Online Fred Wilson The Archives Nov 1 – Dec 17, 2022 Fred Wilson has long investigated the meanings of symbols and objects as part of his multidisciplinary, research-based practice, conjuring new interpretations and associations to reframe social and historical narratives. Known for his museum interventions that pose incisive institutional critiques, Wilson works across sculpture, painting, photography, collage, printmaking, and installation. Central to Wilson’s interdisciplinary practice are his investigations of the mutable nature of reclaimed objects. Refashioning and recontextualizing readymade objects through his own artistic revisions, Wilson imbues them with personal and historical import—legacies of colonialism and erasures of Blackness in Western European art are at stake in his exchanges with these objects of different geographic and temporal origins.Wilson’s works are the subject of this online exhibition, which continues through December 17 and features eight idiosyncratic objects spanning between 1992 and 2011, along with his recent blown glass sculptural installations Play (2021) and Fluid Fluke (2021). Among the objects on view are Art World (1994), a cardboard globe from which Wilson removed the continents of Africa and South America; Goin’ Places (2003), for which a Murano glass candlestick depicting a headless Black figure is exhibited beside a large sculpture of a head; and Untitled (Zadib, Sokoto, Tokolor, Samori, Veneto, Zanzibar, Dhaka, Macao) (2011), featuring a plaster figure holding a globe with black tassels indicating significant locations within the African diaspora.This online exhibition is accompanied by an interview with Wilson, conducted by critic Darla Migan and captured in a new film. Of the many meanings embedded in the objects in this show, Wilson says, “I want people to see these works as I see them and I try to, without hitting people over the head, allow them to think … and either make sense of it or not.” Read More Fred Wilson, Art World, 1994, cardboard globe with wooden base, 12" x 9" x 9" (30.5 cm x 22.9 cm x 22.9 cm) Learn More Close modal View Previous View Next Carousel slide 0 Carousel slide 1 Carousel slide 2 Fred Wilson Art World 1994 cardboard globe with wooden base 12" x 9" x 9" (30.5 cm x 22.9 cm x 22.9 cm) Inquire How can we reach you? First Name* Last Name* Email* Phone Inquiry Message Have you purchased from Pace before?* Yes No Submit Inquiry Or go back Fred Wilson, Inside Story, 1995, glazed ceramic found objects, 8" x 12" x 8" (20.3 cm x 30.5 cm x 20.3 cm) Learn More Close modal View Previous View Next Carousel slide 0 Carousel slide 1 Carousel slide 2 Fred Wilson Inside Story 1995 glazed ceramic found objects 8" x 12" x 8" (20.3 cm x 30.5 cm x 20.3 cm) $40,000 Inquire How can we reach you? First Name* Last Name* Email* Phone Inquiry Message Have you purchased from Pace before?* Yes No Submit Inquiry Or go back At this point I had sort of shifted it because it was really about that time and that the art world was only the United States and Europe, and all these other places were just not there. Fred Wilson, on Art World Fred Wilson, Untitled (Zadib, Sokoto, Tokolor, Samori, Veneto, Zanzibar, Dhaka, Macao), 2011, illuminated plastic globe, acrylic paint, tassels, steel armature, plaster figure, and powder coated aluminum plate, 28" x 20" x 20" (71.1 cm x 50.8 cm x 50.8 cm) Learn More Close modal View Previous View Next Carousel slide 0 Carousel slide 1 Carousel slide 2 Fred Wilson Untitled (Zadib, Sokoto, Tokolor, Samori, Veneto, Zanzibar, Dhaka, Macao) 2011 illuminated plastic globe, acrylic paint, tassels, steel armature, plaster figure, and powder coated aluminum plate 28" x 20" x 20" (71.1 cm x 50.8 cm x 50.8 cm) $65,000 Inquire How can we reach you? First Name* Last Name* Email* Phone Inquiry Message Have you purchased from Pace before?* Yes No Submit Inquiry Or go back Fred Wilson, Untitled, 1992, plaster, 23-1/2" x 15-3/4" x 11" (59.7 cm x 40 cm x 27.9 cm) Learn More Close modal View Previous View Next Carousel slide 0 Carousel slide 1 Carousel slide 2 Carousel slide 3 Carousel slide 4 Fred Wilson Untitled 1992 plaster 23-1/2" x 15-3/4" x 11" (59.7 cm x 40 cm x 27.9 cm) $40,000 Inquire How can we reach you? First Name* Last Name* Email* Phone Inquiry Message Have you purchased from Pace before?