Matthew Marks Gallery

NAYLAND BLAKE

September 12–October 25, 2025

522 West 22nd Street
526 West 22nd Street
New York

Press Release

Selected Press

Artist Page

  • Arena #1 1993
    Cloth and steel

  • Every 12 Minutes 1991
    Clock movement, aluminum, and plastic

  • Mirror Restraint 1988–89
    Mirror, steel, and leather

  • Equipment for a Shameful Epic 1993
    Mixed media

  • Negative Bunny 1994
    VHS tape transfer to digital video (color, sound)

  • Come Armageddon 1990
    Potpourri, video cassette, and poster

  • Water/Wine/Vinegar/Piss 1987/2025
    Water, wine, vinegar, urine, glass, stoppers, and hardware

  • Untitled 1992
    Mixed media

  • David Hockney / Los Angeles 1988
    Silkscreen on chalkboard

  • Untitled 1990
    Candles, wax, and aluminum

  • One Down 1994
    Plush toy with 56 loose pom-poms

  • You were on the Placebo 1993/2024
    Set of five greeting cards

  • Made with Pride by a Queen 1989
    Silkscreen on canvas

  • Untitled (Chair Drawing) 1989
    Graphite on paper

  • Bunny Group (Up and Down) 1996–97
    Graphite and colored pencil on paper, eight sheets

  • Bunny Group (Two Holes) 1996–97
    Graphite and colored pencil on paper, eight sheets

  • Gorge 1998
    Digital video (color, sound)

  • White Hares in Holes 1996
    Nylon, wood, and plush toys

  • Single Restraint 1990
    Canvas and steel

  • Controversy 1972–1977–1982 1993
    Mixed media

  • Aghast 1993
    Mixed media

  • The Shining 1990
    Three paperback books and plexiglass

  • Untitled (Men Who Hate Women & the Women Who Love Them, How to Have a Smarter Baby, Understanding Media, Women Who Love Too Much, The Pill Book) 2001
    Five paperback books and plexiglass

  • Helter Skelter - The Secret Conversations 1990
    Five paperback books and plexiglass

  • Untitled (Bubbles) 1991
    Seven paperback books and plexiglass

  • Untitled 1992/2025
    Steel, wax, cocoa, wooden desk, plaster and silicone mold, hot plate, pot, digital scale, silicone spatulas, thermometer, pencil, paper, and hardware

  • FREDERICK WESTON
    Creature From The Blue Lagoon 2019
    Mixed media on paper

  • VINCENT FECTEAU
    Untitled 2024
    Papier-mâché, acrylic, resin clay, rope

  • ROBERT GOBER
    Stained Diaper on Wallpaper 1979–2017
    Cotton diaper with stain, ink over linoleum block on paper

  • JUDITH SCOTT
    Untitled c. 2003
    Fiber and found objects

  • RAY JOHNSON
    Untitled (Sophia Loren) 1975–84
    Ink and collage on board

  • FELIX GONZALEZ-TORRES
    Untitled 1988
    Framed photostat

  • RICHARD FOREMAN
    Book of Splendors (Part II), Book of Levers: Action at a Distance 1977
    Poster

  • RICHARD FOREMAN
    Untitled c. early 2000s
    Mixed media

  • BETYE SAAR
    Final Voyage 2024
    Mixed media assemblage

  • LUCAS SAMARAS
    Box #20 1964
    Mixed media

  • WANGECHI MUTU
    Pin-Up 2001
    Ink and collage on paper

  • WANGECHI MUTU
    Pin-Up 2001
    Ink and collage on paper

  • WANGECHI MUTU
    Pin-Up 2001
    Ink and collage on paper

  • JANET OLIVIA HENRY
    BIFURCATE 1983–2023

  • EDWARD M. PLUNKETT
    Archival Cabinet 1990–2000
    Steel
    Documentation video by Jacqueline Goss, 2024

  • NANCY SHAVER
    Water Falling 2024
    Wooden box, cardboard boxes, and Flashe

  • JOSEPH CORNELL
    Untitled (Aviary) c. 1950
    Oil, wood, paper, mirror, and metal construction in artist’s painted wooden box construction

  • Entrance 2025
    Steel, doormats, fabric, leather, acrylic, wood, paint, and hardware

  • Charm 1 2025
    Steel, glass, plastic, silicone, leather, fabric, wood, paint, enamel, brush, and hardware

  • Charm 2 2025
    Steel, glass, plastic, silicone, leather, fabric, wood, paint, enamel, and hardware

  • Charm 3 2025
    Steel, glass, plastic, silicone, leather, fabric, wood, paint, enamel, polystyrene foam, clay, latex, chalkboard, and hardware

  • Players 2025
    Steel, fabric, paper, buttons, paint, and hardware

  • 50 Minutes 2025
    Leather, steel, aluminum, PVC, plastic, fabric, glass, mirror, microphone, sound machine, wood, paint, and hardware