DANIEL ARSHAM

A year after Daniel Arsham‘s (b. 1980, Cleveland, USA, lives and works in New York) sculpture Bronze Eroded Venus de Milo (2020) was unveiled as a public artwork at Aranya, the artist returns with a new body of work for the first solo exhibition held at UCCA Dune. Against the backdrop of the natural, geological features of UCCA Dune, Daniel Arsham: Sands of Time stages recent sculptures and related drawings that expand upon his fascination with history, relics of the past, and idea of a “fictional archeology.” The exhibition runs from July 11, 2021 to October 10, 2021.

About the Artist

Daniel Arsham (b. 1980, Cleveland) lives and works in New York. Arsham’s aesthetic is rooted in his concept of fictional archaeology. Working with sculpture, drawing, architecture, and film, he creates liminal situations by staging what he refers to as “future archaeology.” These works imagine a future world from which we may re-examine our present. These haunting yet playful visions straddle romanticism and pop art. The artist’s work has been shown in many prestigious institutions, including MoMA PS1, the New Museum in New York, and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Miami, among others. In 2021, Arsham was appointed to the role of creative director of the Cleveland Cavaliers, becoming the first-ever fine artist to hold a position of this nature.