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John Sparagana
Self Portrait in Dub, #7
2019
archival inkjet prints, sliced and mixed on paper
51 x 39 1/2 inches
John Sparagana
Self Portrait in Dub, #9
2019
archival inkjet prints, sliced and marked on paper
89 1/2 x 69 inches
John Sparagana
Self Portrait in Dub, #4
2019
archival inkjet print, sliced and mixed on paper
53 3/4 x 51 1/2 inches
John Sparagana
Self Portrait in Dub, #6
2019
archival inkjet prints, sliced and mixed on paper
61 x 48 1/2 inches
John Sparagana
Self Portrait in Dub, #11
2019
archival inkjet prints, sliced and mixed on paper
89 1/2 x 70 1/2 inches
John Sparagana
Self Portrait in Dub, #12
2019
archival inkjet prints, sliced and mixed on paper
95 1/2 x 71 3/4 inches
John Sparagana
Self Portrait in Dub, #10
2019
archival inkjet prints, sliced and mixed on paper
53 x 41 inches
John Sparagana
Self Portrait in Dub, #8
2019
archival inkjet prints, sliced and mixed on paper
52 1/2 x 39 3/4 inches
John Sparagana
Self Portrait in Dub, #1
2019
archival inkjet prints, sliced and mixed on paper
52 1/2 x 40 1/8 inches
John Sparagana
Themesong Variations (empty speech)
2015
Archival inkjet prints, sliced and mixed on paper, mounted on dibond
70 x 52 inches
John Sparagana
Kazimir Malevich Flying Rectangles, Albert Oehlen Poster Fragment, Rick Rubin
2014
sixteen fatigued magazine pages with oil stick, sliced and mixed on paper
44 x 33 inches
John Sparagana
Der Spiegel (Time Magazine) with Burgoyne Diller Composition @38%
2013
fatigued, sliced, mixed magazine pages with oil stick on paper
42 x 32 inches
John Sparagana
Der Spiegel (Time Magazine Pop Chart) with Burgoyne Diller Composition @25%
2013
fatigued, sliced, mixed magazine pages with oil stick on paper
46 x 34 inches
John Sparagana
Der Spiegel (Headlock) with 25% Kazimir Malevich
2013
fatigued magazine pages with oil stick, sliced and mixed, on paper
43 1/4 x 31 3/4 inches
John Sparagana
Der Spiegel with Malevich Flying Rectangles @25% and Malevich White Cross @25%
2013
fatigued, sliced, mixed magazine pages with oil stick on paper
48 x 36 inches
John Sparagana
Der Spiegel with 25% Kazimir Malevich and 25% Burgoyne Diller
2013
fatigued magazine pages with oil stick, sliced and mixed, on paper
43 3/4 x 31 3/4 inches
John Sparagana
Der Spiegel with Burgoyne Diller
2013
fatigued magazine pages with oil stick, sliced and mixed, on paper
43 x 31 3/4 inches
John Sparagana
Crowds & Powder: Times Square Crowd
2013
fatigued magazine pages with oil stick, sliced and mixed, on paper
20 x 32 inches
signed on verso
John Sparagana
Esopus: Myanmar Crowd
2013
sliced and mixed magazine pages with oil stick on paper
20 x 32 inches
John Sparagana
Crowds & Powder: The Revolutionaries 2
2013
fatigued magazine pages with oil stick, sliced and mixed, on paper
21 x 31 1/2 inches
John Sparagana
Esopus: The Revolutionaries
2013
fatigued, sliced, and mixed magazine pages with oil stick on paper
20 x 32 inches
John Sparagana
Tahrir Square/Superman
2013
archival injket prints sliced and mixed on paper
60 x 132 inches
John Sparagana
Esopus: Kennedy Brothers
2013
sliced and mixed inkjet prints with oil stick on paper
64 x 98 inches
John Sparagana
Crowds & Powder: American Soldier and Afghanis
2013
archival inkjet prints with oil stick, sliced and mixed, on paper
21 1/2 x 31 1/4 inches
John Sparagana
Untitled (Jack Bobby Teddy, Hyannis Port 1960)
2013
fatigued, sliced, and mixed magazine pages with oil stick on paper
20 x 32 inches
John Sparagana
Crowds & Powder: Tahrir Square
2013
magazine pages with oil stick, sliced and mixed, on paper
20 1/2 x 33 inches
signed on verso
John Sparagana
Crowds & Powder: The Revolutionaries
2013
archival inkjet prints with oil stick, sliced and mixed, on paper
58 x 92 inches
John Sparagana
Crowds & Powder: The Revolutionaries (detail)
2013
archival inkjet prints with oil stick, sliced and mixed, on paper
58 x 92 inches
John Sparagana
Der Spiegel, 16-2-2012
2012
fatigued, sliced, and mixed magazine pages on paper
42 5/8 x 31 1/2 inches
John Sparagana
Der Spiegel, 12-3-2012
2012
