Sean Duffy
Sean Duffy
“Star Seed,” 2021
Sean Duffy
“Star Seed,” 2021
20 Sun records, microphone stand, wood, enamel and metal hardware
34" x 21" x 21" [HxWxD] (86.36 x 53.34 x 53.34 cm)
Inventory #DUF357
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Evan Bedford
“Star Seed,” 2021
20 Sun records, microphone stand, wood, enamel and metal hardware
34" x 21" x 21" [HxWxD] (86.36 x 53.34 x 53.34 cm)
Inventory #DUF357
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Evan Bedford
“Alone Now,” 2015-20
Sean Duffy
“Alone Now,” 2015-20
Everything
16" x 20" x 16" [HxWxD] (4.88 x 6.1 x 4.88 m)
Inventory #DUF344
Photo credit: Robert Wedemeyer
“Alone Now,” 2015-20
Everything
16" x 20" x 16" [HxWxD] (4.88 x 6.1 x 4.88 m)
Inventory #DUF344
Photo credit: Robert Wedemeyer
Sean Duffy
Les Calamités, 2018 and If I Were a Carpenter, 2018
Sean Duffy
Les Calamités, 2018 and If I Were a Carpenter, 2018
Dimensions variable
Courtesy of the Artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Robert Wedemeyer
Les Calamités, 2018 and If I Were a Carpenter, 2018
Dimensions variable
Courtesy of the Artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Robert Wedemeyer
Sean Duffy
“Blue,” 2019
Sean Duffy
“Blue,” 2019
Turntable parts, wood, paint, mixer, speakers
7 x 21 x 22" [HxWxD] (17.78 x 53.34 x 55.88 cm) turntable; Overall dimensions variable
Inventory #DUF336
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane
“Blue,” 2019
Turntable parts, wood, paint, mixer, speakers
7 x 21 x 22" [HxWxD] (17.78 x 53.34 x 55.88 cm) turntable; Overall dimensions variable
Inventory #DUF336
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane
Sean Duffy
“Unknown Leisure,” 2019
Sean Duffy
“Unknown Leisure,” 2019
Turntable parts, wood, paint, mixer, speakers
6 x 20 x 20" [HxWxD] (15.24 x 50.8 x 50.8 cm) turntable; Overall dimensions variable
Inventory #DUF335
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane
“Unknown Leisure,” 2019
Turntable parts, wood, paint, mixer, speakers
6 x 20 x 20" [HxWxD] (15.24 x 50.8 x 50.8 cm) turntable; Overall dimensions variable
Inventory #DUF335
Courtesy of the artist and Vielmetter Los Angeles
Photo credit: Jeff McLane
Sean Duffy
Half Dope, 2015
Sean Duffy
Half Dope, 2015
Aircraft dope and graphite on canvas
51" H x 82" W x 2.5" D
Photo cred: Jeff McLane
Half Dope, 2015
Aircraft dope and graphite on canvas
51" H x 82" W x 2.5" D
Photo cred: Jeff McLane
Sean Duffy
Semi Dope, 2015
Sean Duffy
Semi Dope, 2015
Aircraft dope and graphite on canvas
34" H x 31" W x 2.5" D
Photo: Jeff McLane
Semi Dope, 2015
Aircraft dope and graphite on canvas
34" H x 31" W x 2.5" D
Photo: Jeff McLane
Sean Duffy
Dope on Hemp, 2015
Sean Duffy
Dope on Hemp, 2015
Aircraft dope and graphite on hemp
51" H x 41" W x 2.5" D
Photo: Jeff McLane
Dope on Hemp, 2015
Aircraft dope and graphite on hemp
51" H x 41" W x 2.5" D
Photo: Jeff McLane
Sean Duffy
Mastodon, 2010
Sean Duffy
Mastodon, 2010
1979 Mazda RX7, wood, nylon strap, music box playing "Windmills of your Mind"
82" x 31" x 36"
Mastodon, 2010
1979 Mazda RX7, wood, nylon strap, music box playing "Windmills of your Mind"
82" x 31" x 36"
Sean Duffy
The Palette, 2009
Sean Duffy
The Palette, 2009
Engine stand, 3 turntables (2 portable), shelf radio, 9 records, 3 jars, 3 paint brushes, record cleaner, 5 tubes of paint, pliers, and speakers
34” x 30” x 24”
The Palette, 2009
