Jason Rhoades
Installations, 1994 – 2006
Hauser Wirth & Schimmel
901 East 3rd Street, Los Angeles, CA 90013
February 18 – May 21, 2017
Reception: February 18, 6-9 pm
February 18, Hauser Wirth & Schimmel opens Installations, 1994 – 2006, the first major Los Angeles exhibition of work by Jason Rhoades. Rhoades, whose installation work first achieved recognition in Europe and New York, was based in Los Angeles for the entirety of his career, up until his untimely death in 2006 at the age of 41. Rhoades’ work explicitly addressed religion, commerce, sex, and racial and gender stereotypes, offering these subjects for contemplation in the form of maximalist installation. The exhibition at Hauser Wirth & Schimmel presents six of his major works: ‘Swedish Erotica and Fiero Parts’ (1994); ‘My Brother/Brancuzi’ (1995); ‘The Creation Myth’ (1998); ‘My Madinah. In pursuit of my ermitage…’ (2004); ‘The Black Pussy… and the Pagan Idol Workshop’ (2005), and ‘Tijuanatanjierchandelier’ (2006). The exhibition also includes a video compilation of archival footage from The Estate of Jason Rhoades, including materials being released for the first time.
Swedish Erotica and Fiero Parts, 1994. Mixed media, dimensions variable. Installation view, ‘Jason Rhoades. Swedish Erotica and Fiero Parts’ at Rosamund Felsen Gallery, Los Angeles, 1994. © The Estate of Jason Rhoades. Courtesy of the estate, Hauser & Wirth and Private Collection, Switzerland. Photograph by Douglas M. Parker Studio.
My Brother / Brancuzi, 1995. Carpet, wood, steel, small gasoline engines, tools plastic, donut machine, 68 x 14 x 288 cm / 26 3/4 x 5 1/2 x 113 3/8 in. 2 carpets, length together: 754 x 367 cm (carpet 1: L 394 x W 367 cm, carpet 2: L 360 x W 367 cm). Installation view, ‘Jason Rhoades. My Brother / Brancuzi’ at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, 1995. © The Estate of Jason Rhoades. Courtesy of Private Collection, Switzerland.
The Creation Myth, 1998. Mixed media installation, dimensions variable. Installation view, ‘Jason Rhoades. The Creation Myth’ at Hauser & Wirth Zürich, 1998. © The Estate of Jason Rhoades. Courtesy of Friedrich Christian Flick Collection im Hamburger Bahnhof, Berlin.
The Black Pussy… and the Pagan Idol Workshop, 2005. Mixed media, dimensions variable. Installation view, ‘Jason Rhoades. The Black Pussy… and the Pagan Idol Workshop’ at Hauser & Wirth London, 2005. © The Estate of Jason Rhoades. Courtesy of the estate, Hauser & Wirth and David Zwirner. Photograph by Ann-Marie Rounkle.
My Madinah. In pursuit of my ermitage…, 2004. Mixed media, dimensions variable. Installation view, ‘Jason Rhoades. My Madinah. In pursuit of my ermitage…’ at Hauser & Wirth Collection Lokremise, St. Gallen, Switzerland, 2004. © The Estate of Jason Rhoades. Courtesy of the estate, Hauser & Wirth and David Zwirner.
