Eric Wesley

**Eric Wesley** (bɛ daa dɔɣi o la yuuni 1973) nyɛla Americanima nuchee ni baŋd. Wesley nyɛla bɛ ni daa dɔɣi so Los Angeles, California hali ni zuŋɔ ka na kuli be ni. O nyɛla ŋun mali "solo exhibitions" mini Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles n-ti pahi Foundation Morra Greco, Naples, Italy.

## Education
Wesley nyɛla ŋun daa deegi B.A. shikuru yuli booni University of California, Los Angeles

## Solo exhibitions

**2012**
* 2 new works, Bortolami, NY
**2011** 
* The Same ‘Ol New Frontier, China Art Objects, Los Angeles
**2010**
* D’Carts Blanche and New Paintings, Bortolami Gallery, New York
**2009**
* New Realistic Figures, Maureen Paley, London
**2008**
* Ship Shape Shit Shelf and the Empfang Box, Feurig59, Berlin
**2007**
* Spaference Room, Bortolami Gallery, New York
* Spafice, Foundation Morra Greco, Naples, Italy
**2006**
* Audi, Meyer-Riegger Gallery, Karlsruhe, Germany
* You say Tomato, I say Tomato, Galleria Fonti, Naples, Italy
* Eric Wesley, China Art Objects Galleries, Los Angeles
* MOCA FOCUS: Eric Wesley, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
**2005**
* Bowie-Van Valen Gallery, Amsterdam, Netherlands
**2004**
* Pico Youth Center, China Art Objects Galleries, Los Angeles
* I love WW2, Locust Projects, Miami, FL
**2003**
* Jeans Theory, Statements, Art Basel, Basel, Switzerland
**2002**
* Metro Pictures, New York
* Enchilada “The Endless Burrito”, Meyer-Reigger Galerie, Karlsruhe, Germany
* Ouchi, Galeria Franco Noero, Torino, Italy
**2001**
* Two Story Clocktower, Caltech, Pasadena, CA
**2000**
* Kicking Ass, China Art Objects Galleries, Los Angeles
**1999**
* Camper, China Art Objects Galleries, Los Angeles

## Group exhibitions

**2011**
* Making Histories – Changing Views of the Collection, Temporary Stedelijk Museum 3, Amsterdam
* Greater LA, 483 Broadway, SoHo, New York
* BigMinis: Fetishes of Crisis, Musée d'Art Contemporain, Bordeaux, France
**2010**
* The Artist's Museum, MOCA Geffen Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA
* RE-DRESSING, Bortolami Gallery, New York, NY
* The Inauguration of China Art Objects in Culver City, Los Angeles
* Les enfants terribles, Fundacion Coleccion Jumex, Mexico
* Video Journeys, Cottage Home, Los Angeles
**2009** 
* Second Nature: Dean Valentine Collection, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles
* 1999, China Art Objects, Los Angeles
**2008**
* The Light of the Virgo, China Art Objects, Los Angeles
* Los Angeles Confidential, Centre d'Art du Parc Saint Léger, Pougues-les-Eaux, France
* Amateurs, CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, San Francisco
* ITALIA ITALIE ITALIEN ITALY WLOCHY, ARCOS Museo d’Arte,Benevento,Italy
* Globetrotters, 410 Cottage Home, Los Angeles, Curated by Katie Brennan
* Sand- Meaning and Metaphor, Parrish Museum, New York, NY
**2007**
* Prague Biennial, Prague, Czech Republic
* Milieu, Lizabeth Oliveria, Los Angeles
* Angles Gallery, Los Angeles
* One Foot High and Rising, Balmoral Gallery, Venice, CA
* Darling, Take Fountain, Kalfayan Gallery, Greece
* Substance & Surface, Bortolami, New York
**2006**
* Axis of Praxis, Midway Contemporary Art, Minneapolis, MN
* Design-O-mite, Black Dragon Society, Los Angeles
* Alien Nation, Institute of Contemporary Art, London, England
* The Gold Standard, P.S. 1 Contemporary Art Center, Long Island City, NY
* Survivor, Bortolami Dayan, New York
**2005**
* Closing Down: Thanks, Bortolami Dayan, New York
* A Walk to Remember, Organized by Jens Hoffmann, Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, Los Angeles, CA
* 100 Artists See God, Curated by John Baldessari and Meg Cranston, Organized by ICA, London, England
* Installations, I-20 Gallery, New York, NY
* Having Differences. I-20 Gallery, New York, NY
**2004**
* Whitney Biennial, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York
* 3 Fireplaces and 2 Bathtubs, Museum für Angewandte Kunst (MAK), Vienna, Austria
**2003**
* Fade (1990–2003), Curated by Malik Gaines, Craft and Folk Art Museum at the Luckman Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
* Works for Giovanni, China Art Objects Galleries, Los Angeles, CA
* More Boots = Many Routes, Eric Wesley, Lee O’Connor, Ryan Doolan, Transmission Gallery, Glasgow, Scotland
* New Space! New Show!, Galeria Franco Noero, Turin, Italy
* Adios Pendejos, OPA: Oficina Para Proyectos de Arte, Guadalajara, Mexico
* Eduardo Sarabia and Eric Wesley, Sutton Lane, London
* Adios Pendejos, OPA: Oficina Para Proyectos de Arte, Guadalajara, Mexico
**2002**
* Drive By: Nine Artists from Los Angeles, Reynolds Gallery, Virginia
**2001**
* Freestyle, Studio Museum, Harlem, New York, Santa Monica Museum of Art
* Snapshot: New Art From Los Angeles, UCLA Hammer Museum, Los Angeles
* Museum of Contemporary Art, Miami, Florida
* Purloined, Artists Space, New York, September 6 - October 13
* Circles 3: Silver Lake Crossings, Zentrum Fur Kunst und Mediatechnologie, Karlsruhe, Germany. Curated by Christoph Keller.
* Drive: Power, Progress, Desire, Govett Brewster Art Gallery, New Plymouth, New Zealand. Curated by Gregory Burke.
* Group Show, Metro Pictures, New York
**2000**
* Young and Dumb, ACME, Los Angeles, Curated by Pentti Monkkonen.
**1999**
* L.A. Edge Festival, Los Angeles, organized by Simon Watson.
**1998**
* I-Candy, Rosamund Felsen Gallery, Santa Monica
* Brent Petersen Gallery, Los Angeles.

