Scott Reeder USA, b. 1970

Overview

Scott Reeder is a multi-disciplinary artist based in Chicago, Illinois and Detroit, Michigan. Reeder views all aspects of contemporary artistic practice—including content, methods, mediums, materials, and artist biography—as useful tools with which to engage in cultural critique through his work.

 

Reeder is an aesthetic chameleon, deploying painting, bookmaking, sculpture, filmmaking, public performance, and the creation of consumer products in unexpected ways to achieve his conceptual ends. His works operate both as objects of fine art and as objects that scrutinize the field of fine art. Reeder’s work is self-aware, self-conscious, and does not take anything too seriously, especially itself, often even bordering on satire. Some infamous examples include his Cute Communists series (2007), which featured images of famous communist leaders painted with doll-like cuteness; his painting Cops Ascending a Staircase (2009) (a reference to Marcel Duchamp’s most famous work); and his series of spaghetti paintings, in which the silhouettes of various types of cooked and uncooked spaghetti are used as the basis for linear, abstract compositions.

Works
  • Scott Reeder, Untitled (crowbar, credit card, pie), 2016
    Scott Reeder
    Untitled (crowbar, credit card, pie), 2016
    Ceramic and acrylic on canvas
    64 x 48 in
    162.6 x 121.9 cm
  • Scott Reeder, Real Fake, 2013
    Scott Reeder
    Real Fake, 2013
    Fiberglass and metallic paint
    72 x 96 x 36 in
    182.9 x 243.8 x 91.4 cm
    Edition of 3.
  • Scott Reeder, Untitled (Email), 2016
    Scott Reeder
    Untitled (Email), 2016
    Wax pastel and acrylic on canvas
    64 x 96 in
    162.6 x 243.8 cm
  • Scott Reeder, More Ideas for a tv show episode or a painting, 2017
    Scott Reeder
    More Ideas for a tv show episode or a painting, 2017
    Wax pastel and acrylic on canvas
    60 x 48 in
    152.4 x 121.9 cm
  • Scott Reeder, Post Good, 2018
    Scott Reeder
    Post Good, 2018
    Neon
    8 1/2 x 72 x 2 in
    21.6 x 182.9 x 5.1 cm
  • Scott Reeder, Reclining Cop, 2011
    Scott Reeder
    Reclining Cop, 2011
    Oil on canvas
    36 x 44 in
    91.4 x 111.8 cm
  • Scott Reeder, Cute Communists, 2011
    Scott Reeder
    Cute Communists, 2011
    Acrylic on canvas
    60 x 48 in
    152.4 x 121.9 cm
  • Scott Reeder, Landlord Painting, 2015
    Scott Reeder
    Landlord Painting, 2015
    Acrylic on canvas
    84 x 72 in
    213.4 x 182.9 cm
  • Scott Reeder, Untitled (Post Good), 2012
    Scott Reeder
    Untitled (Post Good), 2012
    Acrylic and enamel on canvas
    20 x 16 in
    50.8 x 40.6 cm
  • Scott Reeder, Untitled (Punk 4 Sale), 2012
    Scott Reeder
    Untitled (Punk 4 Sale), 2012
    Acrylic and enamel on canvas
    20 x 16 in
    50.8 x 40.6 cm
  • Scott Reeder, Untitled (Idea Sale), 2012
    Scott Reeder
    Untitled (Idea Sale), 2012
    Acrylic and enamel on canvas
    16 x 20 in
    40.6 x 50.8 cm
  • Scott Reeder, Untitled (Mega Void), 2012
    Scott Reeder
    Untitled (Mega Void), 2012
    Acrylic and enamel on canvas
    16 x 20 in
    40.6 x 50.8 cm
  • Scott Reeder, Privacy Screen, 2015
    Scott Reeder
    Privacy Screen, 2015
    Wood, paint, hardware
    84 in H x Variable W+D
  • Scott Reeder, Untitled, 2015
    Scott Reeder
    Untitled, 2015
    Wood, paint
    32 x 28 x 14 in
    81.3 x 71.1 x 35.6 cm
  • Scott Reeder, Untitled, 2015
    Scott Reeder
    Untitled, 2015
    Wood, paint
    48 x 48 x 16 in
    121.9 x 121.9 x 40.6 cm
  • Scott Reeder, Untitled (Neon Chandelier #1), 2015
    Scott Reeder
    Untitled (Neon Chandelier #1), 2015
    Neon
    Approx. 144 x 72 x 72 in
    365.8 x 182.9 x 182.9 cm
  • Scott Reeder, Untitled (Mobile), 2012
    Scott Reeder
    Untitled (Mobile), 2012
    Steel, aluminum, and enamel paint
    107 x 84 x 44 in
    271.8 x 213.4 x 111.8 cm
  • Scott Reeder, Untitled , 2012
    Scott Reeder
    Untitled , 2012
    Steel and enamel paint
    55 x 30 x 22 1/2 in
    139.7 x 76.2 x 57.1 cm
  • Scott Reeder, Untitled, 2012
    Scott Reeder
    Untitled, 2012
    Steel and enamel paint
    64 x 23 x 15 1/2 in
    162.6 x 58.4 x 39.4 cm
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