Overview

Daniel Gordon is known for photography and sculpture that employ appropriation and reproduction in order to question the nature of the image-object relationship. Melding optical illusion, pastiche, mixed media, and a recalibration of analog processes, Gordon consciously reframes what it means to have a photographic practice. A labyrinth built from formalist notions of color, form, line, and composition, his photographs are comprised of disparate images that have been collapsed and recontextualized.

 

Beginning with found imagery sourced from the internet and his camera roll, Gordon reconstructs the three-dimensional form and scale of objects using cut-and-pasted printouts of the objects themselves. The resulting paper objects are then meticulously fabricated to be arranged into various tableaux, which the artist then photographs from a single, frontal vantage point. Gordon’s marriage of digital and analog processes results in chromatic, highly layered works that delight in both the obvious and the confounding elements of their creation. Bringing together memento mori, portraiture, and still life, Gordon deftly synthesizes the history of image making.

 


 

Daniel Gordon (b. 1980, Boston, MA, Raised in San Francisco, CA; Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY) holds a BA from Bard College and an MFA from Yale School of Art. Recent solo exhibitions include: Free Transform, Kasmin Gallery, New York, NY; Night Pictures, James Fuentes, New York (2020), Hue and Saturate, Houston Center for Photography (2019), Blue Room, James Fuentes, New York (2018), Selective Color, M+B, Los Angeles (2017), New Canvas, James Fuentes, New York (2017), Hand, Select & Invert Layer, Bolte Lang, Zürich (2016), Switzerland; Shadows, Patterns, Pears, Foam Museum, Amsterdam, NL (2014); and Screen Selections and Still Lifes, Wallspace, New York, NY (2014). He has participated in several museum group exhibitions, including Cut! Paper Play in Contemporary Photography, J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA (2018), Secondhand, Pier 24, San Francisco, CA (2016) Greater New York, MoMA P.S. 1, Queens, NY (2010) New Photography Series, Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY (2009).

 

He is the author of Houseplants (Aperture 2019), Spaces, FacesTables and Legs (OSP, 2018), Intermissions (OSP, 2017), Still Life with Onions and Mackerel (OSP, 2014), Still Lifes, Portraits, and Parts (Mörel, 2013), Flowers and Shadows (Onestar Press, 2011) and Flying Pictures(powerHouse Books, 2009). Gordon’s work has also been highlighted in several international publications including: The New York Times, The New Yorker, Art Review, Frieze, Architectural Digest, New York Magazine, W Magazine, Art in America, Modern Painters, PHOTONEWS, Dazed & Confused, Art in America, and Flash Art. His work resides in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY; The Guggenheim, New York, NY; Pier 24, San Francisco, CA; Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), CA; Foam Museum, Amsterdam; Museum of Fine Arts Houston, TX;

Norton Museum of Art, West Palm Beach, FL; High Museum of Art, Atlanta, GA; Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, CA; and the VandenBroek Foundation, Lisse, NL.

