Math Bass Explained

Math Bass (b. 1981, New York, New York)[1] is an artist known for fusing performance with paintings and sculptures using formal elements like solid colors, geometric imagery, raw materials, and visual symbols.[2] [3] [4] Bass has exhibited at Overduin & Kite, Human Resources,[5] and Vielmetter Los Angeles. The artist was featured in the 2012 Made in LA Biennial at the Hammer Museum and in May 2015, MoMA PS1 presented Bass's first solo museum show, Math Bass: Off the Clock, organized by Mia Locks.[6] [7] Bass currently lives and works in Los Angeles, California.

Early life and education

Bass received a BA from Hampshire College in 2003 and an MFA from the University of California Los Angeles in 2011.[8]

Work

Bass's practice explores both representation and abstraction and recurring themes include anthropomorphic structures, architectural elements, and altered signage.[9]

At Overduin & Co in 2014, the artist turned the gallery space into a geometric, visual playground.[10] On the last day of the show, the artist along with fellow artists Eden Batki, Lauren Davis Fisher, and Lee Relvas staged a call-and-response recitation.

In 2018, Bass debuted a solo, site-specific mural for the Hammer Museum's lobby wall. The mural depicted several stylized forms such as bones-as- speech-bubbles as well as teeth that looked like a set of stairs leading into a crocodile’s mouth.[11]

Bass ventured into oil painting and figuration for their 2021 solo exhibition at Vielmetter titled, Desert Veins. Paintings in the exhibition included a snake curled around a nest of eggs, a camel skeleton, a brick wall, and a grave marker.[12]

Selected exhibitions

Solo Exhibitions!Year!Exhibitions!Location!Reference
2015Off the ClockMuseum of Modern Art, New York[13]
2017-18Crowd RehearsalJewish Museum, New York[14]
2017Domino KingdomTanya Leighton Gallery, Berlin, Germany[15]
2017Serpentine DoorYuz Museum, Shanghai, China[16]
2017Over the Top: Math Bass and the Imperial Court SFOakland Museum of California[17]
2019To Name A FewTanya Leighton[18]
2019-2020Fill It Up SilverVarious Small Fires[19]
2021Desert VeinsVielmetter Los Angeles.[20]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Artst: Math Bass . registration . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210709185312/https://www.mutualart.com/Artist/Math-Bass/86F4AF3E2C0CC637 . 9 July 2021 . 7 July 2021 . . en.
  2. Web site: Ebner . Shannon . Shannon Ebner . 21 July 2014 . Math Bass . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20141115122452/http://artreview.com/features/2014_futuregreats_math_bass/ . 15 November 2014 . 17 September 2014 . ArtReview.
  3. Web site: Artists: Math Bass . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240413181947/https://vielmetter.com/web/20240413181947/https://vielmetter.com/artists/math-bass/ . 13 April 2024 . 7 July 2021 . Vielmetter Los Angeles.
  4. Griffin . Jonathan . May 2014 . Math Bass . dead . . 163 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140901050427/http://www.frieze.com/issue/review/math-bass/ . 1 September 2014 . 17 September 2014.
  5. Web site: Wagley . Catherine . 13 June 2013 . A set that needs no actors . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20180929072154/https://www.laweekly.com/arts/a-set-that-needs-no-actors-2614367 . 29 September 2018 . 17 September 2014 . LA Weekly.
  6. News: Finkel . Jori . Jori Finkel . 14 March 2012 . Hammer announces $100,000 prize for new biennial; 60 artists chosen . subscription . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20140506070618/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2012/03/hammer-prize-new-biennial.html . 6 May 2014 . 17 September 2014 . Los Angeles Times.
  7. Web site: 2015 . Exhibitions: Math Bass: Off the Clock . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161024152554/http://momaps1.org/exhibitions/view/397 . 24 October 2016 . 28 October 2016 . MoMA PS1.
  8. Web site: Giovando . Chiara . 2013 . Monte Cristo, Math Bass and Leidy Churchman . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20150814080604/http://chiaragiovando.com/Curated/MonteCristo/ . 14 August 2015 . 23 July 2024 . Chiara Giovando.
  9. Web site: 2016 . Math Bass . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210711210152/https://www.moca.org/program/math-bass . 11 July 2021 . 11 July 2021 . Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.
  10. Hudson . Suzanne . Summer 2014 . Math Bass . live . . 52 . 10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231114234847/https://www.artforum.com/events/math-bass-205833/ . 14 November 2023 . 11 July 2021.
  11. Web site: 2018 . Hammer Projects: Math Bass . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240605142147/https://hammer.ucla.edu/exhibitions/2018/hammer-projects-math-bass . 5 June 2024 . 11 July 2021 . . en.
  12. Web site: 10 June 2021 . Math Bass Releases Abstract Editioned Print with Cultured and Vielmetter . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210922174735/https://www.culturedmag.com/math-bass-print/ . 22 September 2021 . 11 July 2021 . . en-US.
  13. Web site: Earnest . Jarrett . 30 June 2015 . 'Math Bass: Off the Clock' Poses Few Questions and Supplies Fewer Answers . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180314042550/https://www.villagevoice.com/2015/06/30/math-bass-off-the-clock-poses-few-questions-and-supplies-fewer-answers/ . 14 March 2018 . 13 March 2018 . The Village Voice.
  14. Web site: 21 December 2017 . Math Bass: Crowd Rehearsal . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180314042623/https://wsimag.com/art/34345-math-bass-crowd-rehearsal . 14 March 2018 . 13 March 2018 . Meer.
  15. Math Bass. Frieze. 7 November 2017 . 192 . 13 March 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180314042605/https://frieze.com/article/math-bass-0. 14 March 2018 . Speed . Mitch .
  16. Web site: insideyuz｜周末来余德耀美术馆看"蜿蜒之门". 21 June 2017. www.sohu.com. 22 March 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180322194911/http://www.sohu.com/a/150925720_290556. 22 March 2018.
  17. Web site: How an Opera Singing WWII Veteran Founded One of the World's Largest LGBTQ Charities. 1 April 2017. vice.com. 22 March 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180322194910/https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/3dmjxj/how-an-opera-singing-wwii-veteran-founded-one-of-the-worlds-largest-lgbtq-charities. 22 March 2018.
  18. Web site: math bass to name a few - Google Search. 2021-07-07. www.google.com.
  19. Web site: Math Bass – Fill It Up Silver Various Small Fires, Los Angeles / Seoul. 2021-07-07. en-US.
  20. Web site: Math Bass: Desert Veins Exhibitions. 2021-07-07. VIELMETTER LOS ANGELES.

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