Jack O’Brien
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Biography
Born 1993 in London, UK
Lives and works in London, UK
In his practice, Jack O’Brien explores the interplay between materiality, personal experience, and cultural critique. His sculptures, often made from found and repurposed objects combined with consumer materials like shrink wrap, epoxy, and fabric, evoke a sense of precarity and tension, reflecting both physical and social fragility.
O’Briens work will be presented in Sculpture Beyond the Solid at Museum of Modern Art, Warsaw (16 October 2026 – 28 February 2027). His forthcoming and recent projects include exhibitions at TANK, Shanghai; Kunstraum Dornbirn; Bonner Kunstverein; Museum of Modern Art, Warsaw; British Art Show 10, UK; LUMA Westbau, Zurich; Kestner Gesellschaft, Hanover; Ordet, Milan; Camden Art Centre, London; Between Bridges, Berlin; Fondation CAB, Saint-Paul de Vence; CAPC Bordeaux; and Kunsthalle Bratislava. In 2023, he was the recipient of the Camden Art Centre Emerging Artist Prize at Frieze. A recent comprehensive publication on his practice is available at the gallery.
His work is held in major international collections such as the Pinault Collection, Paris; Rubell Museum, Miami; TANK Shanghai; and The Perimeter, London; and CAPC Bordeaux.
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Jack O’Brien
Semblance, 2025Grand pianos, roofing asphalt and steel wire
181 x 371 x 48 cm
71.3 x 146.1 x 18.9 inches
Positions #9: Make Some Noise: Desire. Stage. Change. Van Abbemuseum, 2026 -
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Cue the Cue, 2025Former theatre stand made of 54 antique chairs, silver-colored coins, plexiglass and aluminum
600 x 600 x 908 cm
236.2 x 236.2 x 357.5 inches -
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Installation view: minimal, minimal', POUSH, Aubervilliers, 2025.
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Jack O’Brien
Catalysis, 2025Spring, silver-plated trumpet pipes, epoxy putty and PVC tubing51 x 16 x 5 cm
20.1 x 6.3 x 2 inchesB-JOBRIEN-.24-0041Further images
„Catalysis explores transformation through form and function. The title refers to a process that accelerates change, reflected in the sculpture’s precise, restrained arrangement. A single spring threads through the composition,...„Catalysis explores transformation through form and function. The title refers to a process that accelerates change, reflected in the sculpture’s precise, restrained arrangement. A single spring threads through the composition, evoking the mechanics of movement. Subtle tension and balance suggest an ongoing shift. The work indicates a fascination with reconfigured utility and the poetics of engineered objects, drawing on musical and mechanical references to question systems of order and use."
– Yvannoé Kruger, curator minimal minimal, POUSH, Aubervilliers, 2025Exhibitions
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