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Kelly Akashi

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Installation view, Kelly Akashi, Formations, 2022. San Jose Museum of Art, CA.

Installation view, Kelly Akashi, Formations, 2022. San Jose Museum of Art, CA.

Installation view, Kelly Akashi, Formations, 2022. San Jose Museum of Art, CA.

Installation view, Kelly Akashi, Formations, 2022. San Jose Museum of Art, CA.

Installation view, Kelly Akashi, Formations, 2022. San Jose Museum of Art, CA.

Kelly Akashi, Life Forms (Onyx), 2022. Light responsive dichroic cast lead crystal and onyx, 13 x 16.5 x 4.75 in. (33 x 41.9 x 12.1 cm.)

Kelly Akashi, Life Forms (Onyx), 2022. Light responsive dichroic cast lead crystal and onyx, 13 x 16.5 x 4.75 in. (33 x 41.9 x 12.1 cm.)

Installation view, Kelly Akashi, Barbati Gallery, Venice, Italy

Installation view, Kelly Akashi, Barbati Gallery, Venice, Italy

Installation view, Kelly Akashi, Barbati Gallery, Venice, Italy

Installation view, Kelly Akashi, Faultline, 2021, François Ghebaly, Los Angeles

Kelly Akashi, Formation, 2021. Silver gelatin crystallograph in aluminum artist's frame, 17 x 13.25 inches (framed) (43 x 33.5 cm. (framed))

Kelly Akashi, Formation, 2021. Silver gelatin crystallograph in aluminum artist's frame, 16 x 12 inches (framed) (40.5 x 30.5 cm. (framed))

Installation view, Kelly Akashi, Faultline, 2021, François Ghebaly, Los Angeles

Installation view, Kelly Akashi, Faultline, 2021, François Ghebaly, Los Angeles

Kelly Akashi, Formation, 2021. Chromogenic crystallograph in aluminum artist's frame, Unique, 40.25 x 29.25 inches (framed) (102 x 74.5 cm. (framed))

Kelly Akashi, Formation, 2021. Chromogenic crystallograph in aluminum artist's frame, Unique, 40 x 30 in. (framed) (101.5 x 76 cm. (framed))

Kelly Akashi, Long Exposure, 2021. Carved, polished, and waxed marble, plant matter, 32 x 72.5 x 30 inches (81.5 x 184 x 76 cm)

Installation view, Kelly Akashi, Faultline, 2021, François Ghebaly, Los Angeles

Kelly Akashi, Wedged Life Forms, 2021. Travertine, cast lead crystal, 11 x 11 x 4 inches (28 x 28 x 10 cm)

Installation view, Kelly Akashi, Faultline, 2021, François Ghebaly, Los Angeles

Kelly Akashi, Fruiting Life Forms, 2021. Lost-wax cast bronze, 8 x 8 x 8 inches (20.5 x 20.5 x 20.5 cm.)

Installation view, Kelly Akashi, Faultline, 2021, François Ghebaly, Los Angeles

Installation view, Kelly Akashi, Faultline, 2021, François Ghebaly, Los Angeles

Installation view, Kelly Akashi, Cultivator, 2020.  Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, Colorado. 

Kelly Akashi, Feel Me (Mandible), 2020. Hand-blown glass, bronze, 10.5 x 13 x 12 inches (26.5 x 33 x 30.5 cm).

Kelly Akashi, Feel Me (Spider), 2020. Hand-blown glass, bronze, 8.25 x 13 x 9.5 inches (21 x 33 x 24 cm).

 Installation view, Ground/work, 2020. Clark Art Institute, Williamstown,  Massachusetts.

 Installation view, Ground/work, 2020. Clark Art Institute, Williamstown,  Massachusetts.

Kelly Akashi, Triple Helix, 2020. Hand-blown glass, rope, quartz bell, granite, steel, 60 x 72 x 72 inches (152.4 x 182.9 x 182.9 cm)

Kelly Akashi, Cultivator (Metamorphic,) 2020. Nero Marquina marble, borosilicate glass, walnut pedestal, 51 3/8 x 18 x 18 inches  (130.5 x 45.7 x 45.7 cm)

Detail, Kelly Akashi, Cultivator (Metamorphic).

Installation view, Kelly Akashi, Mood Organ, 2020. Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York. 

Kelly Akashi, Porus Paradigm, 2020. Borosilicate glass, stainless steel, walnut pedestal,49 x 8.25 x 8 .25 inches (124.5 x 21 x 21 cm).

Kelly Akashi, Symbiosis, 2020. Hand-blown glass, bronze, walnut pedestal, 56 x 11 x 11 inches; (141.3 x 27 x 27 cm).

