RYAN HUMPHREYCriminal Minded

RYAN HUMPHREYCriminal Minded

March 15-May 12, 2013

DCKT Contemporary21 ORCHARD STREETNEW YORK, NY 10002

DCKT Contemporary is pleased to present Criminal Minded,

Ryan Humphrey’s fourth solo exhibition with the gallery.

This show is of and about New York City: what makes it

simultaneously so alluring and so difficult; what draws

certain people in and repels others; the daily aggravations

and the elusive dreams; what can sometimes make it a

monument to money and greed. Humphrey approaches these

dichotomies with a sense of humor and through a modified

version of civil disobedience.

Almost all of the components of the exhibition have either

been liberated from or found in the public domain of the

street. Some works in the exhibition make use of police

barricades, newspaper boxes, milk crates, hand painted

signage, a bicycle rack, pennies and bottle caps as raw

material. Other materials are the residue of crime:

automobile glass, a dumped Chanel bag, a stolen computer,

cut bicycle locks, a smashed iPhone.

Humphrey attentively considers the objects and their

cultural resonance. There is even an element of performance

in many of the works, as if they are props for a larger

event. Humphrey is interested in hierarchies of social

class and their effect on taste, how “new” money spends

as opposed to how “old” money spends: “Sometimes more

interesting solutions are better met by those with no money

and limited resources.”

Dye Pack

2012digital c-print

edition of 514 3/4 x 19 3/4 in. UF, 18 x 23 in. F

Wishing Well

2012mixed media 30 1/4 x 30 1/4 x 2 1/2 in.

No Deposit, No Return

2011mixed media

60 x 60 x 3 in.

God Bless this home

2012mixed media edition of 2510 x 30 1/4 x 1 in. each

Golden Arches

2012mixed media

37 x 45 x 20 in.

Golden Handshake

2013mixed media 24 1/4 x 27 x 2 3/4 in.

High as Fuck

2013mixed media

27 3/4 x 24 x 11 1/4 in.

Robin Hood

2012-2013mixed media63 x 24 x 5 in.

Sins of the Father

2013mixed media

13 3/4 x 10 x 3 1/4 in.

Jose’s Place

2012-2013mixed media50 x 104 x 10 in.

Porcupine

2013mixed media30 x 13 x 5 in.

Nunchuks

2013mixed media

17 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 2 in.

Ramp (Regulation Size)

2011mixed media

34 3/4 x 18 x 10 1/2 in.

Tapes

2013acrylic on canvas48 x 60 x 2 3/4 in. overall

Fun House

2012mixed media

82 x 59 x 16 in.

i for an Eye

2013mixed media11 x 13 in.

Brass Knuckles

2012digital c-print

edition of 514 3/4 x 19 3/4 in. UF, 18 x 23 in. F

Dollar Bills

2013mixed mediaedition of 100

Ryan Humphrey

Education:

2005-6 Whitney Museum of American Art Independent Study Program, New York, NY2001 Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Skowhegan, ME1999 MFA, Hunter College, New York, NY1996 BFA, Ohio University, Athens, OH

Solo Exhibitions:

2013 Criminal Minded, DCKT Contemporary, New York, NY2011 Domestic Bliss, Salina Art Center, Salina, KS Fast Forward, Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, Hollywood, FL2010 Artist in Residence, The Moudy Gallery at Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, TX Early American, DCKT Contemporary, New York, NY Look for the dream that keeps coming back, Kunsthalle Galapagos, Brooklyn, NY2009 Fast Forward, Levy Gallery for the Arts in Philadelphia, The Galleries at Moore, Moore College of Art and Design, Philadelphia, PA Darkness at Sunrise, window display, Moschino, New York, NY2008 All or Nothing, DCKT Contemporary, New York, NY2007 Divine Objects of Hatred – remix version 1.0, Ice House Gallery, Monmouth University, West Long Branch, NJ If you want blood, (you got it), installation, Scope Art Fair, New York, NY2006 Empty Thoughts, Lame Excuses & Decorative Lies, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO Divine Objects of Hatred, DCKT Contemporary, New York NY Diver Down, Road Agent Gallery, Dallas, TX Six Feet Under, White Box, New York, NY2005 FLOAT 05: Ghostrider (performance), Socrates Sculpture Park, Long Island City, NY2004 Superstore, Kantor Gallery, New York, NY Leave the Motor Running, Caren Golden Fine Art, New York, NY More Harm Than Good, Ashtabula Arts Center, Ashtabula, OH 2003 Thrill Seeker, Rocket Projects Gallery, Miami, FL

Humphrey Industries, Green Barn, Sagaponack, NY 2001 Streets of Fire, Caren Golden Fine Art, New York, NY 1999-2000 The End of Silence, Caren Golden Fine Art, New York, NY Am I Evel? Glenville State College, Glenville, WV1996 Ryan Humphrey, U.A.L. Alternative Space, Athens, OH

