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Eric N. Mack

Biography

Eric N. Mack (b. 1987, Columbia, MD) lives and works in New York. He received his BFA from The Cooper Union, NY and his MFA from Yale University, CT. In 2017, Mack was the recipient of the inaugural BALTIC Artists’ Award selected by artist Lorna Simpson and completed the Rauschenberg Residency in Captiva Island, FL and an artist-in-residency at Delfina Foundation in London, UK. Institutional solo exhibitions include Lemme walk across the room, Brooklyn Museum, NY (2019); In austerity, stripped from its support and worn as a sarong, The Power Station, Dallas, TX (2019); the BALTIC Artists’ Award 2017, BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead, UK (2017); and Eric Mack: Vogue Fabrics, Albright–Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY (2017). Major group exhibitions include the Whitney Biennial 2019, Whitney Museum of American Art, NY; Ungestalt, Kunsthalle Basel, Switzerland (2017); In the Abstract, Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art, MA (2017); Blue Black, Pulitzer Arts Foundation, St. Louis, MO (2017); Making & Unmaking: An exhibition curated by Duro Olowu, Camden Arts Centre, London, UK (2016); and Greater New York 2015, MoMA PS1, Long Island City, NY (2015). Mack’s work is in the permanent collections of Albright-Knox Art Gallery, The Studio Museum in Harlem and the Whitney Museum of American Art.

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Selected Works

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Eric N. Mack Mary, 2023 fabric on aluminum stretcher stretcher: 84 x 70 in. (213.4 x 177.8 cm) overall:  87 x 83 x 9 in. (221 x 210.8 x 22.9 cm)

Eric N. Mack
Mary, 2023
fabric on aluminum stretcher
stretcher: 84 x 70 in. (213.4 x 177.8 cm)
overall:  87 x 83 x 9 in. (221 x 210.8 x 22.9 cm)

Eric N. Mack 2 Time (Sly), 2023 assorted fabric, steel overall: 144 1/2 x 85 x 83 1/2 in. (367 x 212.1 x 212.1 cm)

Eric N. Mack
2 Time (Sly), 2023
assorted fabric, steel
overall: 144 1/2 x 85 x 83 1/2 in. (367 x 212.1 x 212.1 cm)

Eric N. Mack Satin and fluid evening dresses, 2023 assorted fabric, steel overall: 117 x 78 x 55 in. (297.2 x 198.1 x 139.7 cm)

Eric N. Mack
Satin and fluid evening dresses, 2023
assorted fabric, steel
overall: 117 x 78 x 55 in. (297.2 x 198.1 x 139.7 cm)

Eric N. Mack Strewn Sitbon, 2023 fabric on aluminum stretcher stretcher: 40 x 30 in. (101.6 x 76.2 cm) overall: 41 x 34 1/2 x 6 in. (104.1 x 87.6 x 15.2 cm)

Eric N. Mack
Strewn Sitbon, 2023
fabric on aluminum stretcher
stretcher: 40 x 30 in. (101.6 x 76.2 cm)
overall: 41 x 34 1/2 x 6 in. (104.1 x 87.6 x 15.2 cm)

Eric N. Mack Adrift, 2023 fabric on aluminum stretcher stretcher: 77 x 44 in. (195.6 x 111.8 cm) overall: 80 x 47 x 3 in. (203.2 x 119.4 x 7.6 cm)

Eric N. Mack
Adrift, 2023
fabric on aluminum stretcher
stretcher: 77 x 44 in. (195.6 x 111.8 cm)
overall: 80 x 47 x 3 in. (203.2 x 119.4 x 7.6 cm)

Eric N. Mack Four corners abow, 2023 william morris textile, wool, silk, cotton, polyester, chiffon, cotton duck, thread and pins 77 x 26 x 10 in. (195.6 x 66 x 25.4 cm)

Eric N. Mack
Four corners abow, 2023
William Morris textile, wool, silk, cotton, polyester, chiffon, cotton duck, thread and pins
77 x 26 x 10 in. (195.6 x 66 x 25.4 cm)

