Gray Wielebinski (b. 1991 Dallas, TX) is a multidisciplinary visual artist. His practice includes video, performance, collage, installation, sculpture and explores themes of mythology, identity, gender, nationhood, and memory.
Early life and education
Wielebinski attended the L’école Nationale Supérieure des Arts Appliqués et des Métiers d’Art (ENSAAMA Olivier de Serres) in 2012. He graduated from Pomona College with a BA in Studio Art in 2014. In 2018, he graduated with an MFA from Slade School of Fine Art, UCL, London, UK.
Work
In 2020, Wielebinski was listed as a recipient of The Artsy Vanguard 2020. Later that year he had two solo shows, one at Gallery 12.26 in Dallas and a solo show in London at Hales Gallery.
He showed a Mechanical Bull work, titled Pain and Glory, at Bold Tendencies at Peckham Levels from in 2022.
In 2023, Wielebinski had a solo exhibition, The Red Sun is High, the Blue Low, at the ICA London. The title of the exhibition is a reference to an essay ("About 5,750 Words") by science fiction writer Samuel R. Delany.
Collections
- Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), Los Angeles, CA
- Benton Museum of Art, Claremont, CA
Publications
- Gray Wielebinski: The Red Sun is High, the Blue Low (ICA London), 2023
- One Hundred Baseball Cards (Baron Books), 2022
References
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- Sidhu, TJ (November 17, 2021). "Artist Gray Wielebinski finds magic in myth-making". The Face. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
- AnOther (2023-09-26). "Gray Wielebinski's Apocalyptic Art Asks the Big Questions". AnOther. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
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- Doble, Peach. "Gray Wielebinski & Dateagle Art". Metal Magazine. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
- "Interview: Gray Wielebinski On Investigating Myth Making & Gender In Their New Show 'Dark Air'". Something Curated. 2019-07-26. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
- Dazed (2022-05-10). "Art shows to leave the house for this May". Dazed. Retrieved 2023-04-13.
- "Bold Tendencies | Programme". Retrieved 2023-04-13.
- Steer, Emily (2023-09-21). "Gray Wielebinski's Powerful Installations Deconstruct Myths of American History". Artsy. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
- Duke, Donna Marcus (2023-10-04). "'I'm Trying to Maintain an Intense Ambivalence': Gray Wielebinski in Conversation". Frieze. Archived from the original on 2023-10-17. Retrieved 2023-10-17.
- "Gray Wielebinski | LACMA Collections". collections.lacma.org. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
- "The Benton Museum of Art at Pomona College -". embarkweb1.campus.pomona.edu. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
- "ICA | Book Launch: The Red Sun is High, the Blue Low". www.ica.art. Retrieved 2023-09-29.
- "ICA | Book & Edition Launch: Gray Wielebinski & Baron Books". www.ica.art. Retrieved 2023-04-13.