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Fruit Cocktail, 2025. Pewter, copper sheeting, oil-based paint View fullsize

Fruit Cocktail, 2025. Pewter, copper sheeting, oil-based paint

Currents 123: Tamara Johnson (installation view), 2024, Saint Louis Art Museum View fullsize

Currents 123: Tamara Johnson (installation view), 2024, Saint Louis Art Museum

Backyard Pool, 2015, Long Island City, NY. Concrete, sod, diving board View fullsize

Backyard Pool, 2015, Long Island City, NY. Concrete, sod, diving board

Chair with Napkin and Cake, 2025. Bronze, latex and oil-based paint View fullsize

Chair with Napkin and Cake, 2025. Bronze, latex and oil-based paint

Tickets with Finger Keychain (detail), 2024, Saint Louis Art Museum. Screen-printed copper sheeting, hydrocal, acrylic paint View fullsize

Tickets with Finger Keychain (detail), 2024, Saint Louis Art Museum. Screen-printed copper sheeting, hydrocal, acrylic paint

Plate with Bread and Strawberry (blue), 2025. Aluminum, enamel paint View fullsize

Plate with Bread and Strawberry (blue), 2025. Aluminum, enamel paint

Cracker with Cheese, 2023. Pewter, pigmented resin, oil-based paint and matte varnish View fullsize

Cracker with Cheese, 2023. Pewter, pigmented resin, oil-based paint and matte varnish

Colander with Spinning Woman and Stars, 2024, Saint Louis Art Museum. Hydrocal, found ballerina, motor, sterling silver-leaf, 24k gold-leaf, Tyvek View fullsize

Colander with Spinning Woman and Stars, 2024, Saint Louis Art Museum. Hydrocal, found ballerina, motor, sterling silver-leaf, 24k gold-leaf, Tyvek

Get Me, Don't Get Me (installation view), Keijsers Koning Gallery, Dallas, TX View fullsize

Get Me, Don't Get Me (installation view), Keijsers Koning Gallery, Dallas, TX

Goldfish Crackers, 2025. Pewter, custom pantone enamel paint, varnish View fullsize

Goldfish Crackers, 2025. Pewter, custom pantone enamel paint, varnish

Gate with Cherries, 2020. Rope, PVC, wire, epoxy putty, pigmented resin View fullsize

Gate with Cherries, 2020. Rope, PVC, wire, epoxy putty, pigmented resin

Gate with Cherries (detail), 2020. Rope, PVC, epoxy putty, pigmented resin View fullsize

Gate with Cherries (detail), 2020. Rope, PVC, epoxy putty, pigmented resin

Sample board (Ice cream: green, blue, yellow, red), 2025. Pigmented cement, wood View fullsize

Sample board (Ice cream: green, blue, yellow, red), 2025. Pigmented cement, wood

Currents 123: Tamara Johnson, 2024, Saint Louis Art Museum View fullsize

Currents 123: Tamara Johnson, 2024, Saint Louis Art Museum

Colander with Sponge and Clip, 2021. Hydrocal, fiberglass, pigmented resin, sterling silver-leaf View fullsize

Colander with Sponge and Clip, 2021. Hydrocal, fiberglass, pigmented resin, sterling silver-leaf

Picnic, 2018, Maria Hernandez Park, Brooklyn, NY. Concrete View fullsize

Picnic, 2018, Maria Hernandez Park, Brooklyn, NY. Concrete

Plate with Bread and Strawberry (blue & yellow), (installation view). 2025, Keijsers Koning Gallery, Dallas, TX View fullsize

Plate with Bread and Strawberry (blue & yellow), (installation view). 2025, Keijsers Koning Gallery, Dallas, TX

Tickets, 2024. Saint Louis Art Museum. Screen-printed copper sheeting, hydrocal, acrylic paint View fullsize

Tickets, 2024. Saint Louis Art Museum. Screen-printed copper sheeting, hydrocal, acrylic paint

Chair with Crackers, 2024, Saint Louis Art Museum. Hydrocal, recycled glass, pigment, aluminum, pewter, copper, oil-based paint View fullsize

Chair with Crackers, 2024, Saint Louis Art Museum. Hydrocal, recycled glass, pigment, aluminum, pewter, copper, oil-based paint

Colander with Cilantro, 2021. Hydrocal, fiberglass, wire, epoxy putty, Tyvek, enamel, acrylic paint View fullsize

Colander with Cilantro, 2021. Hydrocal, fiberglass, wire, epoxy putty, Tyvek, enamel, acrylic paint

Deviled Egg and Okra Column, 2020, Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas, TX View fullsize

Deviled Egg and Okra Column, 2020, Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas, TX

Deviled Egg and Okra Column (detail), 2020, Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas, TX. Aluminum, pigmented resin View fullsize

Deviled Egg and Okra Column (detail), 2020, Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas, TX. Aluminum, pigmented resin

Plate with Bread and Strawberry (yellow), 2025. Aluminum, enamel paint View fullsize

Plate with Bread and Strawberry (yellow), 2025. Aluminum, enamel paint

Deviled Egg with Net and Stars, 2023. Photo-etched copper sheeting, enamel, pigmented resin and silicone, sand, embossing powder, Tyvek, sterling silve-leaf, acrylic paint View fullsize

Deviled Egg with Net and Stars, 2023. Photo-etched copper sheeting, enamel, pigmented resin and silicone, sand, embossing powder, Tyvek, sterling silve-leaf, acrylic paint

Barf Bag, 2021. Archival Paper, acrylic paint, wire, graphite View fullsize

Barf Bag, 2021. Archival Paper, acrylic paint, wire, graphite

House Salad (installation view), 2023, Lora Reynolds Gallery, Austin, TX View fullsize

House Salad (installation view), 2023, Lora Reynolds Gallery, Austin, TX

A Public Pool, 2012, Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, NY. Concrete, sod, aluminum View fullsize

A Public Pool, 2012, Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, NY. Concrete, sod, aluminum

Waffle Cone Column, 2024, Saint Louis Art Museum. Pigmented cement, steel, North Texas ammonite fossil View fullsize

Waffle Cone Column, 2024, Saint Louis Art Museum. Pigmented cement, steel, North Texas ammonite fossil

Colander with Party Popper, 2023. Hydrocal, fiberglass, enamel, copper, oil-based paint, cotton View fullsize

Colander with Party Popper, 2023. Hydrocal, fiberglass, enamel, copper, oil-based paint, cotton

American Cheese Tiles and Sponge, 2024. Pigmented silicone, hydrocal, acrylic paint View fullsize

American Cheese Tiles and Sponge, 2024. Pigmented silicone, hydrocal, acrylic paint

A Public Pool, 2012, Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, NY. Concrete, sod, aluminum View fullsize

A Public Pool, 2012, Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, NY. Concrete, sod, aluminum

Fake Blue Tape, 2023. Embossed Tyvek, guache View fullsize

Fake Blue Tape, 2023. Embossed Tyvek, guache

Colander with Party Popper (detail), 2023. Hydrocal, fiberglass, enamel, copper, oil-based paint, cotton View fullsize

Colander with Party Popper (detail), 2023. Hydrocal, fiberglass, enamel, copper, oil-based paint, cotton

Picnic, 2018, Maria Hernandez Park, Brooklyn, NY. Concrete View fullsize

Picnic, 2018, Maria Hernandez Park, Brooklyn, NY. Concrete

Colander with Fake Eyelash and Drill Bit, 2021. Hydrocal, fiberglass, enamel, epoxy putty, Trey Burn's hair View fullsize

Colander with Fake Eyelash and Drill Bit, 2021. Hydrocal, fiberglass, enamel, epoxy putty, Trey Burn's hair

Survival, 2024 (collaboration with Trey Burns). Cement, photo-transfer, epoxy putty, acrylic, pewter View fullsize

Survival, 2024 (collaboration with Trey Burns). Cement, photo-transfer, epoxy putty, acrylic, pewter

Colander with Deviled Egg and Okra, 2021. Hydrocal, fiberglass, pigmented resin, enamel, sterling silver-leaf View fullsize

Colander with Deviled Egg and Okra, 2021. Hydrocal, fiberglass, pigmented resin, enamel, sterling silver-leaf

Fence post with Gummy Worms, 2023. Keijsers Koning Gallery. Cement, aluminum, resin, sodium chloride, diamond dust, embossing powder View fullsize

Fence post with Gummy Worms, 2023. Keijsers Koning Gallery. Cement, aluminum, resin, sodium chloride, diamond dust, embossing powder

Rock City Mug and Cilantro, 2020. Bronze, Tyvek, wire, epoxy putty, oil-based and acrylic paint View fullsize

Rock City Mug and Cilantro, 2020. Bronze, Tyvek, wire, epoxy putty, oil-based and acrylic paint

Backyard Pool (event), 2015, Long Island City, NY. Concrete, sod, diving board View fullsize

Backyard Pool (event), 2015, Long Island City, NY. Concrete, sod, diving board

Barf Bag, Feel Better, 2024. Saint Louis Art Museum. Archival paper, wire, graphite, 24k gold-leaf View fullsize

Barf Bag, Feel Better, 2024. Saint Louis Art Museum. Archival paper, wire, graphite, 24k gold-leaf

Rotel, 2020. Pewter, silicone, resin View fullsize

Rotel, 2020. Pewter, silicone, resin

An Interior Complex, 2015, Wave Hill, Bronx, NY View fullsize

An Interior Complex, 2015, Wave Hill, Bronx, NY

Philosophy of Goo, 2020 (collaboration with Trey Burns), Wassaic Projects, NY View fullsize

Philosophy of Goo, 2020 (collaboration with Trey Burns), Wassaic Projects, NY

Deviled Egg, 2022. Pigmented resin and silicone, sand, embossing powder, acrylic paint View fullsize

Deviled Egg, 2022. Pigmented resin and silicone, sand, embossing powder, acrylic paint

Water hose, Live Strong, 2015-7. Rope, pigmented silicone, aluminum, epoxy putty, resin, oil-based paint View fullsize

Water hose, Live Strong, 2015-7. Rope, pigmented silicone, aluminum, epoxy putty, resin, oil-based paint

Dump Cake, 2020. Pigmented resin, oil-based paint View fullsize

Dump Cake, 2020. Pigmented resin, oil-based paint

Okra dart, 2020. Bronze View fullsize

Okra dart, 2020. Bronze

How to Fold a Fitted Sheet (installation view), 2020. ex ovo projects, Dallas, TX View fullsize

How to Fold a Fitted Sheet (installation view), 2020. ex ovo projects, Dallas, TX

Dump Cake (detail), 2020. Pigmented resin, oil-based paint View fullsize

Dump Cake (detail), 2020. Pigmented resin, oil-based paint

Water hose, Time Traveler, 2017. SPRINGBREAK Art Show, NYC View fullsize

Water hose, Time Traveler, 2017. SPRINGBREAK Art Show, NYC

Landscape Painting, 1997 -2017, Wave Hill, Bronx, NY. Wood, epoxy putty, plastic, rope, pigmented rubber, latex and oil- based paint View fullsize

Landscape Painting, 1997 -2017, Wave Hill, Bronx, NY. Wood, epoxy putty, plastic, rope, pigmented rubber, latex and oil- based paint

Family Tree (performance), 2019. Blanton Museum of Art View fullsize

Family Tree (performance), 2019. Blanton Museum of Art

Come, Labor On (performance), 2011. Downtown Providence, RI View fullsize

Come, Labor On (performance), 2011. Downtown Providence, RI

No Your Boundaries (installation view), 2016. The CUE Art Foundation, NYC View fullsize

