Max Hooper Schneider
Battle Vest 12
Lot closes
June 7, 03:41:30 AM GMT
Estimate
15,000 - 30,000 USD
Starting Bid
8,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Max Hooper Schneider
b. 1982
Battle Vest 12
Executed in 2018.
Glazed ceramic, custom light box
34 x 29 1/2 x 4 in. (86.4 x 74.9 x 10.2 cm)
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Courtesy of the artist and Francois Ghebaly, Lost Angeles
Max Hooper Schneider (b. 1982, Los Angeles, CA; lives in Los Angeles) repurposes found materials to create sculptures and installations that reflect a future world where the human and nonhuman are entwined in a state of tension and evolution. Battle Vest 12 is part of a series inspired by a denim vest from the artist’s teenage wardrobe. These vests, decorated with pins and patches of the wearer’s favorite bands, are a staple within punk and metal subcultures. Schneider casts the vest in ceramic and places it on a light box, treating the personal artifact as preciously as an unearthed relic from the past. Major solo exhibitions of Schneider’s work have been presented by UCCA Center for Contemporary Art, Beijing; MO.CO. Panacée, Montpellier, France; and the Hammer Museum, Los Angeles. Additional presentations have included the 15th Gwangju Biennale; Belgrade Biennale; 16th Istanbul Biennale; 13th Baltic Triennial; and Mongolia Land Art Biennial (2014 and 2012), among others.