- Chad Person
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Chad Person (born 1978) is an American contemporary artist living in New Mexico. His dollar bill collages, inflatable sculptures, and other highly visible projects have appeared locally, nationally and internationally.[1]
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Gallery Representation
He exhibits with Mark Moore Gallery in Santa Monica, and shows with Freight and Volume in Chelsea, Manhattan, and Garson Fine Art Gallery in New York.
Personal life
Chad Person has instructed photography courses at Anderson Ranch Arts Center and the University of New Mexico. In his role as project coordinator at Ideum[2], his photography and design work have contributed to a number of National Science Foundation sponsored projects. His artwork typically avoids direct photography and employs a conceptual approach.
Conceptual Approach and Public Works
His project: RECESS[3] (resource exhaustion crisis evacuation safety shelter) is an example of his conceptual approach. In this ongoing project, Person undertakes a DIY conversion of a swimming pool into a bomb shelter / survival bunker, highlighting the potentially negative outcomes of maintaining a hardcore survivalist mentality.
The intentionally controversial subject matter in project RECESS led Asylum.[4] AOL.com to label Person "the most paranoid man in America." In 2010, one of his sculptures was seized from Mark Moore Gallery by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives pending allegations that it was an illegally manufactured and trafficked firearm.[5] The investigation closed without formal charges.[6]
His collaboration with Hiroshi Fuji was featured in the Site Santa Fe Biennial, Lucky #7 curated by Lance Fung in 2008.
References
- ^ http://www.artnet.com/artist/425137452/chad-person.html
- ^ http://www.ideum.com/about/
- ^ http://www.chadperson.com/recess/
- ^ http://www.asylum.com/2010/08/31/survival-shelter-chad-person/
- ^ http://www.shtfblog.com/is-it-legal-to-make-build-or-manufacture-a-gun/
- ^ http://chadperson.com/recess/2011/04/is-it-illegal-to-build-a-homemade-shotgun.html
External links
- official website
- Artist page on ArtNet
- Artist page on Artfacts
- Mark Moore Gallery
- Garson Fine Art Gallery
Categories:- 1978 births
- Living people
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