Engine stand, 3 turntables (2 portable), shelf radio, 9 records, 3 jars, 3 paint brushes, record cleaner, 5 tubes of paint, pliers, and speakers
34” x 30” x 24”
Sean Duffy
Small Block, 2009
Sean Duffy
Small Block, 2009
Oil paint on Chevy small block engine, with engine stand
40” x 30” x 47”
Small Block, 2009
Oil paint on Chevy small block engine, with engine stand
40” x 30” x 47”
Sean Duffy
Doors, 2009
Sean Duffy
Doors, 2009
2 car doors with florescent light fixtures
47” x 39” x 16” each
Doors, 2009
2 car doors with florescent light fixtures
47” x 39” x 16” each
Sean Duffy
The Void, 2009
Sean Duffy
The Void, 2009
20 fans, 10” diameter each, zip ties, clip lamp, and engine hoist
93” x 33” x 64”
The Void, 2009
20 fans, 10” diameter each, zip ties, clip lamp, and engine hoist
93” x 33” x 64”
Sean Duffy
Die Hard, 2008
Sean Duffy
Die Hard, 2008
Acrylic and silkscreen on canvas
71" x 88"
Die Hard, 2008
Acrylic and silkscreen on canvas
71" x 88"
Sean Duffy
Installation View, 2007
Sean Duffy
Installation View, 2007
Installation View, Berlin, 2007
Installation View, 2007
Installation View, Berlin, 2007
Sean Duffy
Tunix of My Apathy I, 2007
Sean Duffy
Tunix of My Apathy I, 2007
Plywood, rope, artist's T-shirts sewn into pillows, stuffing material
45" x 60" x 75"
Tunix of My Apathy I, 2007
Plywood, rope, artist's T-shirts sewn into pillows, stuffing material
45" x 60" x 75"
Sean Duffy
Hey Jude, 2007
Sean Duffy
Hey Jude, 2007
two 15" TV monitors, two DVD players, two wooden crates, two DVDs, ten LPs
23" x 31" x 24" (detail)
Hey Jude, 2007
two 15" TV monitors, two DVD players, two wooden crates, two DVDs, ten LPs
23" x 31" x 24" (detail)
Sean Duffy
Third Motorcycle, 2006
Sean Duffy
Third Motorcycle, 2006
Oil on motorcycle
38" x 62" x 30"
Third Motorcycle, 2006
Oil on motorcycle
38" x 62" x 30"
Lives and works in Los Angeles, California
1992
MFA, University of California, Irvine
1988
BA Studio Art and Political Science, University of California, San Diego
2020
"Alone Now," Vielmetter Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
2014
"Paintings," Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, Culver City, CA
2012
"CAR 23," NORRA Mexican 1000, Mexico to San Jose Del Cabo, Mexico
2011
"Sean Duffy's Garage Sale," Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, Culver City, CA
2010
"Sean Duffy," Laguna Art Museum, Laguna CA
2009
"Cant Stop It," Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, Culver City, CA
2008
"Hilites," Perez Art Museum Miami, Miami, FL
2007
"Group Show 3," Howard House, Seattle, WA
"The Grove," Luckman Gallery, California State University Los Angeles, CA; Arizona State University Art Museum, Tempe, AZ; Arcadia University Art Gallery, Glenside, PA
"Group Show Part 2," Susanne Vielmetter Berlin Projects, Berlin, Germany
2006
"Group Show," Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, Culver City, CA
2005
"Casual Friday," California 101, San Francisco, CA
2004
"Temporary Worker," Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, Culver City, CA
2003
"Bakersfield Smoker," Project Space, Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, Culver City, CA
"Sorry Entertainer," Howard House, Seattle, WA
"Greatest Hits, Volume II," Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, Culver City, CA
2001
"cream," Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, Culver City, CA
"mod2," Howard House, Seattle, WA
2000
"Endless Sunday," Santa Barbara Contemporary Arts Forum, Miramar Artist Project Space, Santa Barbara
"mod," Irvine Fine Arts Center, Irvine, CA
1999
"first wave," Quotidian Gallery, San Francisco, CA
1998
"teach me to love," Deep River, Los Angeles, CA
1995
"Living Plan B; Go Captain Baby Vol. 2," Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, Los Angeles, CA
1994
"The Real Captain Commander; Go Captain Baby Vol. 1, Lemoyne Kennels, Los Angeles, CA
1992
"Lump-o-coal, Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions Bookstore, Los Angeles, CA
"Enough Rope," UCI Fine Arts Gallery, Irvine, CA
1991
"Wayne, Trent, Carla, Brenda," UCI Fine Arts Gallery, Irvine, CA
2021
"20 Years," Vielmetter Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
2019 – 2020
"Friends & Family," Peter Mendenhall Gallery, Pasadena, CA
2019
"Faster, Faster!," Wignal Museum, Chaffey College, Rancho Cucamonga, CA
"Inaugural Exhibition," Vielmetter Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
2018
"grâce du dessin," Art Mûr, Montréal, Québec, Canada
"Conceptual Craft II," Denk Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
"Tomorrowland," CB1 Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2017
"Pivotal: Highlights from the Collection," Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, CA
2016
"The Gildless Age," Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA
2015
"Global Positioning Systems," Peréz Art Museum Miami, Miami, FL
"Off-road Expo," High Desert Test Sites & Machine Project, somewhere east of Palmdale, CA
2014
"Ex nihilo," ESXLA, Los Angeles, CA
"Transmogrifications of the Ordinary," Angles Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
"Reverb," Torrance Art Museum, Torrance, CA
2013
"Reverberations," Huntington Beach Art Center, Huntington Beach, CA
"Essential: Selections from the Permanent Collection," Sweeney Art Gallery, University of California, Riverside, CA
2012
"Pairings, The Collection at 50- Chris Burden and Sean Duffy," The Orange County Museum of Art, Orange County, CA
"HOLODECK," PST, Los Angeles, CA
"First Contact," Field Projects, New York, NY
2011
"Goldmine: Contemporary Works from the Collections of Sirje and Michael Gold," University Art Museum, California State University, Long Beach
2010
"The Record: Contemporary Art and Vinyl," Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, curated by Trevor Schoonmaker, and travelling to: ICA Boston, Boston, MA (April 15 - September 5, 2011); Miami Art Museum, Miami, FL (March 18 June 10, 2012); Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA (July 14 October 7, 2012)
"New Art for a New Century: Recent Acquisitions 2000-2009," Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, CA
"ReCycle," University of California Riverside, Sweeney Art Gallery, Riverside, CA
"Resounding," Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, New Orleans, LA
"COLA," Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery, Barnsdall Art Park, Los Angeles, CA
"Rewind Remix Replay: Design, Music, & Everyday Experience," Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Scottsdale, AZ
2009
"Because I say so...," Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum, Miami, Florida
"GIMME; From Inspiration to Appropriation," Cornish College of the Arts, Seattle
2008
"Dont Let Me Be Misunderstood, World Class Boxing, the Debra and Dennis Scholl Collection, Miami, FL
"Noise," SiteLA, Los Angeles, CA
"Like Lifelike: Painting in the Third Dimension," University of California Riverside, Sweeney Art Gallery, Riverside, CA
"Something from Nothing," Contemporary Art Center, New Orleans, LA (organized by Dan Cameron)
2007
"Sculptors Drawings: Ideas, Studies, Sketches, Proposals, and More," Angles Gallery, Los Angeles, CA, curated by Nowell Karten
"Soundwaves," Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, La Jolla, CA
"Time Machine," curated by Brad Eberhard, High Energy Constructs, Los Angeles
2006
"Greetings from the American Dream," Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, CA
"Back Room," Kinkead Gallery, Los Angeles
2005
"CUT," Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects
"Lost in Music," Johnson County Community College, Overland Park, KS, curated by Bruce Hartmann
2004
"The Realm of the Senses," James Cohan Gallery, New York, with Vito Acconci, Douglas Gordon, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Mike Kelly, Christian Marclay, Fred Tomaselli, Bill Viola
"California Biennial," Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, CA
"kurzdavordanach," Photographische Sammlung / SK Stiftung Kultur, Cologne, Germany, curated by Wilhelm Schuermann
"New," Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, Los Angeles, CA
2003
"Black Belt," Studio Museum in Harlem, New York, curated by Christine Kim; Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, CA
"Hot Summer in the City," Sean Kelly Gallery, New York
"Remix/Experimenter," CENAR Centro Nacional del Arte, San Salvador, El Salvador
2002
"21 Paintings from LA," Robert V. Fullerton Art Museum, Cal State San Bernadino, CA, curated by James Gobel
2001
"Painting Beyond Painting," Christinerose Gallery, New York, NY
2000
"Pleasure Seekers," Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver, CO
1999
"Game Show," Bellevue Art Museum, Bellevue, WA
"What On Earth," Nevada Institute for Contemporary Arts, Las Vegas, NV
"Happy Trails," College of Creative Studies, UC Santa Barbara, CA
1998
"Tweeners," Spanish Kitchen, Los Angeles, CA
1996
"Make a Move," Lemoyne Kennels, Los Angeles
1995
"Neotoma," Otis Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1994
"Second Anniversary Fashion Show," Food House, Santa Monica, CA
1993
"Germinal Notations," Food House, Santa Monica, CA
1992
"Hands," Venice Art Walk. Venice, CA
"Visual Exchange, Otis Parsons, Los Angeles
1991
a"Cheese Toast," UCI Fine Arts Gallery, Irvine, CA
"Visual Exchange," UCI Fine Arts Gallery, Irvine, CA
1990
"Ho Down at High Noon," UCI Fine Arts Gallery, Irvine, CA
1989
"Art Factory II," UCSD Annex Gallery, La Jolla, CA
1988
"Art Factory," UCSD Annex Gallery, La Jolla, CA
2011
Oakes, Bob. "A Surprising Harmony: Art Meets Vinyl At The ICA," NPR, April 15
2009
Austin, Lee, "Access Utah--Interview with Sean Duffy," Utah Public Radio, February 9
2007
Gutel, Rene, "Step into the Grove," KJZZ 91.5, NPR Pheonix, July 19
2016
Knight, Christopher, "Review: ‘The Gildless Age’: A different tale of the ‘1 percent’ at the Torrance Art Museum," Los Angeles Times, September 23
2015
Enholm, Molly, "2014 Top Ten List Los Angeles," art ltd, January
2014
Wood, Eve, "Review: Sean Duffy at Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects," Artillery, September October
Knight, Christopher, "Taking a Shot at a New Method," Los Angeles Times, July 16
2013
Mahbubani, Rhea, "Sculpture with a Vibe," Huntington Beach Independent, October 2