No Your Boundaries (installation view), 2016. The CUE Art Foundation, NYC

Fruit Cocktail, 2025. Pewter, copper sheeting, oil-based paint
Currents 123: Tamara Johnson (installation view), 2024, Saint Louis Art Museum
Backyard Pool, 2015, Long Island City, NY. Concrete, sod, diving board
Chair with Napkin and Cake, 2025. Bronze, latex and oil-based paint
Tickets with Finger Keychain (detail), 2024, Saint Louis Art Museum. Screen-printed copper sheeting, hydrocal, acrylic paint
Plate with Bread and Strawberry (blue), 2025. Aluminum, enamel paint
Cracker with Cheese, 2023. Pewter, pigmented resin, oil-based paint and matte varnish
Colander with Spinning Woman and Stars, 2024, Saint Louis Art Museum. Hydrocal, found ballerina, motor, sterling silver-leaf, 24k gold-leaf, Tyvek
Get Me, Don't Get Me (installation view), Keijsers Koning Gallery, Dallas, TX
Goldfish Crackers, 2025. Pewter, custom pantone enamel paint, varnish
Gate with Cherries, 2020. Rope, PVC, wire, epoxy putty, pigmented resin
Gate with Cherries (detail), 2020. Rope, PVC, epoxy putty, pigmented resin
Sample board (Ice cream: green, blue, yellow, red), 2025. Pigmented cement, wood
Currents 123: Tamara Johnson, 2024, Saint Louis Art Museum
Colander with Sponge and Clip, 2021. Hydrocal, fiberglass, pigmented resin, sterling silver-leaf
Picnic, 2018, Maria Hernandez Park, Brooklyn, NY. Concrete
Plate with Bread and Strawberry (blue & yellow), (installation view). 2025, Keijsers Koning Gallery, Dallas, TX
Tickets, 2024. Saint Louis Art Museum. Screen-printed copper sheeting, hydrocal, acrylic paint
Chair with Crackers, 2024, Saint Louis Art Museum. Hydrocal, recycled glass, pigment, aluminum, pewter, copper, oil-based paint
Colander with Cilantro, 2021. Hydrocal, fiberglass, wire, epoxy putty, Tyvek, enamel, acrylic paint
Deviled Egg and Okra Column, 2020, Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas, TX
Deviled Egg and Okra Column (detail), 2020, Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas, TX. Aluminum, pigmented resin
Plate with Bread and Strawberry (yellow), 2025. Aluminum, enamel paint
Deviled Egg with Net and Stars, 2023. Photo-etched copper sheeting, enamel, pigmented resin and silicone, sand, embossing powder, Tyvek, sterling silve-leaf, acrylic paint
Barf Bag, 2021. Archival Paper, acrylic paint, wire, graphite
House Salad (installation view), 2023, Lora Reynolds Gallery, Austin, TX
A Public Pool, 2012, Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, NY. Concrete, sod, aluminum
Waffle Cone Column, 2024, Saint Louis Art Museum. Pigmented cement, steel, North Texas ammonite fossil
Colander with Party Popper, 2023. Hydrocal, fiberglass, enamel, copper, oil-based paint, cotton
American Cheese Tiles and Sponge, 2024. Pigmented silicone, hydrocal, acrylic paint
A Public Pool, 2012, Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, NY. Concrete, sod, aluminum
Fake Blue Tape, 2023. Embossed Tyvek, guache
Colander with Party Popper (detail), 2023. Hydrocal, fiberglass, enamel, copper, oil-based paint, cotton
Picnic, 2018, Maria Hernandez Park, Brooklyn, NY. Concrete
Colander with Fake Eyelash and Drill Bit, 2021. Hydrocal, fiberglass, enamel, epoxy putty, Trey Burn's hair
Survival, 2024 (collaboration with Trey Burns). Cement, photo-transfer, epoxy putty, acrylic, pewter
Colander with Deviled Egg and Okra, 2021. Hydrocal, fiberglass, pigmented resin, enamel, sterling silver-leaf
Fence post with Gummy Worms, 2023. Keijsers Koning Gallery. Cement, aluminum, resin, sodium chloride, diamond dust, embossing powder
Rock City Mug and Cilantro, 2020. Bronze, Tyvek, wire, epoxy putty, oil-based and acrylic paint
Backyard Pool (event), 2015, Long Island City, NY. Concrete, sod, diving board
Barf Bag, Feel Better, 2024. Saint Louis Art Museum. Archival paper, wire, graphite, 24k gold-leaf
Rotel, 2020. Pewter, silicone, resin
An Interior Complex, 2015, Wave Hill, Bronx, NY
Philosophy of Goo, 2020 (collaboration with Trey Burns), Wassaic Projects, NY
Deviled Egg, 2022. Pigmented resin and silicone, sand, embossing powder, acrylic paint
Water hose, Live Strong, 2015-7. Rope, pigmented silicone, aluminum, epoxy putty, resin, oil-based paint
Dump Cake, 2020. Pigmented resin, oil-based paint
Okra dart, 2020. Bronze
How to Fold a Fitted Sheet (installation view), 2020. ex ovo projects, Dallas, TX
Dump Cake (detail), 2020. Pigmented resin, oil-based paint
Water hose, Time Traveler, 2017. SPRINGBREAK Art Show, NYC
Landscape Painting, 1997 -2017, Wave Hill, Bronx, NY. Wood, epoxy putty, plastic, rope, pigmented rubber, latex and oil- based paint
Family Tree (performance), 2019. Blanton Museum of Art
Come, Labor On (performance), 2011. Downtown Providence, RI
No Your Boundaries (installation view), 2016. The CUE Art Foundation, NYC

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