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Mason Cooley
Mason Cooley
Born Los Angeles, CA, 1974. Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA
Education
2000
MFA, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, California1997
BFA, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, California
One and Two Person Exhibitions
2008
American Primitive, China Art Objects Galleries, Los Angeles, CA
Mason Cooley, Lindhurst Gallery, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
2005
Shaky Peanuts, with Donald Morgan, Glendale Community College Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2004
The Thought That Counts, with Jason Meadows, Sister Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2003
Morgan Fisher and Mason Cooley, China Art Objects Galleries, Los Angeles, CA
2001
Taking It To The Streets (Video C), China Art Objects Galleries, Los Angeles, CA
2000
Video C, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA
Selected Group Exhibitions
2008
Analytic & Synthetic Pile-Up, curated by Suzanne Adelman, Woodbury Hollywood Exhibitions, Los Angeles, Ca
Emerson vs Nietzsche, China Art Objects at Cottage Home, Los Angeles, CA
Dark Fair, Swiss Institute, New York, NY
2007
Sculptor’s Drawings, Angles Gallery, Santa Monica, CA
Alone in the Jungle, Mandarin Gallery, Los Angeles, CA. Featuring works by John Baldessari, Jorge Pardo, Pae White, Mike Kelley, Bas Han Ader, Kenneth Anger and others.
2006
Swap Meet, High Desert Test Sites, organized by Amy Yao with Ooga Booga, Twenty Nine Palms, CA
2005
Shape Shifters, with Andy Ouchi, Patrick Hill, Donald Morgan and others, China Art
Objects Galleries, Los Angeles, CA
Very Early Pictures, Curated by Richard Torchia, Luckman Gallery, CSULA, Los Angeles, CA
Arcadia University Gallery, Glenside, PA
Rental Gallery, Rental Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2004
Ten Thousand Fair Afflictions: The Annual Extremist Conference, Meise Nr. 2, Spring Journal and Pruesspress, The Mountain Bar, Los Angeles CA
Incognito, Santa Monica Museum of Art. Santa Monica, CA
Swapmeet, High Desert Test Sites, Organized by Amy Yao. Joshua Tree, CA
2003
Works for Giovanni, China Art Objects Galleries, Los Angeles CA
2002
Cologne Art Fair, with Morgan Fisher, Cologne, Germany
Fair, Royal College of Art, Curated by the MA curatorial program, London, England
2001
Exit To Camel Barn, video screening at China Art Objects Galleries, Los Angeles, CA
Cancelled Art Fair, China Art Objects Galleries, Los Angeles, CA
2000
Democracy, Bradbury Building, Los Angeles, CA
1999
Pavilion Island, Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA
Group exhibition, Location One Gallery, New York City, NY
Single-Channel Digital Video (DVD Video)
“Flying,” 10 min. 2005.
“Mythter,” 20 min. 2005.
“American Primitive,” 2004-05.
“American Primate!” 10 min. 2003.
“Suburbia: Return of the Repressed,” 20 min. 2003.
“Homers to Homers,” 30 min. 2002.
“Blood Oranges,” 3 min. 2002.
“Exit To Camel Barn,” 20 min. 2000.
“Video C,” 15 min. 1999-00.
FM Radio Project
“The Mountain” Low Power FM radio Micro-radio broadcast (SCI-Arc) :: 104.7 FM (Downtown L.A.)
1/26 new frequency test, :: 104.9 FM (Altadena)
In conjunction with the MAK-Schindler Scholarship Program: Lobby in Rear” DIY lo-fi electronic sounds :: 104.7 FM (Mid-Wilshire)
China Art Objects Galleries – readings from More & Less 3 publication :: 104.7 FM (Chinatown)
“100 Years of Radio” anniversary show, celebrating the first trans-atlantic broadcast by Guglielmo Marconi on 12/12/1901 :: 104.7 FM (Silverlake)
Halloween show :: 104.7 FM (Mt. Washington)
Jorge Pardo residence :: 104.7 FM (Mt. Washington)
Echo Park Projects opening :: 96.9 FM (Echo Park)
Bibliography
2008
Myers, Holly. “Lively sculptures sure to surprise” The Los Angeles Times July 18, 2008
2008
Altoids Award catalogue
2005
“Californian Art,” i-D Magazine, June 2005
2004
Nelson, Arty. “Cherries On Top: Sister Gallery,” LA Weekly. Summer 2004
Knight, Christopher. “Art Off and on its Pedestal,” Los Angeles Times. Summer 2004.
Juncture: 25 Very Good Stories and 12 Excellent Drawings, Soft Skull Press. 2004.
2002
“The Mountain Radio Project,” The California Report, KQED Public Radio. Winter 2002.
“Voices in the Night,” latimes.com, Spring 2002.
“Fair”. Royal College of Art, London. 2002 - Exhibitions
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