2012
Duffy, Mary, "Cenzias a Polvo," Toyota Trails, December
Fiolka, Marty, "La Carrera Mas Feliz del Mundo," Dirt Sports, June
Mallinson, Constance, "Inside the Artists Studio--Sean Duffy," times quotidian.com, March 5
2011
Armstrong, Liz, "Garage for Sale," Vice.com, November
Edgers, Geoff, Groove is in the art, Boston Globe, April 15
Donaldson, Jonathan, ICAs Record gets into the groove, Boston Herald, April 15
Blonde, H, "I Never Got to Race with my Dad, but my Sisters Did--Sean Duffy," Intersections, Issue 20
Fernandez, Veronica; Doug Harvey, "Sean Duffy," Front 40 Press Catalog
2010
Knight, Christopher, "Sean Duffy at Susanne Vielmetter," Los Angeles Times, November 27
Schad, Ed, Sean Duffy, Cant Stop It, Art Review, March
Maine, Stephen, Sean Duffy at Susanne Vielmetter, Art In America, February 23
New Art for a New Century: Contemporary Acquisitions, 2000-2010, Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, CA
Harvey, Doug, "COLA 2010," Los Angeles Municipal Art Gallery (Catalog)
2008
Liu, Marian, "Borrowing from Pop Culture to Create Art," The Seattle Times, September 5
Cronk, Desiree, "Dont Let Me Be Misunderstood, (Interview with Sean Duffy), World Class Boxing Pamphlet, September/October
Brad Spence, Like Lifelike, UCR Sweeny Art Gallery Catalogue
Peter Boswell, Sean Duffy - Hilites, Miami Art Museum Booklet
2007
Schleussner, Laura, "Vinyl is Back, XYMARA, September
Andrews, Scott, "Sean Duffy: The Grove Asu Art Museum, Java Magazine, July/August
Hackett, Regina, "The Valuable and Obscure on top, Seattlepi.com, July 22
Gutel, Rene, "Step into the Grove, KJZZ 91.5 NPR Phoenix, July 20
Tassoni, Kristy, "whats that noise? 944 Phoenix, July
Hwang, Kelly, " Artists hopes exhibit hits right notes with viewers, The Tempe Republic, June 29
Jansen, Steve, "Groovin Grove, Phoenix New Times, July 19-25
Lengel, Kerry, "Turntables, sound entice interaction Arizona Republic, June 10
Miles, Christopher, "Sean Duffy: The Grove, Flaunt, June
"Gallery Weekend Berlin (Part 4), vernissageTV, May 7
Freeman, Tommy, "Sean Duffy at the Luckman Gallery, Artweek, April
Zellen, Jody, "Sean Duffy: Luckman Gallery, artillery, March
Brooks, Amra, "Fair Report: Art LA, artinfo, February 10
Ting Lipton, Shana, "One good turntable deserves another, Los Angeles Times, February 1
Labong, Leilani, "The Best in Art, Auctions and Gallery Openings, California Home + Design, January
2006
Frank, Peter, "Sean Duffy, ARTnews, October
Balaschak, Chris, "Back: Sean Duffy, frieze, September
Gray, Emma, "L.A. Confidential, artnet, May
Knight, Christopher, "One artist enough for this group, Los Angeles Times, April 21, p. E22-23
2005
Duncan, Michael, "Sean Duffy at Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, Art in America, September
Choksi, Neha, "An Ode to the Universal Worker, X-tra, Summer Issue, Volume 7, Number 4
Wyland, Jessica, "Get in Gear for Drive Time exhibit, Daily Bulletin, August 16
Muckenfuss, Mark, "The Art of Traffic, Press Enterprise, August 15
"Project Space, NYFA, May 10
Harvey, Doug, "Lost in Music, Exhibition Essay, Johnson County Community College Gallery of Art, February
Newhouse, Kristina, "Experiencing the California Biennial, X-tra, Volume 7, Number 3, Spring
Tumlir, Jan, "California Biennial, Artforum, February, p. 168
Schuermann, Wilhelm, "Kurzdavordanach (catalogue), p. 95
2004
Knight, Christopher, "Biennial arrives, and so does a museum, Los Angeles Times, October 13
