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RYAN TRECARTIN

RYAN TRECARTIN

b. 1981, United States
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Ryan Trecartin was born in 1981 in the United States of America

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Current Exhibition at Sprüth Magers

Group Exhibition
GROUP EXHIBITION 10 Years LA! Sprüth Magers 15 May–8 August 2026 Los Angeles

Works at Sprüth Magers

Whats a Fire if Nothing Burns Forfeit Season by Ryan Trecartin contemporary artwork mixed media sculpture
Ryan Trecartin What's a Fire if Nothing Burns (Forfeit Season), 2023 Micro-relief prints, bedroom carpet, porch carpet, 3-tab roofing shingles, shingle tucked surrender flag, metal flashing, copper trim, a penny, natural & plastic rattan cane webbing, wicker, staples, roofing screws, furniture tacks, thumbnails, nails, hex bolts & washers, Chrome Hitch Balls, steel and zinc plated eye hooks, Anti-rattle Locking D-rings, hose clamps, quick links, interlocking spring snaps, Anchor shackles, Brass Swivel snap hooks, Narrow Lined Paper Blue Wood Glue: homemade, designed by Adam Trecartin for finishing carpentry details, oil-based pen, dried metallic paint chips, wood varnish, poly, 3M Hi-Strength 90 Spray Permanent Adhesive, Double Sided Carpet Tape and glue, epoxy, pro moving blanket, Diamond-Braided Polypropylene rope, synthetic clothesline, Nylon Paracord, water and windproof Vinyl coated Polyester tarp, Brass Grommets, bungee cords, #8 rebar, the memory of a PVC pipe, self-leveling floor resurfacer, cotton yarn chord, rebar impalement safety cap (yarn ball starter), cement colored yarn ball (anti-yarn-spinners emoji-based story passing roof shelf cover crop memory prop), Birch Ply & Chip Board,California Redwood Cedar Doors from the 1800s (recycled & remixed), Fallen Pine, Black Walnut, and poplar (from storms in the Ohio woods), crowd control grounded stanchion swing: black powder-coated and polished brass stanchion rope hook caps, 18-foot functional weight training battle rope cut, heat shrink rope caps
350.5 x 243.8 x31.8 cm
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Cage of Desire by Ryan Trecartin contemporary artwork print sculpture
Ryan Trecartin Cage of Desire, 2015 Digital print, hand wrapped custom frame, phivertex plus, glue, wood, non-glare plexiglass, aluminum backing
86.4 x 66 x3.8 cm
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Spruth Magers contemporary art gallery in Berlin Germany
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