Eric N. Mack Blue Duet II, 2018 polyester and silk organza 98 1/8 x 107 7/8 x 112 1/8 in. (249.2 x 274 x 284.8 cm)

Eric N. Mack
Blue Duet II, 2018
polyester and silk organza
98 1/8 x 107 7/8 x 112 1/8 in. (249.2 x 274 x 284.8 cm)

Eric N. Mack Parachute, 2021 silk, polyester, acetate and cotton 136 x 110 x 105 in. (345.4 x 279.4 x 266.7 cm)

Eric N. Mack
Parachute, 2021
silk, polyester, acetate and cotton
136 x 110 x 105 in. (345.4 x 279.4 x 266.7 cm)

Eric N. Mack Face of Spring Summer (FOSS), 2021 cotton, satin, silk, acetate, polyester, acrylic, orange peels, corks, plastic and bone buttons 82 x 218 x 25 in. (208.3 x 553.7 x 63.5 cm)

Eric N. Mack
Face of Spring Summer (FOSS), 2021
cotton, satin, silk, acetate, polyester, acrylic, orange peels, corks, plastic and bone buttons
82 x 218 x 25 in. (208.3 x 553.7 x 63.5 cm)

Eric N. Mack 'Chloe’ is just the name of the girl in the photograph, 2019 assorted fabric, t-shirt, corduroy, oil cloth, Missoni knit, and thread 72 x 284 x 192 in. (182.9 x 721.4 x 487.7 cm)
Eric N. Mack 'Chloe’ is just the name of the girl in the photograph (detail), 2019 assorted fabric, t-shirt, corduroy, oil cloth, Missoni knit, and thread ​72 x 284 x 192 in. (182.9 x 721.4 x 487.7 cm)
Eric N. Mack 'Chloe’ is just the name of the girl in the photograph (detail), 2019 assorted fabric, t-shirt, corduroy, oil cloth, Missoni knit, and thread ​72 x 284 x 192 in. (182.9 x 721.4 x 487.7 cm)
Eric N. Mack 'Chloe’ is just the name of the girl in the photograph, 2019 assorted fabric, t-shirt, corduroy, oil cloth, Missoni knit, and thread 72 x 284 x 192 in. (182.9 x 721.4 x 487.7 cm)

Eric N. Mack
'Chloe’ is just the name of the girl in the photograph, 2019
assorted fabric, t-shirt, corduroy, oil cloth, Missoni knit, and thread
72 x 284 x 192 in. (182.9 x 721.4 x 487.7 cm)

Eric N. Mack Lucky, 2021 fabric, thread, aluminum stretcher 91 x 52 x 2 in. (231.1 x 132.1 x 5.1 cm)
Eric N. Mack Lucky (detail), 2021 fabric, thread, aluminum stretcher 91 x 52 x 2 in. (231.1 x 132.1 x 5.1 cm)
Eric N. Mack Lucky (detail), 2021 fabric, thread, aluminum stretcher 91 x 52 x 2 in. (231.1 x 132.1 x 5.1 cm)
Eric N. Mack Lucky (detail), 2021 fabric, thread, aluminum stretcher 91 x 52 x 2 in. (231.1 x 132.1 x 5.1 cm)
Eric N. Mack Lucky, 2021 fabric, thread, aluminum stretcher 91 x 52 x 2 in. (231.1 x 132.1 x 5.1 cm)

Eric N. Mack
Lucky, 2021
fabric, thread, aluminum stretcher
91 x 52 x 2 in. (231.1 x 132.1 x 5.1 cm)

