Fred Wilson's work has been featured in over 100 group exhibitions, including the 50th Venice Biennale (2003) as the American representative, the Whitney Museum of American Art Biennial Exhibition (1993), and the 4th International Cairo Biennale (1992). He has had over twenty-five solo museum exhibitions internationally, and has been the recipient of numerous honors and awards. Among them, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Award (the "Genius Grant"), Chicago (1999). Fred Wilson is represented by Pace Wildenstein Gallery, N.Y., and currently lives and works in New York City.
1 The Mete of Muse
cast bronze with patina
and pedestal
dimensions variable
Courtesy the Artist and PaceWildenstein Gallery
2007
2 Onimous Glut
blown glass, plate glass and starlight globe (cardboard)
overall installation
71” x 74” x 101”
Courtesy the Artist and PaceWildenstein Gallery
2006
3 The Unnatural Movement
of Blackness
glass globe, electric light fixture with bulb, chandelier elements, beads, and steel bracket
14" x 13" x 18”
Courtesy the Artist and PaceWildenstein Gallery
2006
4 Last Mask
4 wood masks, wood sculpture
dimensions variable
Courtesy the Artist and PaceWildenstein Gallery
1991
5 A Thousand Points
illuminated plastic globe, die cast steel and enamel paint
17” x 12” x 11-1/2”
Courtesy the Artist and PaceWildenstein Gallery
2009