Matthew Monahan
Roof Raccoon
Lot Closed
June 7, 03:32:00 AM GMT
Estimate
20,000 - 25,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Matthew Monahan
b. 1972
Roof Raccoon
Executed in 2025.
Plaster
28 x 19 1/2 x 4 in. (71.1 x 49.5 x 10.2 cm)
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Courtesy of the artist and Anton Kern Gallery, New York
Matthew Monahan (b. 1972, Eureka, CA; lives in Los Angeles, CA makes assemblage installations that incorporate drawing, painting, printmaking, and sculpture. Often alluding to the human body, his work references ancient art historical and literary traditions while engaging with the legacies of modernism. Roof Raccoon takes the form of a traditional bas-relief: a figure with a piercing gaze emerges from a striking red plaster ground, almost as if partially excavated in an archeological dig. Solo exhibitions of Monahan’s work have been presented at Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas; National Roman Museum, Rome; Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati; Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; and Douglas Hyde Gallery, Dublin. Monahan participated in the 2006 Whitney Biennial, the 2008 Carnegie International, and the 2013 Venice Biennale. His work is in the collection of the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis.