Gagosian will present a project space exploring the multifaceted work and influences of painter and performance artist Spencer Sweeney. The musical group I.U.D. (Lizzi Bougatsos, Sadie Laska, and Sweeney) will release a new single created for the fair, which will be made available with accompanying sleeves designed by the artists. Alongside this and other editioned works, a library of books and ephemera curated by Sweeney will reflect and expand upon how the sonic, the visual, and the mystical are inextricable within the artist’s practice.

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Spencer Sweeney, Melodia, 2019 © Spencer Sweeney

From the Quarterly

Artist to Artist: Spencer Sweeney and Peter Doig

Artist to Artist: Spencer Sweeney and Peter Doig

Peter Doig visits Spencer Sweeney’s studio and the two discuss automatism, ambiguity, and anguish in the creative process.

Mixtape: Spencer Sweeney

Shortlist
Mixtape: Spencer Sweeney

Spencer Sweeney shares a selection of songs that have punctuated his journey through the pandemic and ponders the expressive powers of a playlist.

Spencer Sweeney and Edek Bartz

In Conversation
Spencer Sweeney and Edek Bartz

Curator and concert promoter Edek Bartz speaks with the artist about portraiture, album covers, and subverting expectations.

Spencer Sweeney and Kembra Pfahler

In Conversation
Spencer Sweeney and Kembra Pfahler

Kembra Pfahler speaks with Sweeney about his work, staying inspired, and the relationship between self-portraiture and performance.

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