Bollen, Christopher, "Sculpture CultureSean Duffy, VMAN Magazine, Issue 03, Fall/Winter, p. 62
Muchnic, Suzanne, "No more coasting for OCMA, Los Angeles Times, October 24
Di Blasi, Johanna, "Dem Bild unter den Rock geschaut, Koelner Stadtanzeiger, October 23
Chang, Richard, "The art of the new, Orange County Register, October 10
Armstrong, Elizabeth and Simon, Jane, "Sean Duffy, 2004 California Biennial (catalogue), p. 40-43
Worman, Alex, "L.A. Confidential, artnet, January 24
2003
Secret, Mosi, "Africana Reviews Black Belt, Africana, November 21
Kim, Christine Y, "Black Belt, The Studio Museum in Harlem (catalogue)
Stasiek, Tony, "Wall to Wall, The Bellingham Harold, October 2
Hall, Emily, "Do This, The Stranger, August 21
Gleason, Matt, "Sean Duffy: Greatest Hits Volume II, Modern Painters, Summer, p. 126
Gopnik, Blake, "Standouts in a Crowd: A Select Sampling of the NY Armory Show, The Washington Post, March 13
ArtScene, preview, March
Martinez, Lilian, "Scratch Visual, El Dario de Hoy, February 6
2002
Schlueter, Christian, "Irrlaeufer im Kunstparcours, Frankfurter Rundschau, September 27
Rump, Gerhard Charles, "Kunst ab Fuenf Euro: Art Forum Berlin, Die Welt, September 26
"Gucken and Kaufen, Berliner Morgenpost, September 26
Gobel, James and Miles, Christopher, "21 Paintings from LA, Robert V. Fullerton Art Museum (catalogue)
"Sonic Perspectives, Bijutsu Techo Magazine, Volume 54, Number 821, June, p. 103
Lunenfeld, Peter, "Anthropomorphometrics, Artext, Spring
LaBelle, Charles, "Sean Duffy, Bijutsu Techo Magazine, Volume 54, Number 814, January
2001
Harvey, Doug, "Synthetics, LA Weekly, November 16
Mastbaum, Blair, "Trends come, go and come again, digitalcity.com, November 13
Knight, Christopher, "Art History and Pop Culture: Just a Couple of His Targets, Los Angeles Times, November 2
Kurtz, Katie, "Its a mod world of art and furniture, Seattle Times, March 23
DeVuono, Frances, "Sean Duffy at Howard House, Artweek, Volume 32, Issue 5, May
2000
Ise, Claudine and Lombino, Mary-Kay, "Bestiary, Armory Center for the Arts (catalogue)
Frank, Peter, "Art Picks of the Week, LA Weekly, August 11
Duncan, Michael, "L.A. Confidential, Artnet.com, July 13
1999
Hall, Emily, "The Art of Play, The Stranger, December 12
Knight, Christopher, "Imaginative Daydreaming Alters Familiar Narratives, Los Angeles Times, August 20
Harvey, Doug, "Non-Museum Top 101998 Year in Review, LA Weekly, January 8
1998
Harvey, Doug, "Sean Duffy at Deep River, Art Issues, Summer
Moore, Boothe, "Culture Watch, Los Angeles Times, February 15
1996
Hansson, Bobby, "The Fine Art of the Tin Can, Lark Books, p. 56
1993
Figuls, Carl, "Pumpkinheads, Los Angeles Times, October 28
2011
United States Artist Project, Car 23 (funded)
2010
City of Los Angeles (COLA) Fellowship for Visual Artists, Los Angeles, CA
California Community Foundation Fellow for Visual Artists, Los Angeles, CA
2008
Fountainhead Residency, Miami, FL
2006
Durfee Foundation, ARC (Artists' Resource for Completion) Grant, Santa Monica, CA
Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
Luckman Art Gallery, CSULA, Los Angeles, CA
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, San Diego, CA
Nora Eccles Harrison Museum of Art, Utah State University, UT
Orange County Museum of Art, Newport Beach, CA
Perez Art Museum Miami, Miami, FL
Sweeney Art Gallery, University of California, Riverside, CA