Jordan Wolfson

b. 1980

Jordan Wolfson is known for his divisive work across video, sculpture, installation, photography, and performance. He received his BFA in sculpture from the Rhode Island School of Design in 2003. Over the past decade, Wolfson has become recognised as one of America’s most ambitious and provocative artists. He currently lives and works in Los Angeles.

Sourcing inspiration from the world of advertising, the internet, and the technology industry, Wolfson produces enigmatic narratives that frequently revolve around a series of invented, animated characters. His work probes difficult, often controversial topics and themes that underlie American culture and contemporary society.

His works are housed in in public collections worldwide, including the Art Institute of Chicago; The Broad, Los Angeles; Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio; Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Turin, Italy; Galleria d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Bergamo, Italy; Fonds national d’art contemporain (FNAC), France; LUMA Foundation, Zurich; Magasin III Museum and Foundation for Contemporary Art, Stockholm; Moderna Museet, Stockholm; Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago; Museum Ludwig, Cologne; The Museum of Modern Art, New York; Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst (S.M.A.K.), Ghent; Tate, United Kingdom; and the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York.