## Selected bibliography

* Vitamin 3-D: New Perspectives in Sculpture, Phaidon (2009)
* Schimmel, Paul, “Future Greats,” Art Review, March 2008 p.&nbsp;87. (2008)
* Burton, Johanna, “Eric Wesley,” ArtForum, March 2008 p.&nbsp;362. (2008)
* Bovino, Emily Verla, “Eric Wesley,” Frieze online, Oct. 27. (2007)
* Campagnola, Sonia, “Eric Wesley: Let’s Do A Trade,” Flash Art, No. 253, March. (2007)
* Knight, Christopher, “Living Friskily Is Best Revenge,” Los Angeles Times, Aug. 3. (2007)
* Robinson, Walter, “HAMMER Museum Gets Dean Valentine Art,” Artnet.com. (2007)
* Haithman, Diane, “$1 Million New Year's Gift to the Hammer,” Los Angeles Times, Jan.5. (2007)
* Sholis, Brian, “Show Business,” artforum.com. (2007)
* Rochette, Anne and Wade Saunders, “Place Matters: Los Angeles,” Art in America, November. (2006)
* Knight, Christopher, “After a Bold Takeover a Weak Message Is Sent,” Los Angeles Times, April 21. (2006)
* Butler, Cornelia, “Thesis Show,” MOCA Focus: Eric Wesley Catalogue, March. (2006)
* Rogers, Mike, “Eric Wesley,” ArtUS. (2006)
* Romeo, Fillippo, “Critic’s Pick: Eric Wesley,” artforum.com. (2006)
* Gair Boase, Ben Davis, Melissa Dunn, Morgan Falconer, Melissa Gronlund, Ana Finel Honigman, Jane Neal, Bill (2005)
* Roberts, Lauren Stakis, “Future Greats 2005”, ArtReview, December. (2005)
* Stark, Frances, “On the Ground: Los Angeles,” ArtForum. (2005)
* Wang, Michael, “Pop Shop,” artforum.com. (2005)
* Harvey, Doug, “State of the Art ’05,” LA Weekly. (2005)
* Kim, Christine Y., “Color Blind,” V Magazine, #22 April. (2003)
* Ammiratti, Dominick, “Critic’s Pick: Eric Wesley,” artforum.com. (2003)
* Myers, Julian, “Just for Kicks,” Frieze, Issue 72, December. (2002)
* Von Schlegell, Mark, “Review: Snapshot: New Art from Los Angeles,” Artext No. 75, November 2001 – January 2002. (2002)
* Gaines, Malik, “Eric Wesley to the Bone,” Artext No. 75, November. (2001)
* Tumlir, Jan, "Snapshot - LA Exhibit of Work of 25 Artists,” ArtForum, October. (2001)
* Knight, Christopher, “Cultural Evolution in Freestyle”, Los Angeles Times, October 2. (2001)
* Schjeldahl, Peter, “Breaking Away; A Flowering of Young African American Artists,” The New Yorker, June 11. (2001)
* Knight, Christopher, “A Snapshot of L.A. Artists,” Los Angeles Times, June 6. (2001)
* Saltz, Jerry, “Post-Black; Radical Intelligence at the Studio Museum in Harlem”, Village Voice, May 22. (2001)
* Plagens, Peter, “Harlem Goes 'Freestyle',” NEWSWEEK, May. (2001)
* Cotter, Holland, “A Full Studio Museum Show Starts With 28 Artists and a Shoehorn,” New York Times, May 11. (2001)
* Dailey, Meghan, “Preview: Freestyle,” artforum.com. (2001)
* Intra, Giovanni, “Too Autopoeitic to Drive,” Drive catalogue, Govett Brewster Art Gallery, New Zealand. (2000)

## Kundivihira

## External links
* Interview with Flash Art
* New York Times Article
* Mousse Magazine
* Eric Wesley at Bortolami Gallery