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Works
  • Daniel Gordon, Apples With Orchid and Crown of Thorns, 2024
    Daniel Gordon
    Apples With Orchid and Crown of Thorns, 2024
    Pigment print
    59 ¼ x 74 in
    150.5 x 188 cm
    Framed: 59 ½ x 75 ¼ in
    Edition of 3 plus 1 artist's proof
  • Daniel Gordon, Vessels and Chanterelles, 2024
    Daniel Gordon
    Vessels and Chanterelles, 2024
    Pigment print
    29 ¾ x 37 ½ in
    75.6 x 95.3 cm
    Framed: 30 x 37 ¾
    Edition of 3 plus 1 artist's proof
  • Daniel Gordon, Poppies With Plums and Pomegranate, 2024
    Daniel Gordon
    Poppies With Plums and Pomegranate, 2024
    Pigment print
    29 ¾ x 37 ½ in
    75.6 x 95.3 cm
    Framed: 30 x 37 ¾
    Edition of 3 plus 1 artist's proof
  • Daniel Gordon, Checkered Vessel in Green, 2024
    Daniel Gordon
    Checkered Vessel in Green, 2024
    Mixed media
    20 x 12 x 12 in
    50.8 x 30.5 x 30.5 cm
  • Daniel Gordon, Red Vase With Handles, 2024
    Daniel Gordon
    Red Vase With Handles, 2024
    Mixed media
    22 ½ x 16 ¾ x 16 ¾ in
    57.1 x 42.5 x 42.5 cm
  • Daniel Gordon, Vase in Orange, Purple and Red, 2024
    Daniel Gordon
    Vase in Orange, Purple and Red, 2024
    Mixed media
    27 ½ x 17 x 17 in
    69.8 x 43.2 x 43.2 cm
  • Daniel Gordon, Still Life With Figs and Oranges, 2024
    Daniel Gordon
    Still Life With Figs and Oranges, 2024
    Pigment print
    74 x 59 ¼ in
    188 x 150.5 cm
    Framed: 75 ¼ x 59 ½ in
    Edition of 3 plus 1 artist's proof
  • Daniel Gordon, Still Life With Snake Plant and Artichokes, 2024
    Daniel Gordon
    Still Life With Snake Plant and Artichokes, 2024
    Pigment print
    49 ¾ x 79 ½ in
    126.4 x 201.9 cm
    Framed: 50 x 80 in
    Edition of 3 plus 1 artist's proof
  • Daniel Gordon, Medusa Plant With Artichokes and Root Vegetables, 2024
    Daniel Gordon
    Medusa Plant With Artichokes and Root Vegetables, 2024
    Pigment print
    74 x 59 ¼ in
    188 x 150.5 cm
    Framed: 75 ¼ x 59 ½ in
    Edition of 3 plus 1 artist's proof
  • Daniel Gordon, Orange Sunrise With Flowers and Fruits, 2024
    Daniel Gordon
    Orange Sunrise With Flowers and Fruits, 2024
    Pigment print
    49 ¾ x 119 ¼ in
    126.4 x 302.9 cm
    Framed: 51 ¼ x 121 ¼ in
    Edition of 3 plus 1 artist's proof
  • Daniel Gordon, Apples and Iris (Diptych), 2022
    Daniel Gordon
    Apples and Iris (Diptych), 2022
    pigment print
    49 ¾ x 79 ½ in
    126.4 x 201.9 cm
  • Daniel Gordon, Dark Anemones with Grapes, 2021
    Daniel Gordon
    Dark Anemones with Grapes, 2021
    pigment print
    21 x 28 in
    53.3 x 71.1 cm
    Edition of 3 plus 1 artist's proof
  • Daniel Gordon, Artichokes and Potatoes, 2016
    Daniel Gordon
    Artichokes and Potatoes, 2016
    39 3/4 x 49 3/4 in
    101 x 126.4 cm
    Edition of 3 plus 1 artist's proof
  • Daniel Gordon, Summer Still Life With Lobster and Fern, 2020
    Daniel Gordon
    Summer Still Life With Lobster and Fern, 2020
    59 1/4 x 75 in
    150.5 x 190.5 cm
    Edition of 3 plus 1 artist's proof
  • Daniel Gordon, Fern and Fruit, 2021
    Daniel Gordon
    Fern and Fruit, 2021
    Pigment print with UV lamination
    28 x 21 in
    71.1 x 53.3 cm
    Edition of 3 plus 1 artist's proof
  • Daniel Gordon, Portrait in Green, Orange, and Pink, 2021
    Daniel Gordon
    Portrait in Green, Orange, and Pink, 2021
    Pigment print with UV lamination
    49 3/4 x 39 3/4 in
    126.4 x 101 cm
    Edition of 3 plus 1 artist's proof
  • Daniel Gordon, Red Anemones with Apples and Mallet, 2021
    Daniel Gordon
    Red Anemones with Apples and Mallet, 2021
    pigment print
    28 x 21 in
    71.1 x 53.3 cm
    Edition of 3 plus 1 artist's proof
  • Daniel Gordon, Green Pineapple and Poppies, 2019
    Daniel Gordon
    Green Pineapple and Poppies, 2019
    pigment print
    37 ½ x 29 ¾ in
    95.3 x 75.6 cm
    Edition of 3 plus 1 artist's proof
  • Daniel Gordon, Still Life with Cherries and Plums, 2020
    Daniel Gordon
    Still Life with Cherries and Plums, 2020
    pigment print
    49 ¾ x 39 ¾ in
    126.4 x 101 cm
    Edition of 3 plus 1 artist's proof
  • Daniel Gordon, Blue Still Life with White Peonies, Eggs, and Onions, 2019
    Daniel Gordon
    Blue Still Life with White Peonies, Eggs, and Onions, 2019
    pigment print
    49 ¾ x 39 ¾ in
    126.4 x 101 cm
    Edition of 3 plus 1 artist's proof
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