Jason Rhoades

Jason Fayette Rhoades (July 9, 1965 – August 1, 2006) was an American installation artist.[2][3][4] Better known in Europe, where he exhibited regularly for the last twelve years of his life, Rhoades was celebrated for his combination dinner party/exhibitions that feature violet neon signs (a form of word art) with African, Caribbean, Creole and hip hop slang for the female genitalia.

Jason Rhoades
Born(1965-07-09)July 9, 1965
Newcastle, California, United States
DiedAugust 1, 2006(2006-08-01) (aged 41)
Los Angeles, California, United States
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of California, Los Angeles (MFA)
California College of the Arts
San Francisco Art Institute (BFA)
Known forInstallation art
SpouseRachel Khedoori
Children1[1]
Sweet Brown Snail by Jason Rhoades and Paul McCarthy at the Bavariapark and the Verkehrszentrum of the Deutsche Museum in Munich.

Early life and education

Jason Fayette Rhoades was born July 9, 1965 in Newcastle, an incorporated community in Placer County, California.[5]

Rhoades attended California College of the Arts in Oakland for one year; followed by study at the San Francisco Art Institute, where he earned a BFA degree in 1988.[6] While attending SFAI, he studied under Irene Pijoan.[7] In 1988, he attended Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture. Rhoades received his MFA degree from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1993. He studied under Paul McCarthy at UCLA.[5]

Career and death

In 1993, Rhoades had his first solo exhibition at David Zwirner Gallery in New York City, New York.[6] The following year in 1994, he had his first West Coast solo exhibition at Rosamund Felsen Gallery in Santa Monica, California.[6] He became known for his installation (or "scatter art").[6]

Rhoades died August 1, 2006 in Los Angeles of heart failure.[8] He was married to Australian-born artist Rachel Khedoori and they had daughter named Rubi.[5]

His work remains part of the permanent collection in the Rubell Family Collection in Miami, where he was a part of exhibit "Beg Borrow and Steal" at the time of his death.

Notes

Diane Haithman. "Artist's death ruled accidental ", Los Angeles Times, October 7, 2006

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  2. Haithman, Diane (August 18, 2006). "He left behind one last puzzle". Los Angeles Times.
  3. Haithman, Diane (August 3, 2006). "Jason Rhoades, 41; Artist Combined Humor, Poignancy". Los Angeles Times.
  4. Saltz, Jerry (August 12, 2006). "Jason Rhoades". The Guardian (UK).
  5. Johnson, Ken (2006-08-05). "Jason Rhoades, 41, Maker of Transgressive Installations, Is Dead". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-04-30.
  6. "Jason Rhoades". The Guggenheim Museums and Foundation. Retrieved 2022-05-26.
  7. "Pijoan, Irene (American painter and sculptor, born 1953)". Union List of Artist Names, The J. Paul Getty Trust.
  8. Salz, Jerry (August 11, 2006). "Obituary: Jason Rhoades". The Guardian.
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