David Altmejd

David Altmejd

The Comets
2025
Epoxy clay, epoxy resin, human hair, metallic foil, foam, steel rods, metal wire, pencil, quartz crystals, glass rhinestones, acrylic paint.
35 1/2 H x 35 1/2 W x 20 1/2 D in.
The Serpent
2025
Epoxy clay, epoxy resin, human hair, fiberglass, metallic foil, foam, steel rods, steel plates, steel bars, wood, colored pencil, pencil, glass, quartz crystals, glass rhinestones, acrylic paint, metal studs, primer.
98 H x 104 W x 296 D in.
Snake Charmer
2025
Epoxy clay, epoxy resin, metallic foil, foam, steel rods, wood, pencil, acrylic paint, PVC pipes, glass rhinestones.
41 3/4 H x 29 7/8 W x 33 1/4 D in.
Enter
2020
Wood, steel, resin, expandable foam, epoxy clay, epoxy gel, artist's hair, poodle hair, acrylic paint, quartz, glass eyes, glass rhinestones, and pencil.
30 H x 22 W x 17 1/2 D in.
Shaman
2023
Epoxy clay, epoxy gel, expanding foam, glass eyes, acrylic paint, quartz crystals, human hair, glassrhinestones, pencil, steel, concrete, and resin.
34 1/2 H x 16 1/2 W x 16 1/2 D in.
Untitled
2011
Epoxy clay, plaster, glass eyes, synthetic hair, acrylic paint, minerals, quartz, malachite and assorted minerals, fabric, stainless steel.
38 1/2 H x 10 W x 13 D in.
Big Night
2017
Aqua-resin, steel, acrylic paint, colored pencil.
23 1/4 H x 7 1/2 W x 8 1/2 D in.
David Altmejd
2013
Exhibition view
Xavier Hufkens, Brussels (Belgium)
The Vibrating Man
2019
Exhibition view
White Cube, Hong Kong (China)
L'œil
2017
Expanded polystyrene, epoxy dough, fiberglass, resin, epoxy gel, epoxy clay, synthetic hair, quartz, acrylic paint, glass eyes, steel, Sharpie, ballpoint pens, gold leaf, glass paint, artificial flower, lighter.
37 1/4 H x 30 1/2 W x 26 D in.
Le souffle
2017
Aqua-resin, steel, fiberglass, resin, burlap, polyurethane foam, epoxy dough, archival varnish.
111 1/2 H x 48 W x 30 D in.
The Man and the Whale
2022
Expanding foam, epoxy, glass eyes, acrylic paint, coloured pencil, glass rhinestone, steel, concrete and wood.
68 1/2 H x 19 1/2 W x 22 7/16 D in.
The Lydian Chord
2025
Epoxy clay, epoxy resin, human hair, foam, steel rods, concrete, pencil, Sharpie, acrylic paint, metal wire, glitter.
32 1/2 H x 48 3/4 W x 30 1/2 D in.
Zoo
2012
Exhibition view
Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal (Canada)
Geb
2019
Epoxy clay, paint, crystals, glass eyes, epoxy resin, synthetic hair and stationery.
9 1/16 H x 14 3/16 W x 14 3/16 D in.
Flux
2015
Exhibition view
MUDAM Luxebourg, Kirchberg (Luxembourg)
Magic Loop
2019
Installation detail
Stuart Shave Modern Art, London (UK)
L'air
2016
Exhibition view
Xavier Hufkens, Brussels (Belgium)
The Index
2007
Installation view
Canadian Pavilion at the 52nd Venice Biennale (Italy)
L'air
2016
Exhibition view
Xavier Hufkens, Brussels (Belgium)
The Flux and the Puddle
2014
Installation view
Louisiana Museum of Modern Art (Denmark)
The Comets
2025
Epoxy clay, epoxy resin, human hair, metallic foil, foam, steel rods, metal wire, pencil, quartz crystals, glass rhinestones, acrylic paint.
35 1/2 H x 35 1/2 W x 20 1/2 D in.
The Serpent
2025
Epoxy clay, epoxy resin, human hair, fiberglass, metallic foil, foam, steel rods, steel plates, steel bars, wood, colored pencil, pencil, glass, quartz crystals, glass rhinestones, acrylic paint, metal studs, primer.
98 H x 104 W x 296 D in.
Snake Charmer
2025
Epoxy clay, epoxy resin, metallic foil, foam, steel rods, wood, pencil, acrylic paint, PVC pipes, glass rhinestones.
41 3/4 H x 29 7/8 W x 33 1/4 D in.
Enter
2020
Wood, steel, resin, expandable foam, epoxy clay, epoxy gel, artist's hair, poodle hair, acrylic paint, quartz, glass eyes, glass rhinestones, and pencil.
