Artists Space

Andy Robert: PAPALOKO

December 13, 2023 – February 17, 2024

Artists Space is pleased to present new works by Andy Robert made from a collection of found materials that the artist has gathered over a broad period of time.

Black and white cropped image of an animal-like figure. An eye is located on the upper right corner. Feathers and fur fill the frame.
[Black and white cropped image of an animal-like figure. An eye is located on the upper right corner. Feathers and fur fill the frame.]

A color image of a gallery space. A sculpture featuring a shovel with a cast iron claw foot sits upright on a pedestal. To the right of the shovel, three framed ink drawings on paper are hung on the wall.
Andy Robert: PAPALOKO. Installation view, Artists Space, 2024. Photo: Carter Seddon. [A color image of a gallery space. A sculpture featuring a shovel with a cast iron claw foot sits upright on a pedestal. To the right of the shovel, three framed ink drawings on paper are hung on the wall.]
A color image of a gallery space. In the corner of a gallery space, a taxidermied crow is perched atop an iron axe that is decorated with bottle caps. The crow and the iron axe are placed upon a tall pedestal about four feet tall, so that the crow is at, or above the viewers eye level. Entangled in the birds feathers and wings are strands of black hair.
Andy Robert, Favorite Perch, 2023. Taxidermy crow, hair, bottle caps, iron nails, iron axe. Image courtesy Artists Space, New York. Photo: Carter Seddon. [A color image of a gallery space. In the corner of a gallery space, a taxidermied crow is perched atop an iron axe that is decorated with bottle caps. The crow and the iron axe are placed upon a tall pedestal about four feet tall, so that the crow is at, or above the viewers eye level. Entangled in the birds feathers and wings are strands of black hair.]
Color image of a gallery space. To the left, a tree trunk sits on the pedestal. On top of the tree trunk there is a taxidermied crow covered in porcupine quills. Behind the tree trunk, there are more sculptures featuring taxidermied birds, tree logs, and shovels.
Andy Robert: PAPALOKO. Installation view, Artists Space, 2024. Photo: Carter Seddon. [Color image of a gallery space. To the left, a tree trunk sits on the pedestal. On top of the tree trunk there is a taxidermied crow covered in porcupine quills. Behind the tree trunk, there are more sculptures featuring taxidermied birds, tree logs, and shovels.]
A color image of a gallery space. On the left, two tree log sculptures rest on pedestals. To the right, two shovels standing upright on pedestals flank a taxidermied griffon vulture that sits amongst a pile of concrete rubble. In the center, the top of a shovel afixed to a small childs chair is placed up against the back wall.
Andy Robert: PAPALOKO. Installation view, Artists Space, 2024. Photo: Carter Seddon. [A color image of a gallery space. On the left, two tree log sculptures rest on pedestals. To the right, two shovels standing upright on pedestals flank a taxidermied griffon vulture that sits amongst a pile of concrete rubble. In the center, the top of a shovel afixed to a small childs chair is placed up against the back wall.]
A color image of a gallery space. From left to right: a shovel standing upright on a pedestal, a shovel with an iron claw at the base, a tree log on a pedestal and another tree log on pedestal, with a griffon vulture perched on the branch.
Andy Robert: PAPALOKO. Installation view, Artists Space, 2024. Photo: Carter Seddon. [A color image of a gallery space. From left to right: a shovel standing upright on a pedestal, a shovel with an iron claw at the base, a tree log on a pedestal and another tree log on pedestal, with a griffon vulture perched on the branch.]
A color image of a gallery space. From left to right: a shovel with an iron claw at the base, a tree log on a pedestal and another tree log on pedestal, with a griffon vulture perched on the branch.
Andy Robert: PAPALOKO. Installation view (toutouni, 2023; bwa, 2023; Ruin, 2023), Artists Space, 2024. Photo: Carter Seddon. [A color image of a gallery space. From left to right: a shovel with an iron claw at the base, a tree log on a pedestal and another tree log on pedestal, with a griffon vulture perched on the branch.]
A color image of two tree logs, placed on brown pedestals. The pedestal in the back features a taxidermied griffon vulture.
Andy Robert: PAPALOKO. Installation view (bwa, 2023; Ruin, 2023), Artists Space, 2024. Photo: Carter Seddon. [A color image of two tree logs, placed on brown pedestals. The pedestal in the back features a taxidermied griffon vulture.]
Color image of a gallery space. To the left, a taxidermied griffon vulture rests on a branch protuding from a section of a tree. Rusted, chain link fence is interwoven into the bark of the tree. Off to the right, a small shovel afixed to a childs chair is placed on the ground.