Kelly Akashi, Wielded Whorl, 2020. Hand-blown glass, bronze, walnut pedestal,78.25 x 14 x 14 inches (199 x 35.5 x 35.5 cm)

Detail, Kelly Akashi, Symbiosis, 2020.

Detail, Kelly Akashi, Porus Paradigm, 2020. 

Installation view of Kelly Akashi's "a thing among things," Arch Athens, Greece, 2019.

Kelly Akashi, Peaking, 2019. Kavala marble, bronze. 36.5 x 19.5 x 4 inches. Installation view at Arch Athens, 2019.

Kelly Akashi, Being As A Thing, 2019. Dionysus marble, terrazzo, hand-blown glass, steel. 59 x 10 x 10 inches. Arch Athens, 2019.

Kelly Akashi, Transmission, 2019. Stainless steel, hand-blown glass. 65.5 x 13.5 x 13.5 inches. François Ghebaly, Los Angeles.

Kelly Akashi, Submersion, 2019. Stainless steel, hand-blown glass. 56 x 11 x 11 inches. François Ghebaly, Los Angeles.

Kelly Akashi, Swell, 2019. Stainless steel, hand-blown glass. 46.5 x 11 x 11 inches. François Ghebaly, Los Angeles.

Installation view of Kelly Akashi's "Figure Shifter," François Ghebaly, Los Angeles, 2019.

Installation view of Kelly Akashi's "Figure Shifter," François Ghebaly, Los Angeles, 2019.

Installation view of Kelly Akashi's "Figure Shifter," François Ghebaly, Los Angeles, 2019.

Kelly Akashi, Tunnel Complex, 2019. Red oak, hand-blown glass, ortho litho prints in walnut artist's frames, cast led crystal, synthetic hair, onion. 49 x 72 x 10.75 inches.

Kelly Akashi, Tunnel Complex, 2019. Red oak, hand-blown glass, ortho litho prints in walnut artist's frames, cast led crystal, synthetic hair, onion. 49 x 72 x 10.75 inches.

Kelly Akashi, Tunnel Complex, 2019. Red oak, hand-blown glass, ortho litho prints in walnut artist's frames, cast led crystal, synthetic hair, onion. 49 x 72 x 10.75 inches.

Kelly Akashi, "Figure Shifter." 2018. Steel, wing screws, cherry wood, walnut wood, stainless steel, rope, blown glass, hair, ortho litho film, bronze, cotton thread, silk thread, brass wire. 72 x 72 x 12 inches.
 

Kelly Akashi, "Feel Me (Amber)." 2018. Bronze, blown glass. 6 x 12 x 9 inches
 

Kelly Akashi, "Woven Lens with Apparatus." 2018. Stainless steel, blown glass, rope. 50 x 57 x 4 inches
 

Kelly Akashi, "An Archive From Two Perspectives," 2017. Cherry wood, brass, glass, two walnut framed ortho litho film prints, bronze, rope, copper foil. Dimensions variable. SculptureCenter, New York.
 

Kelly Akashi, "The Chandlery," 2017. Wax, cotton wicks. Dimensions variable. SculptureCenter, New York.
 

Kelly Akashi, "Shadow Film," 2017. 16mm film, projector, copper foil, copper rod, whipping twine, brass clips. Dimensions variable. SculptureCenter, New York.
 

Kelly Akashi, "Table of Contents," 2017. Cherry wood, brass, bronze, beetle, copper foil, glass, wax, cotton wick, water. 52.5 x 77 x 38.5 inches (133.5 x 195.5 x 98 cm). SculptureCenter, New York.
 

Installation view, Kelly Akashi, "Long Exposure," 2017. SculptureCenter, New York.
 

Kelly Akashi, "Be Me (Heat)," 2017. Bronze, glass. 2.25 x 8.5 x 5 inches (5.5 x 21.5 x 12.5 cm). SculptureCenter, New York.

 

Kelly Akashi, "Activity Table," detail, 2016. Cherry wood, wax, glass, wick. 72 x 40 x 63 inches (182.9 x 101.6 x 160 cm). Ghebaly Gallery, Los Angeles.

Installation view, Kelly Akashi, "Being as a Thing," 2016. Ghebaly Gallery, Los Angeles.

Installation view, Kelly Akashi, "Being as a Thing," 2016. Ghebaly Gallery, Los Angeles.

Kelly Akashi, "Be Me (Japanese-Californian Citrus)," 2016. Stainless steel. 5 x 4 x 4 inches. Ghebaly Gallery, Los Angeles.

