blalock will
finish a master’s degree at UCLA this spring. Recent exhibitions include a solo
exhibition at White Cube, London opening this month; New Pictures of Common
Objects, MoMA PS1, New York, NY (2012); Second Nature: Abstract Photography
Then and Now, DeCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, Lincoln, MA (2012); Towards a
Warm Math, curated by Chris Wiley, On Stellar Rays, New York, NY (2012). He is
represented by Ramiken Crucible, New York, and will have a second solo exhibition
there in the fall.
Michael Queenland (b. 1970) lives and works in New Haven, CT, where he is
assistant professor of sculpture at Yale University Graduate School of Art. Recent
exhibitions include, Rudy’s Ramp of Remainders, curated by Jeffrey Uslip, Santa
Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, CA (2012); Whitney Biennial, Whitney Museum of
American Art, New York, NY (2008); Nina in Position, Artists Space, New York, NY
(2008); The MORL or NYC-Apartment, LA>
Andreas Slominski (b. 1959) lives and works in Hamburg, Germany. Recent
exhibitions include Sperm, Metro Pictures, New York, NY (2012), Galerie Neue,
Berlin, Germany (2012), Ecce Homo, Galerie Neue, Berlin, Germany (2012);
Oeuvres Récentes, Galerie Thaddeus Ropac, Paris, France (2012) Sadie Coles HQ,
London, UK(2011); Morality: Power Alone, Witte de With Center for Contemporary
Art, Rotterdam, Netherlands (2010); Moby Dick, CCA Wattis Institute for
Contemporary Art, San Francisco, CA (2009); Red Sand and a Happy New Year, Museum
Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam, Netherlands (2007).
A special thanks to Overduin & Kite, Ramiken Crucible, Marlborough Chelsea and
Metro Pictures for their generous collaboration. For further information or for
images, please contact Nichole Caruso, nichole@wallspacegallery.com
Image: Andreas Slominski, "Moon Boots," 2012, Four styrofoam flip-flops and paint, 3.5 x 15 x 14.5 inches
Reception: May 11th, 6-9pm
In cooperation with Frieze New York’s “Chelsea Night”
Wallspace Gallery
619 West 27th Street New York, NY 10001