"Wool, who was born in Chicago in 1955, and lives between New York and Marfa, Texas, today, is a sophisticated and dextrous explorer of the act of making paintings and other forms of art. He emerged in a period in which painting's validity was being questioned amid the supremacy of conceptual and photographic practices in the avant-garde scene of New York in the late 1970s."
"Working in often overlapping series embodied by particular methods or tools, propositions and actions, his practice has been one of relentless curiosity, where his own output is consistently reevaluated and recast through the literal repurposing of existing imagery as the foundation of new works. Though best known for his paintings, Christopher has made photographs from the start of his career, and since the mid-2010s has developed a fertile seam of sculpture."
"He discusses the seismic effect of experiencing the Art Ensemble of Chicago and an installation by Dan Flavin as a young person, seeing Jean-Michel Basquiat's first New York solo show with Dieter Roth, how Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye influenced one of his untitled text paintings, and eventually the title of his recent acclaimed New York and Marfa show, See Stop Run, and how jazz has been a consistent source of inspiration."
Christopher Wool was born in Chicago in 1955 and lives between New York and Marfa, Texas. He emerged during the late 1970s when painting's validity was questioned by conceptual and photographic avant-garde practices. His work probes paint's material properties, processes, chance events, slippages, and the capacity of words and image to convey meaning. He works in overlapping series defined by methods, tools, propositions, and actions, often repurposing existing imagery as foundations for new works. He is known for paintings but has made photographs from the start of his career and has developed sculpture since the mid-2010s. Jazz and figures such as Toni Morrison, Dan Flavin, and Jean-Michel Basquiat have influenced him.
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