Clay Ketter

Clay Ketter
Born	(1961-05-03) May 3, 1961 (age 63) Brunswick, Maine
Nationality	American
Occupation(s)	Photographer, painter, sculptor

Clay Ketter (born May 3, 1961) is an American painter, sculptor and photographer. Ketter lives and works in Sweden.^[1]

Early life

Ketter was born in Brunswick, Maine.^[2] He received a degree in art from the State University of New York, Purchase in 1985.^[2] Ketter worked initially as a carpenter and cabinetmaker, a skill which would become part of his artistic practice.^[3][4][5]

Work

Ketter's work often invokes traditional carpentry and house construction methods,^[1] and has been called minimalist in its form.^[2][6][7] From 1992 to 1999, Ketter produced a series of paintings resembling actual wall sections and made of the traditional components of a wall, including gypsum, plaster and drywall screws.^[2][4][8] In the 1990s he also began his so-called "kitchen works", creating minimalist sculptures that resemble IKEA kitchen cabinets constructed in unique forms and configurations.^[9][10]

In 1996 he presented the show Clay Ketter: New Work at White Cube in London, England.^[11] His work was included in Every Day" 11th Biennale of Sydney, 1998.^[12][13] In 2009 Ketter's work was presented in a solo show at the Moderna Museet, Stockholm.^[8][14]

References

1. "Weekend Edition: 12 Things to Do in New York's Art World Before February 29". February 25, 2016.
2. Marter, Joan M. (June 25, 2011). The Grove Encyclopedia of American Art. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195335798 – via Google Books.
3. A Prior Magazine. vzw Mark. June 25, 2006 – via Google Books.
4. Nacking, Åsa (June 25, 2000). Century of innocence : the history of the white monochrome. Rooseum. ISBN 9789186828530 – via Google Books.
5. Sweden), Moderna museet (Stockholm (June 25, 2004). Moderna Museet: The Book. Moderna museet. ISBN 9789171006967 – via Google Books.
6. Geczy, Adam; Millner, Jacqueline (March 12, 2015). Fashionable Art. Bloomsbury Publishing. ISBN 9780857851833 – via Google Books.
7. Petersens, Magnus af (June 25, 2009). Clay Ketter. Moderna Museet. ISBN 9789186243012 – via Google Books.
8. "Clay Ketter".
9. "Nina Möntmann on Clay Ketter". www.artforum.com.
10. "Review: The Unthought Known, White Cube 2 | Arts critics | guardian.co.uk Arts". www.theguardian.com.
11. cube, White. "White Cube - Gallery Exhibitions - New Work". whitecube.com.
12. Timms, Peter (June 25, 2004). What's Wrong with Contemporary Art?. UNSW Press. ISBN 9780868404073 – via Google Books.
13. Watkins, Jonathan (June 25, 1998). Every Day: 11th Biennale of Sydney. Biennale of Sydney Limited. ISBN 9780731389247 – via Google Books.
14. Parafianowicz, Lydia. "Clay Ketter exhibition at Moderna Museet". thleocal.se. Retrieved June 25, 2020.

External links

• Official Website
• (in English) Video interview with the artist for the Moderna Museet : part 1 et part 2
• (in French) Article about his exhibition in French gallery Daniel Templon