Hank Willis Thomas (b. 1976, American)
LOVERULES, 2019
30' neon
Februrary 24 - August 4, 2024 | Henry Art Gallery, Seattle
Janurary 18 - June 21, 2025 | University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson
Monumental outdoor neon sculpture in conjunction with the exhibition Hank Willis Thomas: LOVERULES - From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation.
Hank Willis Thomas: LOVERULES - From the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation
Following Hank Willis Thomas’ first Los Angeles exhibition, An All Colored Class (2020), at Kayne Griffin Corcoran Gallery, I advised and facilitated the acquisition of the title work An All Colored Cast for the Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation. This visit turned out to be one of our last gallery trips before the COVID-19 shutdown. During the summer of the pandemic, I worked closely with Jack Shainman and his team to assemble a comprehensive collection of 152 works by Thomas, spanning 2002–2022. I also advised the acquisition of several other new works, including a one ton bronze version of Embrace, 2022.
In alignment with the Foundation’s mission to create a teaching collection accessible to museums nationwide, I curated the checklist and exhibition concept for a major survey of Thomas’ work, which I subsequently contracted to open at two important university art museums. I also organized the outdoor installation of Thomas’ 30-foot neon sculpture Love Rules, further expanding the Foundation’s engagement with public art. The first iteration of the survey opened at the Henry Art Gallery, Seattle (February 24–July 21, 2024), organized by Curator Shamim Momin, and later traveled to the University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson (January 18–June 21, 2025), organized by the Director, Olivia Miller.
Gary Simmons (b. 1964, American)
Spirit Runners, 2018
enamel on aluminum, three panels
96 x 72 inches (each panel)
96 x 216 inches (overall)
Commissioned for Rabbit Hole Distillery. Free and open to public.
Jeremy Dean (b. 1977, American)
Executive Order 13769, 2018
unwoven flags from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Syria, and Yemen, unwoven American flag, 25,000 needs
48 x 72 inches
Commissioned for Rabbit Hole Distillery. Free and open to public.
Yoan Capote (b. 1977, Cuban)
In-Transit, 2010
21c Museum, Louisville, KY.
Outdoor installation in conjunction with the exhibition Cuba Now (Feb 2011-Jan 2012).
Armando Marino (b. 1968, Cuban)
Raft, 2003-2010
21c Museum, Louisville, KY.
Outdoor installation in conjunction with the exhibition Cuba Now (Feb 2011-Jan 2012).
Astrid Krogh (b. 1968, Danish)
Lightmail, 2012
Weaving in optic fibers, light monitors, 9 story light installation.
Permanently installed in the interior lightwell of the 21c Museum, Cincinnati. Free and open to public.
Danish artist’s first US museum commission.
Anne Peabody
Wheel of Fortune, 2010
Hand carved basswood, steel, glass, sterling silver leaf
15' x 35'
Site-specific commission (permanent display)
21c Museum, Louisville, KY
Going Home: Day of the Dead (Nov 2009 - Dec 2009)
Site-specific installation in collaboration with the students and faculty of the University of Louisville Fine Arts Department.
Facade of 21c Museum, Louisville, KY.
Serkan Ozkaya (b. 1973 Turkish-American)
David (Inspired by Michelangelo), 2011
35’ sculpture.
Permanently installed in 2019; corner of 7th and Main St, Louisville, KY.
Jonathan Schipper (b. 1973, American)
The Slow Inevitable Death of American Muscle, 2014
Decommissioned muscle cars, hydraulics, and steel track.
Permanently installed in 2014. Commissioned for the Garage Bar, Louisville, KY.
Werner Retierer (Austrian)
Luster, 2006
Brass chandelier, custom LED lights, megaphone, custom powder coated light pole, electrical wiring, custom bell. Commissioned on the occasion of the grand opening of 21c Museum, Louisville, KY.
Installed 21c Museum, Louisville, KY (Jan 2006 - April 2011)
Relocated to 21c Museum, Cincinnati (2012 - present)
Okay Mountain (Austin-based artist collective)
Corener Store, 2009
Installed Sept - Oct, 2011, Kentucky Center for the Arts.
Site-specific installation in collaboration with the 2011 Idea Festival, Kentucky Center for the Arts.
Nick Cave (b. 1959, American)
DAM-HEARD, July 19, 2013 (Commissioned Performance)
Original choreography, consisting of 20 horse soundsuits, 40 dancers, and an original music score.
Civic Center Park, Denver, CO
Commissioned by the Denver Art Museum in collaboration with the 2013 Biennial of the Americas.
Ned Kahn (b. 1960, American)
Cloud Rings, 2006
Cloud-producing machines.
Permanently installed. Commissioned on the occasion of the 2006 grand opening of 21c Museum, Louisville, KY.
Camille Utterback and Romy Achituv
Text Rain, 1999
Interactive video installation with color animation of text from a poem by Romy Achituv.
Utterback's first museum presentation. Permanent installation embedded into the elevator lobby, 21c Museum Hotel, Louisville, KY and accessible 24/7.
Installation designed in collaboration with TenBerke (formerly Deborah Berke and Partners) and Greg Blair.
Installed 2006.
Virgil Marti (b. 1962, Lives and works in Philadelphia)
Landscape Wallpaper with Star Border and Shrooms and Flames Dado, 2001
Screen-printed fluorescent ink and rayon flock on tyvek, blacklights
Site-specific installation, installed in 2006 on the occasion of the grand opening of 21c Museum, Louisville, KY.