Cleon Peterson

Born in Seattle, USA,1973. Currently lives in Los Angeles, USA.

Peterson received his MFA from the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Detroit, MI, 2006, and a BFA in Graphic Design at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, 2004.
Inspired by his personal experience, Cleon Peterson’s chaotic and violent paintings depict a world of brute, in which clashing figures struggle between power and submission. Peterson’s works carry an aesthetics of Greek pottery, sometimes political propaganda posters, attempting to present the dark side of reality. By explicitly depicting acts of violence, Peterson hopes to highlight the overreach of authoritarian power in contemporary society.

1973年出生於美國西雅圖。 目前居住在美國洛杉磯。

Peterson 於2004 年在帕薩迪納藝術中心設計學院獲得平面設計學士學位，並於2006 年在密西根州底特律克蘭布魯克藝術學院獲得碩士學位 。受其早年經歷的影響， Peterson 所創作的充滿暴力的畫作描繪了一個混亂而野蠻的世界；在這個世界中，各個互相敵對的人物在權力和屈服之間掙扎求存。這位藝術家的作品既帶有古希臘瓷器的美學，但同時也是現代的政治宣傳海報，試圖呈現現實的陰暗面。 通過明確描繪暴力行為， Cleon Peterson 希望觀者能關注當代社會威權權力的過度擴張。

PREVIOUS EXHIBITIONS

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  • 2023
    'Under the Sun, the Moon, and the Stars' at Kaikai Kiki, Tokyo

    2022
    'Mr Sinister' at Albertz Benda, New York

    2021
    'With Eyes Opened: Cranbrook Academy of Art Since 1932' Cranbrook Art Museum, Detroit
    'Exiles' at Louis Buhl, Detroit
    'Truth & Lies' at OTI Gallery, Los Angeles

    2020
    'Hysteria' at OTI Gallery, Los Angeles

    2019
    'Rose Béton Biennale' at Musée des Abattoirs, France
    'Stare Into The Sun' at Pilevneli, Istanbul

    2018
    'Blood & Soil' at OTI Gallery, Los Angeles
    'The Shadow of Men' at Museum of Contemporary Art, Denver

    2017
    'Victory' at Galerie Du Jour, agnés B, Paris

    2016
    'The Judgement' at Plus One, Antwerp
    'Purity' at OTI Gallery, Hong Kong

    2015
    'Poison' at Library Street Collective, Detroit

    2014
    'End of Days' at New Image Art Gallery, Los Angeles

    Selected Group Exhibitions and Projects:

    2023
    By Design: Stories and Ideas Behind Objects at The Denver Art Museum, USA

    2022
    Storage Wars at The Hole, Los Angeles
    Sublime Bodies at AISHONANZUKA, Hong Kong
    Prism at NANZUKA, Tokyo

    2021
    Under the Sun, Mural on Roadway
    Raadhuis – Tempsplein, Heerlen
    This is America at the Kunstraum Potsdam, Berlin

    2018
    Experience Pommery #14, Commissioner
    Hugo Vitrani, Reims, France

    2017
    The Maxi Edmond De Rothschild, Gitana, France
    'Lock Route' at Gillman Barracks, Singapore

    2016
    Eiffel Tower, Nuit Blanche, Paris
    Warehouse 421, Abu Dhabi

    2014
    Lasco Project at Palais de Tokyo, Paris

    2011
    Postermat at The Hole, New York
    Pure Logo at New Image Art, Los Angeles
    Public Domaine at La Gaîté Lyrique, Paris

    2010
    Come As You Are at Prism Gallery, Los Angeles
    The Power of Selection at Part 3, Western Exhibitions, Chicago

    2009
    14 Artists at New Image Art, Los Angeles
    Trailblazers at Boutwell Draper Gallery, Sydney
    Ginger at New Image Art, Los Angeles

    2007
    Art Basel at Deitch Projects, Miami Beach
    Mail Order Monsters at Deitch Projects, New York
    Brodeo at New Image Art, Los Angeles

  • 2023
    By Design: Stories and Ideas Behind Objects at The Denver Art Museum, USA

    2022
    Storage Wars at The Hole, Los Angeles
    Sublime Bodies at AISHONANZUKA, Hong Kong
    Prism at NANZUKA, Tokyo

    2021
    Under the Sun, Mural on Roadway
    Raadhuis – Tempsplein, Heerlen
    This is America at the Kunstraum Potsdam, Berlin

    2018
    Experience Pommery #14, Commissioner
    Hugo Vitrani, Reims, France

    2017
    The Maxi Edmond De Rothschild, Gitana, France
    'Lock Route' at Gillman Barracks, Singapore

    2016
    Eiffel Tower, Nuit Blanche, Paris
    Warehouse 421, Abu Dhabi

    2014
    Lasco Project at Palais de Tokyo, Paris

    2011
    Postermat at The Hole, New York
    Pure Logo at New Image Art, Los Angeles
    Public Domaine at La Gaîté Lyrique, Paris

    2010
    Come As You Are at Prism Gallery, Los Angeles
    The Power of Selection at Part 3, Western Exhibitions, Chicago

    2009
    14 Artists at New Image Art, Los Angeles
    Trailblazers at Boutwell Draper Gallery, Sydney
    Ginger at New Image Art, Los Angeles

    2007
    Art Basel at Deitch Projects, Miami Beach
    Mail Order Monsters at Deitch Projects, New York
    Brodeo at New Image Art, Los Angeles

  • Cleon Peterson: Blood and Soil,
    published in partnership with Cranbrook Art Museum, 2023
    This is America, albertz benda
    in collaboration with Arndt Art Agency, Berlin, 2021
    With Eyes Opened: Cranbrook Academy of Art Since 1932
    Cranbrook Art Museum, 2022
    Rose Béton Biennale Catalogue, Musée des Abattoirs, 2020
    Palais 24, Le Magazine de Palais de Tokyo, 2016
    The Judgement, Exhibition catalogue, Plus One Gallery, 2015
    'Cleon Peterson', series mono-petit, Draw Down, 2015
    Future/Memory, Document Press, 2013
    Paradigm Magazine, November, 2013
    Bomb Magazine, March, 2011
    Agenda. JDS Architects. Can We Sustain Our Ability to Crisis? Actar, 2010
    Elephant #10, Spring, 2010
    LoDown Magazine, October 2010
    Anthem Magazine, June, 2008
    Live Through This, edited by Jeffrey Deitch and Kathy Grayson, Deitch Projects, New York, NY., 2007
    From Here On Out, Selected Graduate Works From: Cranbrook Academy of Art 2006, Cranbrook Academy of Art, MI 2006
    Mixing Messages, Graphic Design in Contemporary Culture, Princeton Architectural Press, NY., 2004
    Zines, Booth-Clibborn, London, 2001
    Arkitip Magazine, March, Los Angeles, 2000
    Dysfunctional, Booth–Clibborn, London, 1996
    I.D. Magazine, London, England, September, 1995

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