Allan McCollum é conhecido por suas grandes instalações, formadas a partir da quantidade de pequenos itens criados artesanalmente, mas com influência de métodos de produção industrial. A partir do conceito, é característica de sua produção os processos colaborativos e democráticos, que requerem a participação de profissionais e comunidades. Sua pesquisa explora questões relativas aos métodos de produção em série e ao valor do trabalho no contexto da cultura de massas, além da necessidade em entender como os objetos adquirem significado cultural, público e subjetivo nas sociedades contemporâneas.

 

Allan McCollum is known for the large installations created from the combination of several small items, produced by hand, but influenced by industrial production methods. Based on the concept, its production is characterized by collaborative and democratic processes, which require the participation of professionals and communities. His research explores issues related to mass production methods and the value of work in the context of mass culture, as well as the need to understand how objects acquire cultural, public and subjective meanings within contemporary societies.

 

The most important solo exhibitions by the artist were featured in well-known institutions, such as ICA Miami (2020, USA), Metropolitan Museum of Art – MET-NY (2009, EUA), Museum of Modern Art – MoMA (2007, EUA), Serpentine Gallery (1990, London, UK), etc. Among the group shows are 48^th and 55^th Venice Biennale (1988, 2013), 28^th Sao Paulo Biennial (2008) and 9^th Mercosul Biennial (2013), as well as institutions like Hammer Museum (2014, Los Angeles, EUA), Whitney Museum (2010, New York, USA), Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (2004 e 2010, New York, USA), Centre Georges Pompidou (1998, Paris, France). His work integrates more than 50 public collections around the world, as in MoMA (USA), Metropolitan Museum (USA), The New Museum (USA); Musée National d’Art Moderne (France), Centre Georges Pompidou (France), Fondation Cartier (France), Museu Berardo (Portugal), New Tokyo Metropolitan Museum (Japan), National Museum of Contemporary Art Seoul (South Korea), among others.