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JOSIAH MCELHENY
A Twilight Labyrinth (Amalgam), 2019
Low-iron mirror, two-way mirror, electric light, hand-blown, polished, and mirrored glass; Artist frame: Blue dyed walnut with blue architectural mirror inlay
24 x 37 1/2 x 24 in.
61 x 95.3 x 61 cm
(JCG11150)
JOSIAH MCELHENY
A Twilight Labyrinth (Distillation), 2020
Handblown mirrored glass, transparent and low-iron industrial mirror, blue mirror, oak, blue dye and stain, electric lighting, hardware, architectural intervention made of sheet rock, metal studs, plaster and latex paint
24 x 31 1/2 x 24 in.
61 x 80 x 61 cm
(JCG12071)
JOSIAH MCELHENY
A Twilight Labyrinth (Transit), 2020
Handblown mirrored glass, transparent and low-iron industrial mirror, blue mirror, oak, blue dye and stain, electric lighting, hardware, architectural intervention made of sheet rock, metal studs, plaster and latex paint
24 x 26 x 24 in.
(JCG11314)
JOSIAH MCELHENY
Seven Observations for June Tyson, 2019
Acrylic on board with inset, hand-formed and polished micromosaic glass, black mirror, ash frame
40 1/2 x 53 1/2 x 2 1/8 in. (framed)
102.9 x 135.9 x 5.4 cm
(JCG10996)
JOSIAH MCELHENY
Observation Night Four, 2019
Acrylic on board with inset, hand-formed and polished micromosaic glass, black mirror, ash frame
21 7/8 x 21 7/8 x 2 1/8 in. (framed)
55.6 x 55.6 x 5.4 cm
(JCG10993)
JOSIAH MCELHENY
Observation Night Five, 2019
Acrylic on board with inset, hand-formed and polished micromosaic glass, black mirror, ash frame
21 7/8 x 21 7/8 x 2 1/8 in. (framed)
55.6 x 55.6 x 5.4 cm
(JCG10994)
JOSIAH MCELHENY
Moon Mirror, 2019
Pressed colored prismatic glass, stainless steel, hardware
103 x 191 1/2 x 71 in.
261.6 x 486.4 x 180.3 cm
Edition of 3
(JCG10506)
JOSIAH MCELHENY
Moon Mirror, 2019
Pressed colored prismatic glass, stainless steel, hardware
103 x 191 1/2 x 71 in.
261.6 x 486.4 x 180.3 cm
Edition of 3
(JCG10506)
(detail image)
JOSIAH MCELHENY
Observatories at Night, 2019
Hand-formed cut and polished blue glass, bent blue architectural sheet glass, blue
mirror, oak, blue dye and stain
68 x 72 x 60 in.
172.7 x 182.9 x 152.4 cm
(JCG10988)
JOSIAH MCELHENY
Observatories at Night, 2019 (Detail image)
Hand-formed cut and polished blue glass, bent blue architectural sheet glass, blue
mirror, oak, blue dye and stain
68 x 72 x 60 in.
172.7 x 182.9 x 152.4 cm
(JCG10988)
JOSIAH MCELHENY
Prismatic Park, 2017JOSIAH MCELHENY
Prismatic Park, 2017
JOSIAH MCELHENY
Crystal Landscape Painting (Triclinic), 2019
Hand-blown cut, polished and mirrored glass, transparent and low-iron mirror, grey mirror, painted steel, electric lighting, wood and hardware
54 15/16 x 54 15/16 x 18 11/16 in.
139.5 x 139.5 x 47.5 cm
(JCG10501)
JOSIAH MCELHENY
Crystal Landscape Painting (Triclinic), 2019
Hand-blown cut, polished and mirrored glass, transparent and low-iron mirror, grey mirror, painted steel, electric lighting, wood and hardware
54 15/16 x 54 15/16 x 18 11/16 in.
139.5 x 139.5 x 47.5 cm
(JCG10501)
(detail image)
JOSIAH MCELHENY
Crystal Landscape Painting (Mineral), 2019
Hand-blown cut, polished and mirrored glass, transparent and low-iron mirror, grey mirror, painted steel, electric lighting, wood and hardware
54 15/16 x 54 15/16 x 18 11/16 in.
139.5 x 139.5 x 47.5 cm
(JCG10500)
JOSIAH MCELHENY
Crystal Landscape Painting (Mineral), 2019
Hand-blown cut, polished and mirrored glass, transparent and low-iron mirror, grey mirror, painted steel, electric lighting, wood and hardware
54 15/16 x 54 15/16 x 18 11/16 in.
