Artists Space

Allan McCollum

February 23 – March 29, 1980

ALLAN MCCOLLUM'S paintings will hang in the Back Gallery. Each of the small rectangular works has the appearance of a typically framed panel covered completely with an even coat of richly colored paint. About his paintings, MCCOLLUM says, "I am trying to create objects which represent artworks in general - in a similar way that the word "art" as a sign, represents the notion of art in general."

Blurry view of a painting hanging on a wall in gallery space.
Allan McCollum. Installation view, Artists Space, 1980. [Blurry view of a painting hanging on a wall in gallery space.]

Allan McCollum Press Release

Allan McCollum Artist Statement

Bell, Jane. "GROUP SHOW (Artists Space." ARTnews. Vol. 79. No. 7. September 1980. Print, 252.)

Artists Space and the Committee for the Visual Arts are non-profit organizations partially supported by the New York State Council on the Arts and The National Endowment for the Arts.