Group Exhibitions:

2013 Sidewalk Surfing: The Art & Culture of Skateboarding, Everhart Museum, Scranton, PA2012 Bad for You, curated by Beth Rudin DeWoody, Shizaru Gallery, London United Kingdom Bike Show, Maryland Art Place, Baltimore, MD Sound Quality, Grey Area, New York, NY Casa de Empeño, Anonymous Gallery, Mexico City, Mexico Rooms with a View, Southport Congregational Church, Southport, CT2011 Can’t Hear The Revolution, Kunsthalle Galapagos, Brooklyn, NY Joyride Art Show, Bicycle Film Festival, Spencer Brownstone Gallery, New York, NY Play Dead:23 Artists on Death & Dying, Bows and Arrows, Dallas, TX On Wheels, Brand 10 Art Space, Fort Worth, TX2010 Growing Pains, Galerie Charles de Jonhge, Brussels, Belgium The Crest Hardware Art Show, Crest True Value Hardware, Brooklyn, NY 99% Gallery and Art Center, Brooklyn, NY A Game: Artists Exploring Identity in Sports and Athleticism, Park School, Baltimore, MD2009 Queens International 4, Queens Museum of Art, Queens, NY The Crest Hardware Art Show, Crest True Value Hardware, Brooklyn, NY Kalospectra, Aloft Richmond West, Glen Allen, VA2008 The Crest Hardware Art Show, Crest True Value Hardware, Brooklyn, NY2007 The Expanded Painting Show, MASH Miami, Miami, FL Road Agent: The Audience is Listening, Road Agent, Dallas, TX

Guns and Ammo, Gallery 40000, Chicago, IL Sensorium Festival, Issue Project Room, Brooklyn, NY2006 Whitney Independent Study Program, Chelsea Art Museum, New York, NY Like, PS 122, New York, NY Sci-Fi Lullabies, The Fireplace Project, East Hampton, NY The Matthew Barney Show, Jack the Pelican Gallery, Brooklyn, NY2005 I woke up in a strange place…, Moti Hasson Gallery, New York, NY2004-07 Will Boys be Boys?: Questioning Adolescent Masculinity in Contemporary Art, curated by Shamim M. Momin, Salina Art Center, Salina, KS; Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver, CO; Herbert F. Johnson Museum of Art, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY; Gulf Coast Museum of Art, Largo, FL; Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indianapolis, IN2004 The Twilife, Caren Golden Fine Art, New York, NY Wiggly World: Views from the Breeding Ground, Tyler School of Art, Elkins Park, PA Psionic Distortion, Super Deluxe, Tokyo, Japan Multi-Tasking, Islip Art Museum, Islip, NY Peekskill Project I, Hudson Valley Center for Contemporary Art, Peekskill, NY 2003-04 Comic Release: Negotiating Identity for a New Generation, Regina Gouger Miller Gallery, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA; Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA; University of Arizona Museum of Art, Tucson, AZ; Saidye Bronfman Centre for the Arts, Montreal, Canada; Portland Museum of Art, Portland, OR; Orlando Museum of Art, Orlando, FL2003 Pop Rocks, Caren Golden Fine Art, New York, NY2002 Bootleg Identity, Caren Golden Fine Art, New York, NY Five by Five: Contemporary Artists on Contemporary Art, Whitney Museum at Philip Morris, New York, NY(catalogue) POP Culture Road Show, British Khaki Showroom, New York, NY Second Sight, Hunter College, New York, NY (catalogue) 2001 Possible Futures: Pop Fiction and Pop Mechanics, The Susquehanna Art Museum, Harrisburg, PA Milton Hershey School Museum, Hershey, PA

2000 The Art of Collecting - IV, Flint Institute of Arts, Flint, MI Works in Public Spaces, Susquehanna Art Museum, Harrisburg, PA Weight As Real, House Gallery, Long Island City, NY Economic Benefit, New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, NY1999 Masters of Fine Art Thesis Show, Hunter College, New York, NY1998 Books Projects Exhibition, Hunter College, New York, NY1996 Ashtabula Arts Center Annual Juried Competition, Ashtabula, OH Senior Group Exhibition, Trisolini Gallery, Athens, OH1995 Ohio University Spring Show, Main Gallery, Athens, OH Reclamation, Guerilla earthwork drawing, Columbus, OH1994 Works on Paper, Main Gallery, Ohio University, Athens, OH Ashtabula Arts Center Annual Juried Competition, Ashtabula, OH

Awards and Grants:

2004 Product Grant / Sponsorship, Sub Zero2003 Product Grant / Sponsorship, Wooster Products Product Grant / Sponsorship, Marsh Shipping Supply 2002 Product Grant / Sponsorship, Vans Product Grant / Sponsorship, Skyway Recreational Products Product Grant / Sponsorship, Knaack Manufacturing Product Grant / Sponsorship, Skatelite 1996 Harriet Anderson Memorial Award, Ohio University, Athens, OH1994 Liquitex Excellence in Art Grant, product grant from Liquitex Corporation

Commissions:

2007 Progressive Casualty Insurance Company, 2008 Year of the Truck campaign, Cleveland, OH2006 Beastie Boys concert poster, The Greek Theatre at UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA2005 RadioShack, sound piece/painting for corporate headquarters, Dallas, TX

Selected Collections:

Goldman Sachs, New York, NYProgressive Art Collection, Cleveland, OHRadio Shack, Dallas, TX

Selected Bibliography:

2012 “Conversation with Ryan Humphrey”, ESPN Video, August 1. Korkidis,Justin.“’MotorCity’AmericanFlagPrintbyRyan Humphrey”, Complex, July 4. Read, Claire, “Nostalgia for the Days of Analog Music: Artists’FixationwithEverythingfromVinyltothe Boom Box”, ARTLOG.com, June 14. Zara,Janelle.“Collect‘EmAll:GreyAreaLaunchesa Swank New SoHo Showroom With a Line of Artist Designed VIP Badges”, ARTINFO.com, March 9.2011 Colman, David. “In the Art World, No Lack of Ryans”, The New York Times, September 2. Crandell, Ben. “Best of the Week: 10 fun things to do in the days ahead”, Sun Sentinel, August 8. Demuth, Gary. “Of bikes boards”, Salina Journal, August 5. Mills, Michael. “Biker Boys, Skateboarders, and Surfers at the Art and Cultural Center”, Broward-Palm Beach New Times, July 7. Valys, Phillip. “Family-friendly BMX show tailwhips into Hollywood Center”, Sun Sentinel, June 30. Crandell, Ben. “Weekend Preview: The art of BMX…and Kiss!”, Sun Sentinel, June 16 “Insight: Ryan Humphrey”, OnViewMagazine.com, June July Issue. Deliso, Meredith. “This year, Museum gala has a Brooklyn accent”, The Brooklyn Paper, April 19. “Brooklyn Museum Presents a New Twist on its Annual Gala: The Brooklyn Artists Ball”, Art Daily, March 18.2010 “Ryan Humphrey”, ESPN Video, October 28. Schultz, Charles. “Ryan Humphrey: Look for the dream that keeps coming back”, The Brooklyn Rail, November Tunney, Brian. “Edit: Ryan Humphrey Art Show, Brooklyn.” ESPN Action Sports, October 29.

Frost, Mary. “A Million in the Streets for Weekend Festivals”, Brooklyn Daily Eagle, September 27. Sutton,Benjamin.“InsidetheArtist’sStudio:Ryan Humphrey”, The L Magazine, September 20. “Ryan Humphrey: Early American”, The L Magazine, June. Tunney, Brian. “Joy Ride: The Bicycle Film Fest Art Show”, ESPN.com, June 18. Catton, Pia. “A Fête for the Whitney”, Wall Street Journal, June 11. Cole, Patrick. “Bankers, Fashion Models, Dress Painters Mingle at Whitney Gala”, Bloomberg, June 9. Piercy, Catherine. “Paint, Photo, Print: Four Artists ReinterpretBCBGDressesfortheWhitney’sArtParty”, Vogue, May. Lee, Sasha. “Ryan Humphrey”, Beautiful/Decay, May 20. “RyanHumphrey’sNewShow,withaworkintheupcoming DPA Charity Auction”, Modern Art Obsession, May 13. “Party Dresses”, Women’s Wear Daily, May 3. Schmitt, Amanda C. “You Got Schooled by DCKT”, Amateur Art Critic, March 9. Ditmeyer, Anne. “Sneak Peak: Ryan Humphrey”, design*sponge, January 25. 2009 “Trans Ams as Art”, Pontiac High Performance, October. Marsh,Lisa.“Moschino’sArtandCommerce”,Styelist com, October 17. Baker, Ashley. “Parties, Parties, Parties…On a Wednesday!”, FashionWeekDaily.com, October 15. Carlson, Liz Reap. “Bicycle: People + Ideas in Motion Ryan Humphrey: Fast Forward”, Bicycling Magazine, October. Close, Brian. “King of New York” [reproduction], Cream, September/October. Newhall, Edith. “Bicycles Put Art in Motion at the Moore College Gallery”, The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 28. Rea, Steven. “Bicycles Built for Art”, The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 25. Miller, Niesha. “Bicycle: People + Ideas in Motion”, Philadelphia Citypaper, June 24. LaCava, Stephanie. “Need it Now: Whitney Art Party Dress”, Vogue, June. Trapasso, Claire. “Best Spokesmen for Boro, Museum”, Daily News, May 12.