139.5 x 139.5 x 47.5 cm
(JCG10500)
(detail image)
JOSIAH MCELHENY
Spatial Prism Painting I, 2018
Hand-formed cut and polished blue glass, low-iron mirror, blue mirror, blue architectural sheet glass, oak, Sumi ink
43 1/2 x 57 1/4 x 7 1/2 in
110.5 x 145.4 x 19.1 cm
(JCG10248)
JOSIAH MCELHENY
Grey Prism Painting III, 2015
Hand-formed cut and polished grey glass, grey and low-iron mirror,
grey architectural sheet glass, oak, Sumi ink
43 1/2 x 32 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.
110.5 x 82.6 x 17.8 cm
(JCG9684)
JOSIAH MCELHENY
The Ornament Museum, 2016
Pavilion (in collaboration with John Vinci): hand-silkscreened low-iron glass, wood, paint, hardware, electric lights; Furniture: Table and chair
118 x 236 3/4 x 196 7/8 in.
299.7 x 601.3 x 500 cm
Performance: Actor; custom dress
Installation view: Josiah McElheny: The Ornament Museum, MAK Museum Wein, Vienna, Austria, 2016
JOSIAH MCELHENY
The Ornament Museum , 2016
Pavilion (in collaboration with John Vinci): hand-silkscreened low-iron glass, wood, paint, hardware, electric lights; Furniture: Table and chair
118 x 236 3/4 x 196 7/8 in.
299.7 x 601.3 x 500 cm
Performance: Actor; custom dress
Installation view: Josiah McElheny: The Ornament Museum, MAK Museum Wein, Vienna, Austria, 2016
JOSIAH MCELHENY
The Club for Modern Fashions, 2013
Architectural vitrine (in collaboration with John Vinci):
wood, sheet-glass, hardware, carpet, furniture, paint and electric lighting;
119 3/4 x 194 1/2 x 146 1/2 in.
304.2 x 494 x 372.1 cm
Performance: actors; period suits and dresses; movement; duration variable.
Installation view: Josiah McElheny: Two Clubs at The Arts Club of Chicago, Arts Club of Chicago, 2013
JOSIAH MCELHENY
The Club for Modern Fashions, 2013
Architectural vitrine (in collaboration with John Vinci):
wood, sheet-glass, hardware, carpet, furniture, paint and electric lighting;
119 3/4 x 194 1/2 x 146 1/2 in.
304.2 x 494 x 372.1 cm
Performance: actors; period suits and dresses; movement; duration variable.
Installation view: Josiah McElheny: Two Clubs at The Arts Club of Chicago, Arts Club of Chicago, 2013
JOSIAH MCELHENY
Models for an abstract body (after Delaunay and Malevich), 2012
Patinated cold-roll steel, cedar wood, low iron glass, hand blown and carved glass
65 3/8 x 24 1/2 x 17 1/2 in.
166.1 x 62.2 x 43.2 cm
(JCG9868)
JOSIAH MCELHENY
Models for an Abstract Body (after Courrèges), 2012
Patinated cold-roll steel, cedar wood, low-iron glass, hand blown and carved glass
65 3/8 x 24 1/2 x 17 1/2 in.
166.1 x 62.2 x 44.5 cm
(JCG9869)
JOSIAH MCELHENY
Bruno Taut’s Monument to Socialist Spirituality (After Mies van der Rohe), 2009
Handblown molded glass, wood, and metal hardware
105 3/4 x 75 x 55 in.
JOSIAH MCELHENY
Bruno Taut’s Monument to Socialist Spirituality (After Mies van der Rohe), 2009
Handblown molded glass, wood, and metal hardware
105 3/4 x 75 x 55 in.
JOSIAH MCELHENY
Island Universe, 2008
Handblown and press-molded glass, chrome-plated aluminum, electric lighting, rigging
Dimensions variable; largest element: approximately 12 feet in diameter; smallest element: approximately 7 feet in diameter
Installation view: Josiah McElheny: A Island Universe, Moody Center for the Arts, Houston, TX, February 2 - June 2, 2018
JOSIAH MCELHENY
Island Universe, 2008
Handblown and press-molded glass, chrome-plated aluminum, electric lighting, rigging
Dimensions variable; largest element: approximately 12 feet in diameter; smallest element: approximately 7 feet in diameter
Installation view: Josiah McElheny: A Island Universe, Moody Center for the Arts, Houston, TX, February 2 - June 2, 2018
JOSIAH MCELHENY
Chromatic Modernism (Red, Blue, Yellow), 2008
Handblown glass, colored laminated sheet glass, low-iron sheet glass, anodized aluminum, metal hardware, and electric lighting
86 3/8 x 61 7/8 x 19 1/4 in.
