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Tony Oursler

Oursler_purple_dust — *Purple Resonant Dust*, 2006 Fiberglas Sculpture, Projector, Dvd Plaver 50” X 50” X 50” © Courtesy of Artist and Gallery Paule Anglim

*Camel, Marlboro, Parliament, Winston, Salem, American Spirit (detail)*, 2009 © Metro Pictures

*Slip*, 2003 Fiberglass Sculpture, Sony Projector, Dvd Player, Speaker 43 X 37 X 15 Inches

*Johnny Apple Treats* , 1990 Acrylic ,Wood, Diethylene Glycol © Courtesy the artist and Lisson Gallery

Composit — *Beyond Appearances* © Lehman College Art Gallery

20110221215149-toursler89 — *Star*, 2008 Mixed Media © Courtesy of artist and JGM Galerie, Paris

20110608171444-tony_oursler_coo — © Courtesy of the artist & Tampa Museum of Art

20120423022633-tpny_oursler_03_f85331fc4c — *Untitled*, 1999 © Courtesy of the artist & K21 STÄNDEHAUS

20120428084143-144 — *Hierarchical Pastel*, 2012 Video Projection, Mixed Media, Sound 64 X 8 X 24 In. © Courtesy of the Artist and Gallery Paule Anglim

20120512230354-img — © Courtesy of the artist & Contemporary by Angela Li

20130218102203-_ill7375 — *Open Obscura* , 1996–2013 Video Projection, Foam, Resin, Fiberglass, Acrylic, Sound © Courtesy of the artist

20130319070906-00420130319 — *Blue Negative*, 2000 © Courtesy of the artist & The Honolulu Museum of Art

20131028200957-oursler — *Study for Hopper House*, 2013

20131028104019-1878retouch_v — *Strawberry panel*, 2013 Acrylic On Wood, 6 Video Monitors 218 X 210 X 15 Cm © Courtesy of the Artist and Albert Baronian

20131119075456-l — *Glare Schematics* © Courtesy of the Artist and Albert Baronian

20131119075552-ll — *Glare Schematics* © Courtesy of the Artist and Albert Baronian

20140531185356-oursler_adumbration_affray_01 — *Adumbration Affray*, 2013 Steel Stand, Projection And Mixed Media 24" X 12" X 12"

20140726204323-oursler_adumbration_affray_jj — *Adumbration Affray ( Detail )*, 2013 Steel Stand, Projection And Mixed Media 24 X 12 X 12

20140830102634-oursler_-tony_slip-2003_v2 — *Slip*, 2003 Fiberglass Sculpture, Sony Vpl Cs5 Projector, Dvd, Dvd Player, Speaker 43 × 35 × 15 Inches Gift Of The Lipman Family Foundation, In Honor Of The San Jose Museum Of Art's 35th Anniversary © Courtesy of the Artist and San Jose Museum of Art

20141130023316-__tony_oursler_in_the_oude_kerk_2014 — *Tony Oursler at Oude Kerk*, 2014 © Tony Oursler

20150105095406-oursler — © Courtesy of the Artist and Lisson Gallery

20150114075839-stedelijk_3d_material — *X ERGO Y*, 2014 © Courtesy of the Artist

20150604190811-to30 — © Courtesy the artist and Lehmann Maupin, Hong Kong and New York

20160108161238-to_lm22434_to_be_titled_010 — *9_z*, 2015 Aluminum, Paint, Lcd Screen © Courtesy of the Artist and Lehmann Maupin

20160626175930-imponderable_16 — *Still from Imponderable*, 2015–16 5 D Multimedia Installation (Color, Sound) 90 Min. Courtesy The Artist © 2016 Tony Oursler

Quick Facts

Birthplace

New York City

Birth year

1957

Lives in

New York City

Works in

New York City

Statement

Tony Oursler is a multimedia and installation artist. He is perhaps best known for his use of video footage of human faces projected onto spheres, dolls and other three-dimensional surfaces. The results are riveting: sculptural objects that seem to be alive, returning your startled gaze as they mutter, twitch and scream. Psychological disorder, the relationship between mass media and the human mind, youth culture and wireless communication are among the themes evoked and explored in Oursler's vividly surreal imaginings.

You can visit his offical web site here.

Artist's portrait by designboom.

Exhibited with these artists

Tony Oursler has Exhibited with these artists:

Exhibited at these venues

Tony Oursler has Exhibited at these venues:

Sculpture Center

Anglim Gilbert Gallery - Minnesota Street Project

Lisson Gallery - 138 Tenth Avenue

The Kitchen

Redling Fine Art

Faurschou Foundation (Beijing)

Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía

Lisson Gallery

Galerie Mitterrand

MoMA (Museum of Modern Art)

Art Basel

me Collectors Room / Stiftung Olbricht

Lehmann Maupin, Hong Kong

Young Art

The Honolulu Museum of Art

Center for the Arts Eagle Rock

Lehmann Maupin - Chrystie Street

Lehmann Maupin - West 22nd Street

Stedelijk Museum

De Oude Kerk

FLAG Art Foundation

San Jose Museum of Art

Bureau

Palais de Tokyo

Anglim Gilbert Gallery

Backslash Gallery

Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech

Edelman Arts

Manchester Art Gallery

PinchuckArtCentre

Albert Baronian

S.M.A.K.

ZKM Museum of Contemporary Art

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Kunstverein Hamburg

Shizaru

The Elks Lodge Fairgrounds Southampton New York

Jason McCoy Gallery

Contemporary by Angela Li

Kadist Art Foundation

K21 Ständehaus

Judson Memorial Church in New York

Ullens Center for Contemporary Art

Museum of Arts and Design

Margo Leavin Gallery

Nicole Klagsbrun

La Biennale di Venezia (Venice Biennale)

Istanbul Museum of Modern Art

Denver Art Museum

Hayward Gallery Project Space

allan nederpelt

Tampa Museum of Art

AKBANK SANAT

Harris Lieberman gallery

Chelsea Art Museum

Zieher Smith & Horton

Lehman College Art Gallery

Metro Pictures

Museo Nacional de Arte MUNAL Mexico

KK Projects

The Armory Show

Armory Center for the Arts

SKMU Sørlandets Kunstmuseum

Norrköpings Konstmuseum

Pavel Zoubok Fine Art

Effenaar -- Kim's Bedroom Exhibit

ICA (The Institute of Contemporary Art - Boston)

curated with these artists

Tony Oursler has curated with these artists:

Erik Aalto

J.D. Walsh

curated at these venues

Tony Oursler has curated at these venues:

Redling Fine Art

20 Galleries in Vienna

Galerie Steinek

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