Tunney, Brian. “Fast Forwards Art Show Heads to Philly: A BMX-inspired Art Show”, ESPN BMX Blog, May 12. Terra, Kieth. “Fast Forward: Dizz Hicks, Art & Freestyle Collide in Queens, New York”, Ride BMX Transworld,May. “Pedal Culture”, New York Magazine, April 19. Cotter,Holland.“ArtInReview–‘QueensInternational4’”, New York Times, April 10. Drozda, Anna. “Art Talk – Inside Tracks,” ARTnews, April. Dolecki, Rob. “Repo: Fast Forward Art Exhibit NYC”, Dig BMX Magazine, March/April. “Join Artist and Freestyle BMX rider Ryan Humphrey and BMXlegendDizzHicksastheydiscussRyan’s participatory BMX art exhibit at the Queens Museum of Art,” PressPass.TV, March. Sickler, Erin, Ed. Queens International 4. Queens, NY: Queens Museum of Art, pp. 15, 56 - 57. “Queens International 4 Show Highlights Latest Efforts by Emerging Artists,” Daily News, February 6. Lee, James Y. and Ashlea Halpern. “Your Perfect Weekend: Saturday, Jan. 24,” Time Out New York, January 22-28. Simon, Stephanie. “Queens Museum of Art Unveils Its Fourth Biennial.” NY1, January 23. 2008 Cashdan, Marina. “Survival of the Hippest”, Manhattan, November/December, pp. 98-103. Pak, Eudie. “This is Our Country”, The Village Voice, September 17-23, p. 34. “Work by Ryan Humphrey at the DPA re: FORM Art Auction,” Modern Art Obsession, August 21. Weinberg, Adam D., and Shamim M. Momin. Whitney Museum of American Art at Altria : 25 Years. New York: Yale University Press, pp. 121, 184.2007 Terranova, Charissa. “Ryan Humphrey: Diver Down,” Sculpture Magazine, Vol. 26 No.5, June, p. 77-78.2006 Terranova,CharissaN.“Pimpin’withaMullet:ArtistRyan Humphrey riffs on hot-rod and rocker culture,” Dallas Observer, October 5. Bennett, Lennie. “Boys to me,” St. Petersburg Times, May 21, 2006. Cotter, Holland. “Art in Review: Whitney Independent Study Program,” The New York Times, May 12.

Ramspott, Becca. Ryan Humphrey: Empty Thoughts, Lame Excuses & Decorative Lies, exhibition brochure, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO2005 Will, Jesse. “Show Pieces,” House and Garden, October, p. 197 Korotkin, Joyce. “The Twilife,” M Magazine, January2004 Korotkin, Joyce “Ryan Humphrey”, Tema Celeste, September Ribas, Joao. “Ryan Humphrey,” Flash Art, September “Monday Currents,” The Star Beacon, January 5, Section B Time Out New York, illustration, Jan. 1-8, p. 562003 Ocana, Damarys. “Adrenaline Crush,” Street Magazine, Oct. 24, p. 53 Moshkovits, Boris. “Fahrürgnugen,” Berliner Magazine, Fall Ebony, David. “Front Page; NYC Art Fairs Provoke and Promise,” Art In America, May, p. 45 Kinsella, Eileen. “Scope Art Fair Comes Into Its Own,” Art Newsletter, March 182002 Valdez, Sarah. “Bootleg Identity,” Time Out NY, June 27-July 4 Varnell, Elizabeth. “Auto Erotic,” Surface, February, p.52. # 33 Gladman,RandyD.“Ryan’sWorld,”Smock, Volume 2, No. 1, pp. 92-982001 Madar, Chase. “Ryan Humphrey,” ARTnews, December, p. 143 Chambers, Christopher. “Ryan Humphrey,” Flash Art, Nov.– Dec., pp. 93-942000 Valdez, Sarah. “Ryan Humphrey,” Art in America, May Levin, Kim. “Ryan Humphrey - The End of Silence,” (*) Short List, The Village Voice, January 11, p. 70 Hunt, David. “Ryan Humphrey - The End of Silence,” Time Out New York, January 6 - 131999 Henry,Max.“GothamDispatch-Ryan’schopshop,”on line review, artnet.com, Dec. 1999 - Jan., 2000 Sand, Olivia. “Artist of the Month,” New York Contemporary Art Report, Dec. 1999 – Jan. 2000 Johnson, Ken. “Ryan Humphrey,” The New York Times, Dec. 31 Watson, Simon. “Ryan Humphrey: The End of Silence,” Simon Says First Look, December, Vol. 4, Issue 4, pp. 12

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