Andy Robert: PAPALOKO. Installation view(Ruin, 2023; Untitled, 2023), Artists Space, 2024. Photo: Carter Seddon. [Color image of a gallery space. To the left, a taxidermied griffon vulture rests on a branch protuding from a section of a tree. Rusted, chain link fence is interwoven into the bark of the tree. Off to the right, a small shovel afixed to a childs chair is placed on the ground.]
In the center, a taxidermied griffon vulture sits amongst concrete rubble and iron rods spread across the floor in a small pile. To the left, a shovel is afixed to a children
Andy Robert: PAPALOKO. Installation view, Artists Space, 2024. Photo: Carter Seddon [In the center, a taxidermied griffon vulture sits amongst concrete rubble and iron rods spread across the floor in a small pile. To the left, a shovel is afixed to a children's chair and to the right, a shovel is placed upright on a thin pedestal.]
A color image of a gallery space. In the foreground, a shovel sits upright on a pedestal. In the midground, a taxidermied griffon vulture is perched on top of concrete rubble. Next to the griffon vulture, another shovel sits upright on a pedestal. To the left side of the image, a shovel attached to a small child
Andy Robert: PAPALOKO. Installation view, Artists Space, 2024. Photo: Carter Seddon. [A color image of a gallery space. In the foreground, a shovel sits upright on a pedestal. In the midground, a taxidermied griffon vulture is perched on top of concrete rubble. Next to the griffon vulture, another shovel sits upright on a pedestal. To the left side of the image, a shovel attached to a small child's chair is placed up against the back wall.]
Color image of a gallery space with several sculptures placed on the floor. To the left, a shovel is attached to a child
Andy Robert: PAPALOKO. Installation view, Artists Space, 2024. Photo: Carter Seddon. [Color image of a gallery space with several sculptures placed on the floor. To the left, a shovel is attached to a child's chair. In the center, a taxidermied griffon vulture is perched upon a pile of concrete rubble that sits in between two shovels standing upright on pedestals. To the far right, a radiator lays flat on the ground.]
A color image of a gallery space. Three shovels placed upright on pedestals are placed on the floor. To the left, a raditator on its side, partially covered in snake skin, lies on the floor. To the right of the shovels, a wooden divining rod attached to a pedestal sits upright on the floor.
Andy Robert: PAPALOKO. Installation view, Artists Space, 2024. Photo: Carter Seddon. [A color image of a gallery space. Three shovels placed upright on pedestals are placed on the floor. To the left, a raditator on its side, partially covered in snake skin, lies on the floor. To the right of the shovels, a wooden divining rod attached to a pedestal sits upright on the floor.]
A color image of a dark green radiator placed on the floor. Parts of the radiator are covered in snake skin, while other sections feature chipping, hunter green paint and large patches of rust.
Andy Robert, koulèv, 2023. Cast iron radiator, snakeskin. Image courtesy Artists Space, New York. Photo: Carter Seddon. [A color image of a dark green radiator placed on the floor. Parts of the radiator are covered in snake skin, while other sections feature chipping, hunter green paint and large patches of rust.]
A color image of a gallery space features two shovels, standing upright on pedestals, a radiator sitting on its side; In the forground, a divining rod attached to a pedestal is placed on the floor.
Andy Robert: PAPALOKO. Installation view, Artists Space, 2024. Photo: Carter Seddon. [A color image of a gallery space features two shovels, standing upright on pedestals, a radiator sitting on its side; In the forground, a divining rod attached to a pedestal is placed on the floor.]

Andy Robert Exhibition Brochure

Schwabsky, Barry. “ANDY ROBERT: The painter turns to assemblage at Artists Space.” ArtForum. February 2024. Online.

Lead support for Andy Robert: PAPALOKO is provided by The George Economou Collection and Michael Werner Gallery, New York and London. Exhibition support is provided by Candy and Michael Barasch, Olivier Beggruen, Amy and John Griffin, Hannah Hoffman, Los Angeles, and Bernard I. Lumpkin and Carmine D. Boccuzzi.

Support for Artists Space’s exhibitions and programs is provided by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Lambent Foundation Fund of Tides Foundation, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation, I.A. O'Shaughnessy Foundation, The Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, The Cowles Charitable Trust, The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in Partnership with the City Council, The New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, May and Samuel Rudin Family Foundation, and the Herman Goldman Foundation.