Dan Colen

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Dan Colen
Born
Daniel Colen

1979 (age 45–46)
Leonia, New Jersey, U.S.
Alma mater Rhode Island School of Design
Known for Painting

Daniel Colen (born 1979) is an American artist based in New York. His work consists of painted sculptures appropriating low-cultural ephemera, graffiti-inspired paintings of text executed in paint, and installations.

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Early life and education

Born in 1979 and raised in Leonia, New Jersey. [1] [2] His father, Sy Colen, a wood and clay sculptor, was a participant in the 2006 reality TV show Artstar . Colen attended Solomon Schechter Day School, and was raised Jewish. [3] Colen graduated with a B.F.A. in Painting from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2001. [4] After graduation he moved to the East Village in Manhattan, and by June 2006 he became a known artist. [3]

Work

In his work, Secrets and Cymbals, Smoke and Scissors: My Friend Dash's Wall in the Future (2004), Colen built an exact replica of a section of poster, photo and flyer-covered wall from friend Dash Snow's apartment. [5] Each piece of visual material was handmade and attached to a Styrofoam copy of the wall.

In 2007, Dash Snow and Colen shredded phone books in Jeffrey Deitch's SoHo gallery for an installation called Nest or Hamster Nest. [6] [7] He was described by The Guardian as a "bad boy of post-pop New York". [8]

Personal life

Colen was close friends with artists Dash Snow and Ryan McGinley. [9] When Snow died in 2009 of a heroin overdose, Colen was greatly impacted and said he was determined to end his own addiction. [6] [8]

Exhibitions

Collections

Colen's work is held in the following collections:

References

  1. ↑ Haramis, Nick. "Everything & Nothing: Dan Colen Reveals There Are Two Sides to Every Story" Archived 2010-12-23 at the Wayback Machine , BlackBook (magazine) , October 1, 2010. Accessed March 31, 2011."The 31-year-old artist was born in Leonia, New Jersey, where, as a teenager, he befriended photographer Ryan McGinley at their local skate park."
  2. 1 2 "Dan Colen". whitney.org. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
  3. 1 2 Fischel, Jack R. (2008). Encyclopedia of Jewish American Popular Culture. ABC-CLIO. pp. 68–69. ISBN   9780313087349.
  4. ↑ "Afterparty". RISD XYZ Magazine. issuu: Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). Winter 2018. p. 13. Retrieved 2018-02-25.
  5. ↑ "Something to chew on". The Economist. ISSN   0013-0613 . Retrieved 2020-03-07.
  6. 1 2 "Dan Colen". Interview Magazine. 2010-08-17. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  7. ↑ Feuer, Alan; Salkin, Allen (2009-07-24). "Death and Life of Dash Snow, Artist, Addict and Provocateur". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  8. 1 2 Helmore, Edward (2014-05-09). "Dan Colen: how the bad boy of New York art discovered the good life". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  9. ↑ "Chasing Dash Snow". NYMag.com. 4 January 2007. Retrieved 2017-11-25.
  10. ↑ "Dan Colen: Potty Mouth Potty War, 555 West 24th Street, New York, March 11–April 15, 2006". Gagosian. 2018-09-02. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
  11. ↑ McCormick, Carlo. "WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN THE WHITNEY BIENNIAL". Artnet . Retrieved 2025-01-19.
  12. ↑ "No Me". Peres Projects. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
  13. ↑ "Dan Colen - Works from the Astrup Fearnley Collection". Astrup Fearnley Museet. Retrieved 2025-01-19.
  14. ↑ "Dan Colen - Artist - Saatchi Gallery". www.saatchigallery.com. 3 February 2023.
  15. ↑ "Dan Colen - Works from the Astrup Fearnley Collection". Astrup Fearnley Museet. Retrieved 2025-01-18.
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