Eric N. Mack Landlord, 2021 umbrella, wood flagpoles, metal brackets, fabric collage, thread dimensions variable
Detail of Eric N. Mack's piece, Landlord, 2021, currently installed at Paula Cooper Gallery's window vitrine at 529 W 21st street
Detail of Eric N. Mack's piece, Landlord, 2021, currently installed at Paula Cooper Gallery's window vitrine at 529 W 21st street
Detail of Eric N. Mack's piece, Landlord, 2021, currently installed at Paula Cooper Gallery's window vitrine at 529 W 21st street
Detail of Eric N. Mack's piece, Landlord, 2021, currently installed at Paula Cooper Gallery's window vitrine at 529 W 21st street
Eric N. Mack Landlord, 2021 umbrella, wood flagpoles, metal brackets, fabric collage, thread dimensions variable

Eric N. Mack
Landlord, 2021
umbrella, wood flagpoles, metal brackets, fabric collage, thread
dimensions variable

Installation view, Halter (2019), Desert X 2019, Coachella Valley, CA. Photo: Lance Gerber, courtesy Desert X.

Installation view, Halter (2019), Desert X 2019, Coachella Valley, CA. Photo: Lance Gerber, courtesy Desert X.

Installation view, In austerity, stripped from its support and worn as a sarong, The Power Station, Dallas, TX, October 25 - December 13, 2019. Courtesy of The Power Station, Dallas. Photography by Kevin Todora.

Installation view, In austerity, stripped from its support and worn as a sarong, The Power Station, Dallas, TX, October 25 - December 13, 2019. Courtesy of The Power Station, Dallas. Photography by Kevin Todora.

Installation view, Eric N. Mack: Lemme walk across the room, Brooklyn Museum, 2019. Photo: Jonathan Dorado, courtesy the Brooklyn Museum.

Installation view, Eric N. Mack: Lemme walk across the room, Brooklyn Museum, January 11–July 7, 2019. Photo: Jonathan Dorado. Photo: Jonathan Dorado, courtesy the Brooklyn Museum.

Eric N. Mack Mary, 2023 fabric on aluminum stretcher stretcher: 84 x 70 in. (213.4 x 177.8 cm) overall:  87 x 83 x 9 in. (221 x 210.8 x 22.9 cm)

Eric N. Mack
Mary, 2023
fabric on aluminum stretcher
stretcher: 84 x 70 in. (213.4 x 177.8 cm)
overall:  87 x 83 x 9 in. (221 x 210.8 x 22.9 cm)

Eric N. Mack 2 Time (Sly), 2023 assorted fabric, steel overall: 144 1/2 x 85 x 83 1/2 in. (367 x 212.1 x 212.1 cm)

Eric N. Mack
2 Time (Sly), 2023
assorted fabric, steel
overall: 144 1/2 x 85 x 83 1/2 in. (367 x 212.1 x 212.1 cm)

Eric N. Mack Satin and fluid evening dresses, 2023 assorted fabric, steel overall: 117 x 78 x 55 in. (297.2 x 198.1 x 139.7 cm)

Eric N. Mack
Satin and fluid evening dresses, 2023
assorted fabric, steel
overall: 117 x 78 x 55 in. (297.2 x 198.1 x 139.7 cm)

Eric N. Mack Strewn Sitbon, 2023 fabric on aluminum stretcher stretcher: 40 x 30 in. (101.6 x 76.2 cm) overall: 41 x 34 1/2 x 6 in. (104.1 x 87.6 x 15.2 cm)

Eric N. Mack
Strewn Sitbon, 2023
fabric on aluminum stretcher
stretcher: 40 x 30 in. (101.6 x 76.2 cm)
overall: 41 x 34 1/2 x 6 in. (104.1 x 87.6 x 15.2 cm)

Eric N. Mack Adrift, 2023 fabric on aluminum stretcher stretcher: 77 x 44 in. (195.6 x 111.8 cm) overall: 80 x 47 x 3 in. (203.2 x 119.4 x 7.6 cm)

Eric N. Mack
Adrift, 2023
fabric on aluminum stretcher
stretcher: 77 x 44 in. (195.6 x 111.8 cm)
overall: 80 x 47 x 3 in. (203.2 x 119.4 x 7.6 cm)