30 H x 22 W x 17 1/2 D in.
Shaman
2023
Epoxy clay, epoxy gel, expanding foam, glass eyes, acrylic paint, quartz crystals, human hair, glassrhinestones, pencil, steel, concrete, and resin.
34 1/2 H x 16 1/2 W x 16 1/2 D in.
Untitled
2011
Epoxy clay, plaster, glass eyes, synthetic hair, acrylic paint, minerals, quartz, malachite and assorted minerals, fabric, stainless steel.
38 1/2 H x 10 W x 13 D in.
Big Night
2017
Aqua-resin, steel, acrylic paint, colored pencil.
23 1/4 H x 7 1/2 W x 8 1/2 D in.
David Altmejd
2013
Exhibition view
Xavier Hufkens, Brussels (Belgium)
The Vibrating Man
2019
Exhibition view
White Cube, Hong Kong (China)
L'œil
2017
Expanded polystyrene, epoxy dough, fiberglass, resin, epoxy gel, epoxy clay, synthetic hair, quartz, acrylic paint, glass eyes, steel, Sharpie, ballpoint pens, gold leaf, glass paint, artificial flower, lighter.
37 1/4 H x 30 1/2 W x 26 D in.
Le souffle
2017
Aqua-resin, steel, fiberglass, resin, burlap, polyurethane foam, epoxy dough, archival varnish.
111 1/2 H x 48 W x 30 D in.
The Man and the Whale
2022
Expanding foam, epoxy, glass eyes, acrylic paint, coloured pencil, glass rhinestone, steel, concrete and wood.
68 1/2 H x 19 1/2 W x 22 7/16 D in.
The Lydian Chord
2025
Epoxy clay, epoxy resin, human hair, foam, steel rods, concrete, pencil, Sharpie, acrylic paint, metal wire, glitter.
32 1/2 H x 48 3/4 W x 30 1/2 D in.
Zoo
2012
Exhibition view
Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal (Canada)
Geb
2019
Epoxy clay, paint, crystals, glass eyes, epoxy resin, synthetic hair and stationery.
9 1/16 H x 14 3/16 W x 14 3/16 D in.
Flux
2015
Exhibition view
MUDAM Luxebourg, Kirchberg (Luxembourg)
Magic Loop
2019
Installation detail
Stuart Shave Modern Art, London (UK)
L'air
2016
Exhibition view
Xavier Hufkens, Brussels (Belgium)
The Index
2007
Installation view
Canadian Pavilion at the 52nd Venice Biennale (Italy)
L'air
2016
Exhibition view
Xavier Hufkens, Brussels (Belgium)
The Flux and the Puddle
2014
Installation view
Louisiana Museum of Modern Art (Denmark)

Biography

David Altmejd (b. 1974, Montreal, Canada) lives and works in Los Angeles, United States. Solo exhibitions have been presented at the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium (Brussels), Louisiana Museum of Modern Art (Humlebæk), Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, Glenbow Museum (Calgary), and Galerie de l’UQAM (Montreal), including a major survey that travelled from the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris to MUDAM in Luxembourg and the Musée d’Art Contemporain de Montréal (2014–15). His work has been presented in notable group exhibitions at Centre Pompidou-Metz, Kunsthal KAdE (Amersfoort), Château de Versailles, Leeum Museum of Art (Seoul), National Gallery of Victoria (Melbourne), the Museum of Contemporary Art (Los Angeles), Art Gallery of Ontario (Toronto), among others. He represented Canada at the 57th Venice Biennale and has exhibited in international surveys such as 13th Kaunas Biennial, the Liverpool Biennial, the Whitney Biennial, and the 8th Istanbul Biennial (2003). His works are collected by the Whitney Museum of American Art (New York), Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (New York), the National Gallery of Canada (Ottawa), the Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles, the Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium (Brussels), and the Musée d’art moderne Grand-Duc Jean (Luxembourg), among others.

Born 1974, in Montreal, CA

Lives and works in Los Angeles, US

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