* Yes No Submit Inquiry Or go back Fred Wilson, Goin' Places, 2003, Murano glass, candlestick: 13" x 6-1/2" x 8" (33 x 16.5 x 20.3 cm); head: 11-1/2" x 5" x 10" (29.2 x 12.7 x 25.4 cm) Learn More Close modal View Previous View Next Carousel slide 0 Carousel slide 1 Carousel slide 2 Carousel slide 3 Fred Wilson Goin' Places 2003 Murano glass candlestick: 13" x 6-1/2" x 8" (33 x 16.5 x 20.3 cm); head: 11-1/2" x 5" x 10" (29.2 x 12.7 x 25.4 cm) Inquire How can we reach you? First Name* Last Name* Email* Phone Inquiry Message Have you purchased from Pace before?* Yes No Submit Inquiry Or go back Fred Wilson, Installation view, Speak of Me As I Am (featuring Goin' Places, 2003), United States Pavilion, Venice Biennale, 2003, photography by R. Ransick; A. Cocchi © Fred Wilson I wanted people to understand that perhaps the body is just stuck in Venice, but his brain, his mind, his future was going somewhere—or was already elsewhere. Fred Wilson, on Goin' Places Fred Wilson, Snuff, 2003, painted wood, plastic hoses, fire extinguishers and metal clamps, 69" x 44" x 44" (175.3 cm x 111.8 cm x 111.8 cm) Learn More Close modal View Previous View Next Carousel slide 0 Carousel slide 1 Fred Wilson Snuff 2003 painted wood, plastic hoses, fire extinguishers and metal clamps 69" x 44" x 44" (175.3 cm x 111.8 cm x 111.8 cm) Inquire How can we reach you? First Name* Last Name* Email* Phone Inquiry Message Have you purchased from Pace before?* Yes No Submit Inquiry Or go back Fred Wilson, Inside Out II (What's love got to do with it?), 1995, glazed ceramic and porcelain found objects, and Plasticine, 6-1/2" x 5" x 6-1/4" (16.5 cm x 12.7 cm x 15.9 cm) Learn More Close modal View Previous View Next Carousel slide 0 Carousel slide 1 Fred Wilson Inside Out II (What's love got to do with it?) 1995 glazed ceramic and porcelain found objects, and Plasticine 6-1/2" x 5" x 6-1/4" (16.5 cm x 12.7 cm x 15.9 cm) Inquire How can we reach you? First Name* Last Name* Email* Phone Inquiry Message Have you purchased from Pace before?* Yes No Submit Inquiry Or go back Fred Wilson, Untitled, 1993, painted cast plaster with beaded necklace and pendant, 12" x 6-1/2" x 6-1/2" (30.5 cm x 16.5 cm x 16.5 cm) Learn More Close modal View Previous View Next Carousel slide 0 Carousel slide 1 Carousel slide 2 Carousel slide 3 Carousel slide 4 Carousel slide 5 Carousel slide 6 Carousel slide 7 Fred Wilson Untitled 1993 painted cast plaster with beaded necklace and pendant 12" x 6-1/2" x 6-1/2" (30.5 cm x 16.5 cm x 16.5 cm) $28,000 Inquire How can we reach you? First Name* Last Name* Email* Phone Inquiry Message Have you purchased from Pace before?* Yes No Submit Inquiry Or go back Beauty is misused largely, or misunderstood. Beauty can really cover over a host of sins, like makeup ... When it gets fetishized or manipulated, it’s meant to control how you think about something. In my way, I use beauty to reveal the ugliness. Fred Wilson Fred Wilson, Play, 2021, blown glass, 10-5/8" × 4" × 1-5/8" (27 cm × 10.2 cm × 4.1 cm) Learn More Close modal View Previous View Next Carousel slide 0 Carousel slide 1 Carousel slide 2 Fred Wilson Play 2021 blown glass 10-5/8" × 4" × 1-5/8" (27 cm × 10.2 cm × 4.1 cm) Inquire How can we reach you? First Name* Last Name* Email* Phone Inquiry Message Have you purchased from Pace before?* Yes No Submit Inquiry Or go back Fred Wilson, Fluid Fluke, 2021, blown glass, 21" × 5-7/8" × 2-3/4" (53.3 cm × 14.9 cm × 7 cm) Learn More Close modal View Previous View Next Carousel slide 0 Carousel slide 1 Carousel slide 2 Fred Wilson Fluid Fluke 2021 blown glass 21" × 5-7/8" × 2-3/4" (53.3 cm × 14.9 cm × 7 cm) Inquire How can we reach you? First Name* Last Name* Email* Phone Inquiry Message Have you purchased from Pace before?* Yes No Submit Inquiry Or go back To inquire about works by Fred Wilson, please email us at inquiries@pacegallery.com. 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