"For Mac Adams the reintroduction of narrative represented a reaction to the erudite austerities of Minimal and Conceptual Art."
-Artforum, October 1976
Poison, 1974,
Black and white photograph, gelatin silver print, diptych,
11 3/4 x 14 1/8 inches (30 x 36 cm)
Study for Forensic Stil Life, 2009/2014
Digital print on archival paper
19 x 13 inches
48.3 x 33 cm
(30 x 23 in. if matted)
Edition 1/2 available, EDG print is vintage
Conversation [Diptych], 1975,
Color photograph, gelatin silver print,
13 x 19 1/2 inches (33 x 49.5 cm)
Dory, 1976,
Black and white photograph, gelatin silver print, diptych,
28 x 35 1/2 inches (71.5 x 90 cm)
Still life with Lichtenstein, 1977
Black and white photograph, vintage gelatin silver print
38 5/8 x 26 3/4 inches
98 x 68 cm
AP
Double Split, 1978
Black and white photograph, gelatin silver print, triptych
30 1/8 x 37 1/4 inches
76.4 x 94.6 cm each
Edition of 3
Bathroom, 1978/2011
Mixed media. Environment. Water is continuously running generating soapsuds and scent.
Exhibited at: John Gibson Gallery. New York. 1978
Chapter Arts Center. Cardiff. S. Wales, UK. 1980.
NEUE Galerie, Sammlung, Ludwig. Aachen, Germany. 1982.
DAAD. Gallery. Berlin, Germany. 1982.
MUDAM, Musée d'Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean, Luxembourg. 2011
Fiac, gb agency, Grand Palais, Paris, 2012
Bathroom, 1978/2011
Mixed media. Environment. Water is continuously running generating soapsuds and scent.
Exhibited at: John Gibson Gallery. New York. 1978
Chapter Arts Center. Cardiff. S. Wales, UK. 1980.
NEUE Galerie, Sammlung, Ludwig. Aachen, Germany. 1982.
DAAD. Gallery. Berlin, Germany. 1982.
MUDAM, Musée d'Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean, Luxembourg. 2011
Fiac, gb agency, Grand Palais, Paris, 2012
Bathroom, 1978/2011
Mixed media. Environment. Water is continuously running generating soapsuds and scent.
Exhibited at: John Gibson Gallery. New York. 1978
Chapter Arts Center. Cardiff. S. Wales, UK. 1980.
NEUE Galerie, Sammlung, Ludwig. Aachen, Germany. 1982.
DAAD. Gallery. Berlin, Germany. 1982.
MUDAM, Musée d'Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean, Luxembourg. 2011
Fiac, gb agency, Grand Palais, Paris, 2012
Bathroom, 1978/2011
Mixed media. Environment. Water is continuously running generating soapsuds and scent.
Exhibited at: John Gibson Gallery. New York. 1978
Chapter Arts Center. Cardiff. S. Wales, UK. 1980.
NEUE Galerie, Sammlung, Ludwig. Aachen, Germany. 1982.
DAAD. Gallery. Berlin, Germany. 1982.
MUDAM, Musée d'Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean, Luxembourg. 2011
Fiac, gb agency, Grand Palais, Paris, 2012
Pool, 1979
Chapter Arts Center. Cardiff. S. Wales.
An 18 ft. x 4 ft. Diameter swimming pool. Three black and white photographs, float on the surface, a brief case and a full garbage bag is at the bottom of the pool.
Pool, 1979
Chapter Arts Center. Cardiff. S. Wales.
An 18 ft. x 4 ft. Diameter swimming pool. Three black and white photographs, float on the surface, a brief case and a full garbage bag is at the bottom of the pool.
Pool, 1979
Chapter Arts Center. Cardiff. S. Wales.
An 18 ft. x 4 ft. Diameter swimming pool. Three black and white photographs, float on the surface, a brief case and a full garbage bag is at the bottom of the pool.
Glass Chandelier, 1979
Mixed Media Environment.
Exhibited at:
NEUE Galerie, Sammlung Ludwig. Aachen. Germany. 1981.
DAAD Gallery. Berlin. Germany. 1982.
Glass Chandelier, 1979
Mixed Media Environment.
Exhibited at:
NEUE Galerie, Sammlung Ludwig. Aachen. Germany. 1981.
DAAD Gallery. Berlin. Germany. 1982.
Glass Chandelier, 1979
Mixed Media Environment.
Exhibited at:
NEUE Galerie, Sammlung Ludwig. Aachen. Germany. 1981.
DAAD Gallery. Berlin. Germany. 1982.
Glass Chandelier, 1979
Mixed Media Environment.
Exhibited at:
NEUE Galerie, Sammlung Ludwig. Aachen. Germany. 1981.
DAAD Gallery. Berlin. Germany. 1982.
Glass Chandelier, 1979
Mixed Media Environment.
Exhibited at:
NEUE Galerie, Sammlung Ludwig. Aachen. Germany. 1981.
DAAD Gallery. Berlin. Germany. 1982.
Glass Chandelier, 1979
Mixed Media Environment.
Exhibited at:
NEUE Galerie, Sammlung Ludwig. Aachen. Germany. 1981.
DAAD Gallery. Berlin. Germany. 1982.
Looking Through the Blue, 1982
Museum of Modern Art NYC, 1984.
DAAD Galerie. Berlin. 1982.
FNAC Collection, Paris
GB Agency Paris. 2011.
Mixed media. French mirror, camera.
Looking Through the Blue, 1982
Museum of Modern Art NYC, 1984.
DAAD Galerie. Berlin. 1982.
FNAC Collection, Paris
GB Agency Paris. 2011.
Mixed media. French mirror, camera.
Looking Through the Blue, 1982
Museum of Modern Art NYC, 1984.
DAAD Galerie. Berlin. 1982.
FNAC Collection, Paris
GB Agency Paris. 2011.
Mixed media. French mirror, camera.
Looking Through the Blue, 1982
Museum of Modern Art NYC, 1984.
DAAD Galerie. Berlin. 1982.
FNAC Collection, Paris
GB Agency Paris. 2011.
Mixed media. French mirror, camera.
Looking Through the Blue, 1982
Museum of Modern Art NYC, 1984.
DAAD Galerie. Berlin. 1982.
FNAC Collection, Paris
GB Agency Paris. 2011.
Mixed media. French mirror, camera.
Dead End, 1984
Mixed Media Environment.
Sponsored by Creative Time. New York City.
1984. Collaboration with Henry Smith Miller and Peter Gordon.
Mixed media. Landfill Battery Park City.
Dead End, 1984
Mixed Media Environment.
Sponsored by Creative Time. New York City.
1984. Collaboration with Henry Smith Miller and Peter Gordon.
Mixed media. Landfill Battery Park City.
Dead End, 1984
Mixed Media Environment.
Sponsored by Creative Time. New York City.
1984. Collaboration with Henry Smith Miller and Peter Gordon.
Mixed media. Landfill Battery Park City.
Dead End, 1984
Mixed Media Environment.
Sponsored by Creative Time. New York City.
1984. Collaboration with Henry Smith Miller and Peter Gordon.
Mixed media. Landfill Battery Park City.
Dead End, 1984
Mixed Media Environment.
Sponsored by Creative Time. New York City.
1984. Collaboration with Henry Smith Miller and Peter Gordon.
Mixed media. Landfill Battery Park City.
Post Modern Tragedy, Colander, 2012
Color photograph, C-Print
39 3/8 x 29 3/8 inches
100 x 74.6 cm
Edition of 5 + 2 AP's
Post Modern Tragedy, Chrome, 2013
Color photograph, C-Print
33 3/8 x 33 1/4 inches
84.8 x 84.5 cm
Edition of 5 + 2 AP's
Post Modern Tragedy, Kettle,
1987, C-Print, Edition of 3 + 1 AP,
28 3/4 x 35 5/8 inches (73 x 90.5 cm)
Post Modern Tragedy, Lamp I, 1988/2007
C-Print, Edition 2 of 3 plus 1 AP
40 x 29 7/8 inches
101.6 x 76 cm
Edition of 3 plus 1 AP
Plaid Mystery, 2009/2014
2 Digital prints on archival paper
22 x 28 inches
55.9 x 71.1 cm
Edition of 2
Installation view, Trapping Lions in the Scottish Highlands, group exhibition, Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, 2013
Installation view, Trapping Lions in the Scottish Highlands, group exhibition, Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, 2013
Installation view, Trapping Lions in the Scottish Highlands, group exhibition, Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, 2013
Installation view, J'ouvre les yeux et tu es la, group exhibition, MUDAM, Luxembourg, 2013
Installation view, J'ouvre les yeux et tu es la, group exhibition, MUDAM, Luxembourg, 2013
Installation view, Crimes of Perception, Elizabeth Dee, 2013
Installation view, Crimes of Perception, Elizabeth Dee, 2013
Installation view, MUDAM, Luxembourg, 2011
In a recent text, Mac Adams referred to the bet that the American author Ernest Hemingway made one day with some writer friends, wagering that he could make up a story with just six words. He wrote: “For sale. Baby shoes. Never worn.” And he won the bet. Mac Adams’ whole œuvre seems to be an extension of that bet.
