Ceysson & Bénétière

Jesse Willenbring

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Born in 1980, in Saint Paul, USA.

Lives and works in Los Angeles, USA.

Jesse Willenbring is a dual citizen from Luxembourg and United States of America.



   Presentation


Jesse Willenbring (b. 1980) lives and works between Phoenix and Greer, Arizona. He received his BFA (2006) and MFA (2010) from Hunter College, New York. His work has been the subject of several solo presentations at Ceysson & Bénétière (Paris, Saint-Étienne and New York); Thomas Duncan Gallery (Los Angeles); and Laurel Gitlen (New York). Willenbring has also been featured in numerous group and collaborative exhibitions, including recent presentations at Rainbow is Spanish, Los Angeles; Blum & Poe, Los Angeles; Non-Objectif Sud, Tullette, France; and the Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia. This past fall, he inaugurated The Sunset Spot, an artist-led project space in Phoenix, Arizona. He is the designer of numerous artist books, working closely with Darren Bader, Justin Beal, and Karl Haendel, among others. In conjunction with this exhibition, Willenbring is releasing a collaborative zine, Shaman (edition of 100), with artist Joseph Montgomery on Montgromery’s publishing imprint, Lie Lay Lain.


   Education


2010     MFA, Hunter College, New York, USA

2006     BFA, Hunter College, New York, USA

Selected Artworks
The Lotus Vortex movie concept poster
The Lotus Vortex movie concept poster
2017
198.0 x 132.0 cm / 77.9 x 52.0 in
The Lotus Vortex Movie Concept Poster #2
The Lotus Vortex Movie Concept Poster #2
2017
198.0 x 132.0 cm / 77.9 x 52.0 in
Idyllic view #2
Idyllic view #2
2017
198.0 x 132.0 cm / 77.9 x 52.0 in
Double vision
Double vision
2018
148.0 x 112.0 x 3.0 cm / 58.3 x 44.1 x 1.2 in
Circe banquet cards
Circe banquet cards
2018
77.0 x 71.0 x 2.0 cm / 30.3 x 28.0 x 0.8 in
Odysseus, Luckiest Alive
Odysseus, Luckiest Alive
2018
76.2 x 71.1 cm / 30.0 x 28.0 in
Banquet
Banquet
2018
76.2 x 71.1 cm / 30.0 x 28.0 in
Banquet
Banquet
2018
71.1 x 76.2 cm / 28.0 x 30.0 in
Banquet
Banquet
2018
76.2 x 71.1 cm / 30.0 x 28.0 in
Allegiant Suitor
Allegiant Suitor
2018
137.2 x 87.6 cm / 54.0 x 34.5 in
A letter to our investors from the valley of death
A letter to our investors from the valley of death
2018
175.3 x 137.2 cm / 69.0 x 54.0 in
Tiresias, Tour Guide, Homer
Tiresias, Tour Guide, Homer
2018
203.2 x 132.1 cm / 80.0 x 52.0 in
Suitor Classic
Suitor Classic
2018
175.3 x 137.2 cm / 69.0 x 54.0 in
Leave, Now.
Leave, Now.
2018
137.2 x 87.6 cm / 54.0 x 34.5 in
Circe, Odysseus, Tiresias
Circe, Odysseus, Tiresias
2018
203.2 x 132.1 cm / 80.0 x 52.0 in
Untitled
Untitled
2018
175.3 x 137.2 cm / 69.0 x 54.0 in
Bath Time
Bath Time
2019
200.0 x 259.0 cm / 83.0 x 106.0 in
Thinking of The Cabin
Thinking of The Cabin
2019
152.5 x 218.4 cm / 60.0 x 86.0 in
Patio Door Teleporter 2
Patio Door Teleporter 2
2019
203.7 x 76.5 cm / 30.0 x 80.0 in
The Kitchen
The Kitchen
2019
153.0 x 177.5 cm / 60.0 x 70.0 in
At Scale
At Scale
2019
22.0 x 30.0 cm / 8.7 x 11.8 in
California Wallpaper
California Wallpaper
2019
38.0 x 56.5 cm / 12.2 x 15.0 in
Salton Sea
Salton Sea
2019
46.0 x 61.0 cm / 18.1 x 24.0 in
Café Studio
Café Studio
2019
76.0 x 57.0 cm / 29.9 x 22.4 in
Appearance stone
Appearance stone
2019
18.5 x 31.0 x 2.0 cm / 11.8 x 9.8 x 3.2 in
Appearance stone
Appearance stone
2019
26.5 x 24.0 x 4.0 cm / 19.7 x 27.6 x 6.7 in
Videos
The lines of life are various...
The lines of life are various...
Jesse Willenbring
Jesse Willenbring
Exhibitions In Our Galleries
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To Lean Into

To Lean Into

Curated by Jesse Willenbring

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March 5, 2022 - April 16, 2022

