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Previous Sales 5

Christie's
Architectural Model for a Totally Reflective Landscape (Playground)
Architectural Model for a Totally Reflective Landscape (Playground), 2006
$51,067
Oct 2025
Sotheby's
Crystalline Prism Painting III
Crystalline Prism Painting III, 2015
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Sep 2022
Heritage Auctions · Artsy
Collection of Glass Concerning the Search for Infinity
Collection of Glass Concerning the Search for Infinity, 1998
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Mixed media installation
White Cube · Artsy
Crystal Landscape Painting (Sentinels)
Crystal Landscape Painting (Sentinels), 2017
No longer available
Hand-blown cut, polished and mirrored glass, transparent and low-iron mirror, blue mirror, powder-coated steel, electric lighting, wood and hardware
White Cube · Artsy
Anti-Vortex Drawing II
Anti-Vortex Drawing II, 2017
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Hand-blown cut and polished glass, low-iron mirror and painted wood

For Sale 8

White Cube · Artsy
Chromatic Modernism (Red, Blue, Yellow)
Chromatic Modernism (Red, Blue, Yellow), 2008
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Hand blown glass, coloured laminated sheet glass, low iron steel glass, anodized aluminium and electric lights
Corbett vs. Dempsey · Artsy
Crystalline Prism Painting I
Crystalline Prism Painting I, 2015
For sale
Oil paint on board, hand-formed press-molded polished glass, low-iron mirror, museum glass, oak, sumi ink
Corbett vs. Dempsey · Artsy
Crystalline Prism Painting IV
Crystalline Prism Painting IV, 2015
For sale
Oil paint on board, hand-formed press-molded polished glass, low-iron mirror, museum glass, oak, sumi ink
White Cube · Artsy
Blue Prism Painting XIII
Blue Prism Painting XIII, 2018
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White Cube · Artsy
The Center is Everywhere
The Center is Everywhere, 2012
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Brass, cut lead crystal, electric lighting
White Cube · Artsy
Anti-Vortex Drawing III
Anti-Vortex Drawing III, 2017
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Hand-blown cut and polished glass, low-iron mirror and painted wood
White Cube · Artsy
Island Universe
Island Universe
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Cinematography: Adolfo Doring and Jason Simon Editor: Frank Heath Filmed on location at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York
White Cube · Artsy
Study for Crystal Strata (Eight-sided)
Study for Crystal Strata (Eight-sided), 2017
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Silver gelatin photogram
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Prizes & Awards1

MacArthur Fellowship
Winner Year unknown
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Podcast Interviews1

podcasts No. 37: Josiah McElheny, A. Bitterman The Modern Art Notes Podcast · Oct 24, 2014
Episode No. 37 of The Modern Art Notes Podcast features artists Josiah McElheny and A. Bitterman. A survey of McElheny’s work is on view through October 14 at the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston. Titled “Some Pictur…
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Publications8

Monograph 1

Josiah McElheny Author
Rizzoli · 2010

Exhibition Catalog 7

Rosa Barba. Impermanence in Fields Author
Hatje Cantz · 2026
Rosa Barba. Impermanence in Fields (Italienisches Booklet) Author
Hatje Cantz · 2026
Rosa Barba. Impermanence in Fields (Portugiesisches Booklet) Author
Hatje Cantz · 2026
Rosa Barba. Impermanence in Fields - Spanisches Booklet Author
Hatje Cantz · 2026
Josiah Mcelheny Author
Hatje Cantz · 2014
Josiah McElheny - Some Pictures of the Infinite Author
Hatje Cantz · 2012
Past Was a Mirage I'd Left Far Behind Author
Thames & Hudson · 2012
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Marcel Duchamp and the MoMA Exhibition That Didn’t Ask Questions
Marcel Duchamp's 1917 readymade *Fountain* and its radical questioning of art's definition are the focus of a new retrospective at the Museum of Moder…
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The 21 best museums in L.A. you should visit
A listicle from Time Out Los Angeles presents the 21 best museums to visit in Los Angeles, highlighting essential institutions like LACMA, The Broad, …
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photo archive historic new york gallery shows
The New York Gallery History Project has launched its first installment: an online archive of Jay Gorney Modern Art, which operated from 1985 to 1998.…
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Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Announces Historic Expansion Opening
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas, has announced a historic expansion, increasing its size by 50 percent to 114,000 squa…
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Crystal Bridges Museum's expansion will open in June 2026
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas, announced its expansion will open on June 6, 2026, adding 114,000 square feet—a 50% i…
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Global Icons, Local Spotlight: Contemporary Art from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer
The Portland Art Museum (PAM) will open "Global Icons, Local Spotlight: Contemporary Art from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer" in September 202…
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inside the kitchen spring gala party
The Kitchen, a storied avant-garde arts institution in New York, held its Spring Gala at City Winery on Pier 57 despite rainy weather. The evening fea…
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Past Exhibitions6

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#32 James Cohan

Josiah McElheny

Josiah McElheny

48, 52 Walker St 2nd Fl, New York, NY 10013, USA

Mar 1, 2025 — Mar 22, 2025

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Josiah McElheny Geometries for an Imagined Future

Josiah McElheny

48, 52 Walker St 2nd Fl, New York, NY 10013, USA

Nov 2, 2023 — Dec 22, 2023

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Libraries

Josiah McElheny

48, 52 Walker St 2nd Fl, New York, NY 10013, USA

Apr 17, 2021 — Jun 12, 2021

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#32 James Cohan

Observations at Night

Josiah McElheny

48, 52 Walker St 2nd Fl, New York, NY 10013, USA

Sep 6, 2019 — Oct 23, 2019

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Cantor Arts Center

Josiah McElheny: Island Universe

Josiah McElheny

Feb 23, 2019 — Aug 18, 2019

Temporary Exhibition Josiah McElheny: Island Universe February 23, 2019–August 18, 2019

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Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston

Josiah McElheny: Some Pictures of the Infinite

Josiah McElheny

25 Harbor Shore Dr, Boston, MA 02210, USA

Jan 1, 2012

Josiah McElheny: Some Pictures of the Infinite Jun 22 – Oct 14, 2012 Some Pictures of the Infinite tackles cosmic questions, tracing this persistent theme in...

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Marcel Duchamp and the MoMA Exhibition That Didn’t Ask Questions
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The 21 best museums in L.A. you should visit
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photo archive historic new york gallery shows
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Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Announces Historic Expansion Opening
Sep 8, 2025
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Crystal Bridges Museum's expansion will open in June 2026
Sep 8, 2025
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Global Icons, Local Spotlight: Contemporary Art from the Collections of Jordan D. Schnitzer
Sep 6, 2025
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inside the kitchen spring gala party
May 23, 2025
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Libraries
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Observations at Night
Sep 6, 2019
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Josiah McElheny: Island Universe
Feb 23, 2019
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Josiah McElheny: Some Pictures of the Infinite
Jan 1, 2012
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