Allan McCollum
- Introduction
- Allan McCollum is a contemporary American artist who was born in Los Angeles, California, in 1944, and now lives and works in New York City. In 1975, his work was included in the Whitney Biennial, and he moved to New York City the same year. In the late 1970s he became especially well known for his series, Surrogate Paintings. He has spent over fifty years exploring how objects achieve public and personal meaning in a world caught up in the contradictions made between unique handmade artworks and objects of mass production, and in the early 1990s, he began focusing most on collaborations with small regional communities and historical society museums in different parts of the world. His first solo exhibition was in 1970 and his first New York showing was in a group exhibition at the Sidney Janis Gallery in 1972.
- Wikidata
- Q2837749
- Introduction
- McCollum's sculptures typically consist of many separate, hand-crafted elements, usually casts from toys, bottle caps, drawer pulls and candy molds. American artist, New York, N.Y.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Roles
- Artist, Painter, Sculptor
- Names
- Allan McCollum, Allan Mccollum
- Ulan
- 500118788
Exhibitions
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509: Florine Stettheimer and Company
Oct 21, 2019–Oct 12, 2020
MoMA
Collection gallery
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Louise Lawler: WHY PICTURES NOW
Apr 30–Jul 30, 2017
MoMA
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A World of Its Own: Photographic Practices in the Studio
Feb 8–Nov 2, 2014
MoMA
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Contemporary Collection
Nov 16, 2011–Feb 9, 2014
MoMA
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Multiplex: Directions in Art, 1970 to Now
Nov 21, 2007–Jul 21, 2008
MoMA
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Allan McCollum has
10 exhibitionsonline.
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Allan McCollum Untitled 1974
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Allan McCollum Untitled 1974
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Allan McCollum Untitled 1974
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Allan McCollum Collection of Forty Plaster Surrogates 1982 (cast and painted in 1984)
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Laurie Simmons, Allan McCollum Untitled from the series Actual Photos Untitled from the series Actual Photos 1985
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Laurie Simmons, Allan McCollum Untitled from the series Actual Photos 1985
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Laurie Simmons, Allan McCollum Untitled from the series Actual Photos 1985
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Laurie Simmons, Allan McCollum Untitled from the series Actual Photos 1985
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Laurie Simmons, Allan McCollum Untitled from the series Actual Photos 1985
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Laurie Simmons, Allan McCollum Untitled from the series Actual Photos 1985
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Laurie Simmons, Allan McCollum Untitled from the series Actual Photos 1985
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Laurie Simmons, Allan McCollum Untitled from the series Actual Photos 1985
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Laurie Simmons, Allan McCollum Untitled from the series Actual Photos 1985
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Laurie Simmons, Allan McCollum Untitled from the series Actual Photos 1985
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Laurie Simmons, Allan McCollum Untitled from the series Actual Photos 1985
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Laurie Simmons, Allan McCollum Untitled from the series Actual Photos 1985
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Allan McCollum Collection of Thirty Drawings. (No. 14) (1988/1990)
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Louise Lawler, Allan McCollum Fixed Intervals/6-10 Set (1-B) 1988–92
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Allan McCollum Over Ten Thousand Individual Works 1987/1991 (cast in 1987, painted in 1991 and 2005)
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Allan McCollum The Shapes Project 2006
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Allan McCollum The Book of Shapes 2010
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