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John Bell
American · Multi-disciplinary artist · Active 2004–present
“One of American contemporary art's most uncompromising voices — painting, sculpture, performance and concept collide with equal force.”
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- nationality
- American
- primaryMedium
- Painting, mixed media, installation, performance
- practice
- Multi-disciplinary
- active
- 2004 – Present
Disciplines: Painting · Mixed Media · Architectural Painting · Sculpture & Installation · Performance · Photography · Digital & Traditional Prints
The Artist
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John Bell is an American multi-disciplinary artist whose practice spans painting, mixed media, sculpture and installation, performance, photography, and printmaking. His work is defined by a restless, confrontational intelligence — one that refuses to stay within a single discipline or a comfortable relationship with the art world it critically inhabits.
Bell’s paintings are physically demanding confrontations with material and idea. From expansive canvas tarps in the Architectural Paintings to intimate board works layered with 24-karat gold leaf, his canvases engage the American experience — its politics, its art history, its cultural mythology — with directness and wit. Works such as “in the museums infinity goes up on trial” (2012, 134″×72″) and “i am not afraid of you & i will beat your ass” (2009) announce both scale and intention.
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Several major canvases in private US and European collections with documented openness to dialogue.
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Institutional interest in the Executive Orders series ahead of planned survey exhibitions.
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A major canvas from the 2009–2012 period currently held in a private American collection. The owner is open to institutional and serious private approaches.
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Multiple PACX members seeking works from the Executive Orders and Architectural Paintings series. Collector profiles available to the studio on request.
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A leading curatorial team preparing a survey of American multi-disciplinary practice is seeking introductions to the artist’s studio.
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The Next Supper — the artist is considering a new edition of the performance dinner happening for a qualified private or institutional host.
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John Bell Studio
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The Next Supper and other performance works available for institutional engagement.
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Archival Prints
Selected digital and traditional print editions available through the studio.
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