Kelly Akashi, "Cobalt Blue (Vertical arrangement)," 2016. Chromogenic photogram in walnut artist's frame. 20.5 x 16.5 inches (52.1 x 41.9 cm). Ghebaly Gallery, Los Angeles.

Kelly Akashi, "Tall Weed," 2016. Bronze, copper, plant ash. 8 x 8 x 66 inches (20.3 x 20.3 x 167.6 cm). Ghebaly Gallery, Los Angeles.

Kelly Akashi, "Image of a Thing (Uranium)," 2016. Chromogenic photogram in walnut artist's frame. 14.5 x 11.5 inches (36.8 x 29.2 cm). Ghebaly Gallery, Los Angeles.

Installation view, Kelly Akashi, "ways of being (arched, extended)," 2016. Brick, lead, wax, wick. 26 x 6 x 38 inches (66 x 15.2 x 96.5 cm). Ghebaly Gallery, Los Angeles.

Kelly Akashi, "Wall Candle (Tentacle)," 2016. Bronze, wax, wick. 6 x 3 x 10.5 inches (15.2 x 7.6 x 26.7 cm). Ghebaly Gallery, Los Angeles.

Kelly Akashi, "Life Form with Kabuto Influence," 2017. Glass, rope. Dimensions variable. Ghebaly Gallery, Los Angeles.

Kelly Akashi, "Life Forms," 2016. Bronze, glass. 12 x 5 x 4.5 inches (30.5 x 12.7 x 11.4 cm). Ghebaly Gallery, Los Angeles.

Kelly Akashi, "Life Form (Blue Sun)," 2017. Bronze, glass. 8 x 6 x 9.5 inches (20.3 x 15.2 x 24.1 cm). Ghebaly Gallery, Los Angeles.

Kelly Akashi, "Eat Me", 2016. Bronze, rope, silicone, silicone pigment, glass, steel. Dimensions variable. Hammer Museum, Los Angeles.

Kelly Akashi, "Eat Me", 2016. Bronze, rope, silicone, silicone pigment, glass, steel. Dimensions variable. Hammer Museum, Los Angeles.

Kelly Akashi, "iiland", 2015-2016. Galerie Hussenot, Paris.

Kelly Akashi, "Dreams", 2016. Bronze, found magazine clippings, transparent tape, rope. 23  x 38 x 1 inches. Galerie Hussenot, Paris.

Kelly Akashi, "Last Year (Downtime Machine)", 2014-15. Wax, wick, smoke, copper, bronze wire, hardware, brass hooks. 44.5 x 45 x 8 inches. Tomorrow Gallery, New York.

Kelly Akashi, "Figure 14 or My Alphabet", 2014-2015. Bronze, lead, blown and sculpted glass, wax, cotton wick, alabaster, nickel, urethane, borosilicate glass, fingernails, antique beads, Solomon’s borosilicate glass, enamel paint, wood, silver gelatin, oil. 55 x 24 x 96 inches. Tomorrow Gallery, New York.

Kelly Akashi, "Downtime Machine", 2015. Copper pipe, bronze wire, wax, wicks. 48 x 28 x 7 inches. Midway Contemporary Art, Minneapolis.

Kelly Akashi, "Spirals", 2015. Bronze, organza, wool. Ghebaly Gallery, Los Angeles.

Kelly Akashi, "Candle Filter Structure (W)", 2015. Aluminum, brass, handmade candles, synthetic basement scent, pillow, chewing gum. Dimensions variable. Chateau Shatto, Los Angeles.

Kelly Akashi, "Twisty Doorknob", 2015, Brass. Dimensions variable. Chateau Shatto, Los Angeles.

Kelly Akashi, "Figure oO", 2015. Wood, white paint, liquid emulsion, pigmented wax, blown pigmented glass. 24 x 97 x 143.5 inches. Ghebaly Gallery, Los Angeles.

Kelly Akashi, "Figure oO," detail, 2015. Wood, white paint, liquid emulsion, pigmented wax, blown pigmented glass. 24 x 97 x 143.5 inches. Ghebaly Gallery, Los Angeles.

Kelly Akashi, "Harvest", 2015. Bronze, MDF, white paint. 12.5 x 11 x 97.5 inches. Ghebaly Gallery, Los Angeles.

Kelly Akashi, "Untitled Objects", 2015. Wax, blown glass, painted wood. 15 x 4 x 3 inches. Michael Jon Gallery, Miami.

Kelly Akashi, "Untitled", 2012-15. White Flag Projects, St. Louis.

Kelly Akashi, "Figure 1", 2014. Ghebaly Gallery, Los Angeles

Kelly Akashi, "Figure 1", detail, 2014. Ghebaly Gallery, Los Angeles