Allan McCollum

Bio

Allan McCollum was born in Los Angeles in 1944Career Change in 1960sApplying strategies of mass production to

handmade objects, McCollum’s labor-intensive practice questions the intrinsic value of the unique work of art.

McCollum’s installations—fields of vast numbers of small-scale works, systematically arranged—are the product of many tiny gestures, built up over time. 

 Allan McCollum has had more than 100 solo exhibitions in Europe and the United States, where his work has appeared in major exhibitions

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Engaging assistants, scientists, and local craftspeople in his process, McCollum embraces a collaborative and democratic form of creativity. His drawings and sculptures often serve a symbolic purpose—as surrogates, faithful copies, or stand-ins for people—and are presented theatrically, transforming the exhibition space into a laboratory where artifice and context are scrutinized.

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Shapes from Maine: Copper Cookie Cutters, 2005/08. Created and organized by Holly and Larry Little, founders and owners of 

Aunt Holly's Copper Cookie Cutters, their home-based business in Trescott, Maine.

Allan McCollum. Plaster Surrogates, 1982/84. Enamel on cast Hydrostone.

Allan McCollum. Five Perfect Vehicles, 1985. Acrylic on cast Hydrocal.19 " x 9" x 8 1/2" each.

Allan McCollum. Over Ten Thousand Individual Works [detail], 1987/88. Enamel on cast Hydrocal. 2" diameter, lengths variable, each unique.

Allan McCollum Each and Every One of You, 2004