JOSIAH MCELHENY
The Alpine Cathedral and the City-Crown, 2007
Handblown molded glass, metal, wood, metal hardware, Plexiglas, and mechanically animated colored lighting system
14 x 8 x 9 3/4 feet
Installation view: Projects 84: The Alpine Cathedral and the City-Crown, Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY, 2007, curated by Joshua Siegel
JOSIAH MCELHENY
The Alpine Cathedral and the City-Crown, 2007
Handblown molded glass, metal, wood, metal hardware, Plexiglas, and mechanically animated colored lighting system
14 x 8 x 9 3/4 feet
JOSIAH MCELHENY
Endlessly Repeating Twentieth Century Modernism, 2007
Handblown mirrored glass, transparent and low-iron industrial mirror, industrial magnets, chrome metal laminate, wood, and electric lighting
94 1/2 x 92 3/4 x 92 3/4 in.
JOSIAH MCELHENY
Endlessly Repeating Twentieth Century Modernism, 2007
Handblown mirrored glass, transparent and low-iron industrial mirror, industrial magnets, chrome metal laminate, wood, and electric lighting
94 1/2 x 92 3/4 x 92 3/4 in.
JOSIAH MCELHENY
An End to Modernity, 2005
Nickel-plated aluminum, electric lighting, hand-blown glass, steel cable, rigging
180 5/16 x 180 5/16 x 150 in.
JOSIAH MCELHENY
An End to Modernity, 2005
Nickel-plated aluminum, electric lighting, hand-blown glass, steel cable, rigging
180 5/16 x 180 5/16 x 150 in.
(detail image)
JOSIAH MCELHENY
Extended Landscape Model for Total Reflective Abstraction, 2004
Handblown mirrored glass, industrial mirror, and wood
24 x 108 x 92 in.
JOSIAH MCELHENY
Extended Landscape Model for Total Reflective Abstraction, 2004
Handblown mirrored glass, industrial mirror, and wood
24 x 108 x 92 in.
JOSIAH MCELHENY
Untitled (White), 2000
Blown glass in opaque white on painted wood display
102 x 39 x 30 in.
(JCG10452)
JOSIAH MCELHENY
Untitled (White), 2000
Handblown glass and wood
8 1/2 x 11 x 10 feet
JOSIAH MCELHENY
Ornament and Crime, 2002
Handblown glass, sheet glass, wood, metal, electric lighting, and fabric
51 x 84 x 12 in.
129.5 x 213.4 x 30.5 cm
JOSIAH MCELHENY
Charlotte Perriand, Carlo Scarpa, some others (White), 2000
Handblown glass, sheet metal, wood, and metal hardware
89 1/2 x 93 1/2 x 15 in.
JOSIAH MCELHENY
From an Historical Anecdote About Fashion, 2000
Handblown glass, wood, metal hardware, sheet glass, and five framed digital prints
Dimensions variable
JOSIAH MCELHENY
Impurities, 1994-2012
Handblown glass, wood, low-iron sheet glass, brass mounting hardware, drawings, and hand-lettered text
Case one: 31 5/16 x 43 5/16 x 5 in.
79.5 x 110 x 12.7 cm
Cases two through five: 22 5/16 x 32 5/16 x 8 3/8 in.
56.7 x 82.1 x 23.3 cm
Running length: 188 9/16 in.
478.9 cm
(JCG9870)
JOSIAH MCELHENY
Impurities, 1994-2012
Handblown glass, wood, low-iron sheet glass, brass mounting hardware, drawings, and hand-lettered text
Case one: 31 5/16 x 43 5/16 x 5 in.
79.5 x 110 x 12.7 cm
Cases two through five: 22 5/16 x 32 5/16 x 8 3/8 in.
56.7 x 82.1 x 23.3 cm
Running length: 188 9/16 in.
478.9 cm
(detail image)
JOSIAH MCELHENY
Impurities, 1994-2012
Handblown glass, wood, low-iron sheet glass, brass mounting hardware, drawings, and hand-lettered text
Case one: 31 5/16 x 43 5/16 x 5 in.
79.5 x 110 x 12.7 cm
Cases two through five: 22 5/16 x 32 5/16 x 8 3/8 in.
56.7 x 82.1 x 23.3 cm
Running length: 188 9/16 in.
478.9 cm
(detail image)