fatigued, sliced, and mixed magazine pages on paper
42 3/4 x 32 3/4 inches
John Sparagana
Der Spiegel, 13-1-2012
2012
fatigued, sliced, and mixed magazine pages on paper
42 5/8 x 30 7/8 inches
John Sparagana
Der Spiegel, 20-11-2011
2011
fatigued, sliced, and mixed magazine pages on paper
43 1/2 x 31 1/2 inches
John Sparagana
Cairo, Tahrir Square Protest/Kazimir Malevich, 'Suprematist Painting'
2011
sliced and mixed archival inkjet prints, acrylic on paper
92 1/2 x 62 1/2 inches
John Sparagana
Teddy Kennedy Funeral/Andy Warhol, 'Flowers', 1964
2011
sliced and mixed inkjet prints with oil pastel on paper
21 x 31 3/4 inches
John Sparagana
Reverse Teddy Kennedy Funeral/Andy Warhol, 'Flowers', 1964
2011
sliced and mixed inkjet prints with oil pastel on paper
21 x 31 3/4 inches
John Sparagana
Untitled BTE #9: Teddy Kennedy Funeral/Andy Warhol ‘Flowers,’ 1964
2010 - 2011
sliced & mixed inkjet prints & oil pastel on paper
21 x 31 3/4 inches
John Sparagana
Untitled BTE #9: Teddy Kennedy Funeral/Andy Warhol ‘Flowers,’ 1964 (detail)
2010 - 2011
sliced & mixed inkjet prints & oil pastel on paper
21 x 31 3/4 inches
John Sparagana
New York City, May 2, 2011/Morris Louis "Unfurled" (1960) - variation
2011
fatigued, sliced, and mixed magazine pages with acrylic paint
18 1/4 x 30 inches
John Sparagana
Warhol: Kennedy (Blue)
2010
sliced and mixed inkjet prints and oil pastel on paper
20 x 30 1/2 inches
John Sparagana
Post Earthquake Haiti/Frank Stella, ‘Arundel Castle,’ 1959, Helio Oiticia, ‘Metesquema,’ 1958
2010 - 2012
sliced and mixed inkjet prints and oil pastel on paper
58 1/4 x 43 3/4 inches
John Sparagana
Post Earthquake Haiti/Frank Stella, ‘Arundel Castle,’ 1959, Helio Oiticia, ‘Metesquema,’ 1958 (details)
2010 - 2012
sliced and mixed inkjet prints and oil pastel on paper
58 1/4 x 43 3/4 inches
John Sparagana
Untitled (Helio Oiticica)
2010
magazine pages, oil pastel, and mylar on paper
20 x 32 inches
John Sparagana
Untitled BTE #5: Post Earthquake Haiti/Frank Stella, ’Die Fahne Hoch,’ 1959, Hélio Oiticica, ’Metesquema,’ 1958
2010
sliced & mixed inkjet prints and oil pastel on paper
58 1/4 x 88 inches
John Sparagana
Untitled BTE #5: Post Earthquake Haiti/Frank Stella, ’Die Fahne Hoch,’ 1959, Hélio Oiticica, ’Metesquema,’ 1958 (detail)
2010
sliced & mixed inkjet prints and oil pastel on paper
58 1/4 x 88 inches
John Sparagana
Untitled (Chase Bank)
2010
magazine pages and reflective mylar on paper
20 x 32 inches
John Sparagana
Untitled BTE #1: South Korean Demonstration Police Crackdown/Ellsworth Kelly, ‘Falcon Study,’ 1959
2010
sliced & mixed inkjet prints and oil pastel on paper
59 3/4 x 44 inches
John Sparagana
Untitled BTE #1: South Korean Demonstration Police Crackdown/Ellsworth Kelly, ‘Falcon Study,’ 1959 (detail)
2010
sliced & mixed inkjet prints and oil pastel on paper
59 3/4 x 44 inches
John Sparagana
Untitled BTE #8: Afghanistan Citizens, American Soldier, Military Transport Vehicle/Helio Oiticica, ‘Metesquema,’ 1957 (three times)
2010
sliced & mixed inkjet prints and oil pastel on paper
58 1/4 x 87 3/4 inches
John Sparagana
Untitled BTE #8: Afghanistan Citizens, American Soldier, Military Transport Vehicle/Helio Oiticica, ‘Metesquema,’ 1957 (three times) (detail)
2010
sliced & mixed inkjet prints and oil pastel on paper
58 1/4 x 87 3/4 inches
John Sparagana
DS 7-8-09
2009
fatigued, sliced, and mixed magazine pages on paper
22 1/4 x 15 3/4 inches
John Sparagana
DS 20-5-09
2009
fatigued, sliced, and mixed magazine pages on paper
22 x 15 1/2 inches
John Sparagana
DS 20-7-09
2009
fatigued, sliced, and mixed magazine pages on paper
22 x 15 1/2 inches
John Sparagana
DS 30-5-09
2009
fatigued, sliced, and mixed magazine pages on paper
22 x 16 inches
John Sparagana
DS 13-6-09
2009
fatigued, sliced, and mixed magazine pages on paper
22 x 16 inches
John Sparagana
The Berlin Suite
2009
set of eight fatigued, sliced, and mixed magazine pages on paper
23 1/4 x 15 1/2 inches each
John Sparagana
The Berlin Suite
2009
set of eight fatigued, sliced, and mixed magazine pages on paper
sheet 1 of 8
23 1/4 x 15 1/2 inches
John Sparagana
The Berlin Suite
2009
