About the Work
"I started making these works in 2016 when I moved from rural Illinois to New York City. Initially, I used rocks from the creek in the cattle pasture. I had recently come out, and ironically, that creek was called Dick's Creek. In this process, I sculpt stucco around found rocks from various locations of meaning. The rocks used in this process remind me of the charms and objects used in memory jugs, which have historical significance in craft and folk movements." -Thomas Barger
Artist Biography
Thomas Barger has held solo exhibitions at Hancock Shaker Village Museum (Hancock, MA), Tina Kim Gallery (New York), Sargent’s Daughters (New York), Functional Art (Berlin), Lever House with Salon 94 Design (New York), and JA Gallery (Brooklyn) among others. Select group exhibitions include presentations at Projet Panjeé (Montreal), Fisher Parrish (Brooklyn), and Johnson Trading Gallery (Queens). His work is included in the public collections of SFMOMA (San Francisco) and Denver Art Museum. Barger currently lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.
Authentication & Resale
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