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Geof Oppenheimer

Professor
opshop@uchicago.edu
 

portraitGeof Oppenheimer studied at the Maryland Institute, College of Art where he received a Bachelors Degree in General Sculptural Studies and in 2001 received an MFA from the University of California, Berkeley. His work addresses the formal manifestation of political values. Through his diverse artistic practice, Oppenheimer manifests political, social, and artistic binaries ranging from fascism vs. democracy, boutique vs. homespun and detention vs. agency.

Exhibitions include the PS1 Contemporary Arts Center, Long Island City. NY; The Project, New York; The Contemporary Museum, Baltimore; Stephen Wirtz Gallery, San Francisco; MC, Los Angeles; Cohan & Leslie, New York; Berkeley Art Museum, Berkeley; Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester; SF Camerawork, San Francisco. Awards include: Fleishhacker Foundation Eureka Fellowship (2005), Eisner Foundation (2001), Grand Mariner Foundation (2001). He is represented by The Project, New York.

Last Updated on Sept 1, 2007

 

 

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goldchains headspace freedom
2004-2006
electroplated steel, felt, electronics, a beach boys song, a public enemy song
81" (h) x 47.5" (l) x 26" (w)


goldchains headspace freedom
2004-2006
electroplated steel, felt, electronics, a beach boys song, a public enemy song
81" (h) x 47.5" (l) x 26" (w)


Untitled.
2005
DVD video loop; 1 of 5 + 1 AP
22x32



Videotracking
2005
colored pencil and glitter on newsprint
30" x 26"



fucking up with the sun
2006-2007
mdo, wood, paint, digital pigment prints
dimensions variable



mason dixon lines
2005-7
black light, white light, steel, cast zinc, recycled bandanas and jeans thread
2 units, dimensions variable



VS.
2005
16mm film, looping projector, home movie screen, chair; edition of 3
dimensions variable.



republic mashup
2005-2006
wood, wax, electroplated steel, electronics, the deer hunter dialogue, car battery
dimensions variable.



republic mashup
2005-2006
wood, wax, electroplated steel, electronics, the deer hunter dialogue, car battery
dimensions variable.



the washington color field school
2006-7
three-channel video installation
2 minutes 20 seconds overlapping loops
dimensions variable
edition of 3, 1 ap

 

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