Eric N. Mack Four corners abow, 2023 william morris textile, wool, silk, cotton, polyester, chiffon, cotton duck, thread and pins 77 x 26 x 10 in. (195.6 x 66 x 25.4 cm)

Eric N. Mack
Four corners abow, 2023
William Morris textile, wool, silk, cotton, polyester, chiffon, cotton duck, thread and pins
77 x 26 x 10 in. (195.6 x 66 x 25.4 cm)

Eric N. Mack Blue Duet II, 2018 polyester and silk organza 98 1/8 x 107 7/8 x 112 1/8 in. (249.2 x 274 x 284.8 cm)

Eric N. Mack
Blue Duet II, 2018
polyester and silk organza
98 1/8 x 107 7/8 x 112 1/8 in. (249.2 x 274 x 284.8 cm)

Eric N. Mack Parachute, 2021 silk, polyester, acetate and cotton 136 x 110 x 105 in. (345.4 x 279.4 x 266.7 cm)

Eric N. Mack
Parachute, 2021
silk, polyester, acetate and cotton
136 x 110 x 105 in. (345.4 x 279.4 x 266.7 cm)

Eric N. Mack Face of Spring Summer (FOSS), 2021 cotton, satin, silk, acetate, polyester, acrylic, orange peels, corks, plastic and bone buttons 82 x 218 x 25 in. (208.3 x 553.7 x 63.5 cm)

Eric N. Mack
Face of Spring Summer (FOSS), 2021
cotton, satin, silk, acetate, polyester, acrylic, orange peels, corks, plastic and bone buttons
82 x 218 x 25 in. (208.3 x 553.7 x 63.5 cm)

Eric N. Mack 'Chloe’ is just the name of the girl in the photograph, 2019 assorted fabric, t-shirt, corduroy, oil cloth, Missoni knit, and thread 72 x 284 x 192 in. (182.9 x 721.4 x 487.7 cm)

Eric N. Mack
'Chloe’ is just the name of the girl in the photograph, 2019
assorted fabric, t-shirt, corduroy, oil cloth, Missoni knit, and thread
72 x 284 x 192 in. (182.9 x 721.4 x 487.7 cm)

Eric N. Mack Lucky, 2021 fabric, thread, aluminum stretcher 91 x 52 x 2 in. (231.1 x 132.1 x 5.1 cm)

Eric N. Mack
Lucky, 2021
fabric, thread, aluminum stretcher
91 x 52 x 2 in. (231.1 x 132.1 x 5.1 cm)

Eric N. Mack Landlord, 2021 umbrella, wood flagpoles, metal brackets, fabric collage, thread dimensions variable

Eric N. Mack
Landlord, 2021
umbrella, wood flagpoles, metal brackets, fabric collage, thread
dimensions variable

Installation view, Halter (2019), Desert X 2019, Coachella Valley, CA. Photo: Lance Gerber, courtesy Desert X.

Installation view, Halter (2019), Desert X 2019, Coachella Valley, CA. Photo: Lance Gerber, courtesy Desert X.

Installation view, In austerity, stripped from its support and worn as a sarong, The Power Station, Dallas, TX, October 25 - December 13, 2019. Courtesy of The Power Station, Dallas. Photography by Kevin Todora.

Installation view, In austerity, stripped from its support and worn as a sarong, The Power Station, Dallas, TX, October 25 - December 13, 2019. Courtesy of The Power Station, Dallas. Photography by Kevin Todora.

Installation view, Eric N. Mack: Lemme walk across the room, Brooklyn Museum, 2019. Photo: Jonathan Dorado, courtesy the Brooklyn Museum.

Installation view, Eric N. Mack: Lemme walk across the room, Brooklyn Museum, January 11–July 7, 2019. Photo: Jonathan Dorado. Photo: Jonathan Dorado, courtesy the Brooklyn Museum.

Video

Video walkthrough for Eric N. Mack, Paula Cooper Gallery, 2023