Clay Ketter

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Clay Ketter
Born (1961-05-03) May 3, 1961 (age 62)
Brunswick, Maine
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Photographer, painter, sculptor

Clay Ketter (born May 3, 1961) is an American painter, sculptor and photographer. Ketter lives and works in Sweden.[1]

Early life[edit]

Ketter was born in Brunswick, Maine.[2] He received a degree in art from the State University of New York, Purchase in 1985.[2] Ketter worked initially as a carpenter and cabinetmaker, a skill which would become part of his artistic practice.[3][4][5]

Work[edit]

Ketter's work often invokes traditional carpentry and house construction methods,[1] and has been called minimalist in its form.[2][6][7] From 1992 to 1999, Ketter produced a series of paintings resembling actual wall sections and made of the traditional components of a wall, including gypsum, plaster and drywall screws.[2][4][8] In the 1990s he also began his so-called "kitchen works", creating minimalist sculptures that resemble IKEA kitchen cabinets constructed in unique forms and configurations.[9][10]

In 1996 he presented the show Clay Ketter: New Work at White Cube in London, England.[11] His work was included in Every Day" 11th Biennale of Sydney, 1998.[12][13] In 2009 Ketter's work was presented in a solo show at the Moderna Museet, Stockholm.[8][14]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Weekend Edition: 12 Things to Do in New York's Art World Before February 29". February 25, 2016.
  2. ^ a b c d Marter, Joan M. (June 25, 2011). The Grove Encyclopedia of American Art. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195335798 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ A Prior Magazine. vzw Mark. June 25, 2006 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ a b Nacking, Åsa (June 25, 2000). Century of innocence : the history of the white monochrome. Rooseum. ISBN 9789186828530 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Sweden), Moderna museet (Stockholm (June 25, 2004). Moderna Museet: The Book. Moderna museet. ISBN 9789171006967 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Geczy, Adam; Millner, Jacqueline (March 12, 2015). Fashionable Art. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9780857851833 – via Google Books.
  7. ^ Petersens, Magnus af (June 25, 2009). Clay Ketter. Moderna Museet. ISBN 9789186243012 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ a b "Clay Ketter".
  9. ^ "Nina Möntmann on Clay Ketter". www.artforum.com.
  10. ^ "Review: The Unthought Known, White Cube 2 | Arts critics | guardian.co.uk Arts". www.theguardian.com.
  11. ^ cube, White. "White Cube - Gallery Exhibitions - New Work". whitecube.com.
  12. ^ Timms, Peter (June 25, 2004). What's Wrong with Contemporary Art?. UNSW Press. ISBN 9780868404073 – via Google Books.
  13. ^ Watkins, Jonathan (June 25, 1998). Every Day: 11th Biennale of Sydney. Biennale of Sydney Limited. ISBN 9780731389247 – via Google Books.
  14. ^ Parafianowicz, Lydia. "Clay Ketter exhibition at Moderna Museet". thleocal.se. Retrieved June 25, 2020.

External links[edit]

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