Ragen Moss
Ragen Moss (born 1978) is a visual artist based in Los Angeles. She has exhibited in the United States and Europe.[1][2][3]
Work
Moss' sculptural work is made from layered transparent polyethylene forms that are embedded with paint that roughly resemble biomorphic human shapes. A review in the New York Times described her work as being "concerned with the body and how it functions within society."[4][5] Moss had work included in the 2019 Whitney Biennial.[6] Some of her works include texts, such as "manipulative deceptive device or contrivance" which directly refers to insider trading violations.[7]
Moss' most recent exhibition, titled CONSPIRE, was presented in Berlin. The installation consisted of seven hanging bulbous sculptures made of painted polyethylene paired with seven glass and metal canisters in which actual flames burn.[8]
Moss' work was included in the exhibition, Day Jobs, at the Blanton Museum of Art. She works as a lawyer in her day job.[9] She has spoken publicly on the ability of art to "perform specific and pointed work on Constitutional questions" including human rights and reproductive freedom.[10]
Collections
Moss' work is held in the permanent collection of the Whitney Museum of American Art,[11] and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles.[12]
References
- ^ Diehl, Travis (8 March 2023). "New York Times".
- ^ Castro, Jan Garden (15 January 2020). "Spatial Language: A Conversation with Ragen Moss". Sculpture Magazine (January 2020). Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Goings On About Town".
- ^ Steinhauer, Jillian (25 February 2019). "New York Times".
- ^ Cotter, Holland (16 May 2019). "New York Times".
- ^ Smee, Sebastian (May 18, 2019). "The Whitney Biennial presents the best new artists in the country — and lots of fluff". May 18, 2019.
- ^ Vogel, Wendy (24 January 2020). "Artist-Attorney Ragen Moss Treats Legal Language as a Sculptural Material". Art in America. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "In Berlin, Autumn's Art Shows Usher in an Anxious Changing of the Seasons".
- ^ "Smithsonian Magazine".
- ^ "What Constitutional Law Can Learn from Sculpture". LAXART. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
- ^ "Ragen Moss". Whitney Museum of American Art. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "Ragan Moss". Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
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