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Jesse Willenbring

Jesse Willenbring

Family Landscapes

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January 16, 2021 - March 13, 2021

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Jesse Willenbring

Jesse Willenbring

At Scale

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December 20, 2019 - February 14, 2020

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Jesse Willenbring

Jesse Willenbring

Day Care

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May 4, 2018 - June 30, 2018

Chargement...
Jesse Willenbring

Jesse Willenbring

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February 9, 2017 - March 18, 2017

Chargement...
“The lines of life are various, like roads and the contours of the mountains…”

“The lines of life are various, like roads and the contours of the mountains…”

Offsite


September 10, 2016 - October 29, 2016

All Exhibitions


Solo shows


2024

It is a Bed or Belief, David Petersen Gallery, Minneapolis, États-Unis


2021

Family Landscapes, Ceysson & Bénétière, New York, USA


2018

Day Care, Ceysson & Bénétière, New York, USA


2017

Don't fall in the lotus vortex because clops might just devour you!, Galerie Bernard Ceysson, Paris, France


2016

Thomas Duncan Gallery, Los Angeles, USA


2015

Landline, Laurel Gitlen, New York, USA


2014

Observation Location, Thomas Duncan Gallery, Los Angeles, USA

Art Los Angeles Contemporary, with Darren Bader, Thomas Duncan Gallery, Los Angeles, USA

Exhaustion, with Justin Beal, Locust Projects, Miami, USA


2013

JWDB Billboard, with Darren Bader, Gavin Brown's Entreprise, New York, USA

#I am just living to be dying by your side, with Darren Bader, Franco Noero Gallery, Turin, Italy

Thomas Duncan Gallery, Los Angeles, USA


2012

WimlpeNrsGonSat!ion, with Ara Dymond, Laurel Gitlen, New York, USA


2011

Left to the Darkness, Laurel Gitlen, New York, USA


2009

Interiors & Landscapes Meour, Laurel Gitlen, New York, USA


Group shows


2022

To Lean Into, Ceysson & Bénétière, New York, USA


2017

LA Intersections, Fabien Castanier Gallery, California, USA

Meaning and Difference, curated by Darren Baden, Power Station, Dallas, USA


2016

Diverses sont les lignes de la vie... Hölderlin, Galerie Bernard Ceysson, Wandhaff, Luxembourg


2013

You Must Stand This While Reading There, David Petersen Gallery, Minneapolis, USA


2012

Needles in the Camel's Eye, Thomas Duncan Gallery, Los Angeles, USA

First Among Equals, with P.& Co, ICA Philadelphia, Philadelphia, USA


2010

Painting and Sculpture, Lehmann Maupin, New York, USA

MFA Thesis Exhibition, Hunter College Times Square Gallery, New York, USA


2009

The Living and the Dead, Gavin Brown's Entreprise, New York, USA

ARE YOU WITH ME?, Laurel Gitlen, New York, USA


2007

MOMA @ Passerby: Leger/Hartley in a Boat and Dutch Elm Disease, GBE @ Passerby, New York, USA


2005

Me, You, You (a ventriloquy), Small A Projects, Portland, USA

Signs of Some Precarity, Klaus von Nichtssagend Gallery, New York, USA

Put it in Your Mouth/I'll see you on the Dark Side of the Prune, Irvington Arms, New York, USA

Bibliography
Press and publications

2012
Harren, Natilee. “Needles in the Camel’s Eye.” Artforum, October 2012, pp. 274-275
P & Co. and New Jerseyy, “Bilateral Talks: P & Co. and New Jersey Talk Vegas, Lies and Zeitgeist,” Flash Art, January/February.

2011
J.W. Diagrams, limited edition artist book, 24 pages.

2009
Alan Reid, “Landscapes & Interiors Meour” (review), Big Red & Shiny, November 17.
Tyler Coburn, “ARE YOU WITH ME?” (review) Art Review, April.
Cameron Shaw, “ARE YOU WITH ME?” (review) Artforum.com, February.
“ARE YOU WITH ME?” (review), Bones' Beats, Village Voice, February.

2008
“First Supper,” Artforum.com, Diary (Rose Colored Glasses), February 4. Fancy American Ipseity, book, 52 pages, 3 essays, 6 graphic illustrations.

2006
GRUPEbook, limited edition book in conjunction with group exhibition, 96 pages.
CURATORIAL PROJECTS

2008
Don’t Perish, co-curator with Joseph Montgomery, Leo Koenig Projekte, New York

2007
Rose Colored Glasses: Dinner and a Group Show, co-curator with Joseph Montgomery, GBE @ Passerby, New York

2006
GRUPE, (co-curator), GBE @ Passerby, New York; and Mandrake, Los Angeles, CA
Selected Press

L'ESSOR LOIRE - Jesse Willenbring : une histoire intime - Daniel Brignon - 2020



CONNAISSANCE DES ARTS - Les grandes Odyssées de Jesse Willenbring - Marie Maertens - 2017