Moving between diverse styles and subjects, Dan Colen investigates the conceptual stakes of materiality and mark making. Alongside explorations in unconventional mediums including chewing gum, flowers, and metal studs, he continually returns to oil painting and representation, conducting an ever-evolving inquiry into the objecthood and authority of painting as a medium.

Created in response to the covid-19 pandemic, the Artist Spotlight series highlights individual artists, one week at a time, whose exhibitions have been affected by the health crisis. A single artwork by the artist is made available with pricing information for forty-eight hours only.

Artist Spotlight: Dan Colen features a work directly from his exhibition HELP in New York. The work will be unveiled below on Friday, May 22, at 6am edt. For updates, please contact the gallery at collecting@gagosian.com.

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Image:
DAN COLEN
Photo: Eric Piasecki
© Courtesy Gagosian