set of eight fatigued, sliced, and mixed magazine pages on paper
sheet 2 of 8
23 1/4 x 15 1/2 inches
John Sparagana
The Berlin Suite
2009
set of eight fatigued, sliced, and mixed magazine pages on paper
sheet 3 of 8
23 1/4 x 15 1/2 inches
John Sparagana
The Berlin Suite
2009
set of eight fatigued, sliced, and mixed magazine pages on paper
sheet 4 of 8
23 1/4 x 15 1/2 inches
John Sparagana
The Berlin Suite
2009
set of eight fatigued, sliced, and mixed magazine pages on paper
sheet 5 of 8
23 1/4 x 15 1/2 inches
John Sparagana
The Berlin Suite
2009
set of eight fatigued, sliced, and mixed magazine pages on paper
sheet 6 of 8
23 1/4 x 15 1/2 inches
John Sparagana
The Berlin Suite
2009
set of eight fatigued, sliced, and mixed magazine pages on paper
sheet 7 of 8
23 1/4 x 15 1/2 inches
John Sparagana
The Berlin Suite
2009
set of eight fatigued, sliced, and mixed magazine pages on paper
sheet 8 of 8
23 1/4 x 15 1/2 inches
BIO
b.1958
Lives and works in Houston, Texas.
John Sparagana’s work has been shown internationally, most recently with exhibitions in Los Angeles, Berlin, Chicago, Houston, New York, and Zürich, and is included in the collections of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; Art Institute of Chicago; Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; Museum of Contemporary Photography, Chicago; Nelson Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO; Smart Museum of Art/The University of Chicago; Denver Art Museum, Kunsthalle Bielfeld, Bielfeld, Germany; Sheldon Museum of Art, Lincoln, NE; Smith College Museum of Art, and Fine Arts Museum System of San Francisco: Legion of Honor, de Young Museum, & Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts.
Sparagana received his M.F.A. from Stanford University in 1987 and has been on the faculty at Rice University in Houston since 1989 as Grace Christian Vietti Chair in Visual Arts and Chair of the Department of Art.
Curriculum Vitae
PDF - John Sparagana CVSelected Press
- PDF - New City - Chris Miller review (2014)
- PDF - Art Agenda - Daniel Tucker review (2014)
- PDF - John Corbett reflections on Der Spiegel series (2014)
- PDF - John Corbett reflections on Der Spiegel series (2014)
- PDF - Art Agenda - Daniel Tucker review (2014)
- PDF - Nils Plath - Comments on Sparagana's work (2014)
- PDF - Jennifer King - Artforum Review (2011)
- PDF - New City - Chris Miller review (2014)
- PDF - Nils Plath - Comments on Sparagana's work (2014)
- PDF - Jennifer King - Artforum Review (2011)
Exhibitions
- John Sparagana Reviver January 26 - March 9, 2024
- Art Basel Miami Beach 2022 December 1 - 3, 2022
- Cosmic Meteorites & Other Burners July 17 - August 22, 2020
- John Sparagana: Shatter October 19 - November 16, 2019
- Small Painting June 28 - August 17, 2019
- EXPO Chicago 50 Years: 1968-2018 September 27 - 30, 2018
- Small Sculpture September 8 - October 14, 2017
- Nicole Eisenman July 15 - August 19, 2017
- Shana Lutker July 15 - August 19, 2017
- Nicola Tyson July 15 - August 19, 2017
- John Sparagana Themesong Variations March 18 - April 23, 2016
- Other Planes of There July 18 - August 29, 2015
- John Sparagana Crowds & Powder January 25 - December 13, 2014
- Jackie Saccoccio Portraits January 25 - December 13, 2014
- Arturo Herrera Books January 25 - December 13, 2014
- John Sparagana Between the Eyes March 18 - April 30, 2011
- Bold Saboteurs Collage & Construction in Chicago April 15 - May 12, 2007
- Full Frontal a Dirty, Lewd, Erotic Show July 14 - August 26, 2006
News + Events
- Article: David Grubbs and John Sparagana in Conversation
- John Sparagana solo exhibition at Sicardi Gallery
- John Sparagana in Terms of Use at Glass Curtain Gallery
- John Sparagana at Sicardi Gallery
- Albert Oehlen, Markus Oehlen, Joyce Pensato, Matthias Schaufler, John Sparagana, Rebecca Warren at Galerie Max Hetzler
- Albert Oehlen / John Sparagana at STUDIOLO
- John Sparagana in Analogital at the Utah Museum of Contemporary Art
- Book Launch and Concert: John Sparagana & Reto Geiser
- John Sparagana in conversation with Jose Lerma
- John Sparagana Book Release