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Emil Lukas - Artists - Sperone Westwater

Installation View, 2019

Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1964, Emil Lukas has exhibited throughout the United States and abroad. Solo museum shows include “Emil Lukas: Connection to the Curious” at The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield, CT (2005); “Emil Lukas” at The Weatherspoon Museum, Greensboro, NC (2005); “Things with Wings,” The Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh, PA (2005); and “Moderate Climate and the Bitter Bison” at the Hunterdon Museum, Hunterdon, NJ (2008). In 2016, a solo exhibition of his work was held at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia, PA. Recent exhibitions include “Emil Lukas: Entre dos líneas tenues” at the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Atchugarry, Uruguay (2023) and “Emil Lukas: Four Modes,” at the Lafayette College Art Galleries, Easton, PA (2023). His work has been featured in group shows at the Musée d’Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris (1995), Museo di arte moderna e contemporanea di Trento e Rovereto (1996); Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston (1998); Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City (1999); American Academy, Rome (2000); The Drawing Center, New York (2002); SCAD Museum of Art, Savannah (2012-13); Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego (2014); Baltimore Museum of Art (2015); and San José Museum of Art, San José, CA (2022-23). His work is in important private and public collections, including the Panza Collection, Italy; the Dakis Joannou Collection, Greece; Margulies Collection, Miami; Allentown Art Museum, PA; the Anderson Collection at Stanford University; Baltimore Museum of Art; Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR; Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego; Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia; San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; San José Museum of Art; UBS Art Collection; and Weatherspoon Art Museum, Greensboro, NC.

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Artworks

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Emil Lukas

Plus or Minus One, 2021

paint on plaster in aluminum frame

46 x 46 x 6 inches (116,8 x 116,8 x 15,2 cm)

SW 21173

 

Emil Lukas

Plus or Minus One, 2021

paint on plaster in aluminum frame

46 x 46 x 6 inches (116,8 x 116,8 x 15,2 cm)

SW 21173

 

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Emil Lukas

cool cluster, 2022

thread over painted wood frame with nails

40 x 40 x 3 1/2 inches (101,6 x 101,6 x 8,9 cm)

SW 23021

Emil Lukas

cool cluster, 2022

thread over painted wood frame with nails

40 x 40 x 3 1/2 inches (101,6 x 101,6 x 8,9 cm)

SW 23021

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Emil Lukas

Glass in Moving Water, 2024

acrylic on canvas

55 x 79 inches (139,7 x 200,7 cm)

SW 24329

Emil Lukas

Glass in Moving Water, 2024

acrylic on canvas

55 x 79 inches (139,7 x 200,7 cm)

SW 24329

Inquire
Emil Lukas

Fuse, 2024

thread over wood and aluminum frame with plaster, paint and nails

60 x 60 x 6 inches (152,4 x 152,4 x 15,2 cm)

SW 24392

Emil Lukas

Fuse, 2024

thread over wood and aluminum frame with plaster, paint and nails

60 x 60 x 6 inches (152,4 x 152,4 x 15,2 cm)

SW 24392

Inquire
Emil Lukas

Seventh Event, 2024

thread over wood frame with plaster, paint and nails

47 1/2 x 47 1/2 x 5 inches (120,7 x 120,7 x 12,7 cm)

SW 24155

Emil Lukas

Seventh Event, 2024

thread over wood frame with plaster, paint and nails

47 1/2 x 47 1/2 x 5 inches (120,7 x 120,7 x 12,7 cm)

SW 24155

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Emil Lukas

Field, 2024

ink on glass and paper with graphite and charcoal in painted

21 x 17 x 2 inches (53,3 x 43,2 x 5,1 cm)

SW 24427

Emil Lukas

Field, 2024

ink on glass and paper with graphite and charcoal in painted

21 x 17 x 2 inches (53,3 x 43,2 x 5,1 cm)

SW 24427

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Emil Lukas

Latex 1967-68, 2024

ink on glass and paper with graphite and charcoal in painted

23 x 23 x 2 inches (58,4 x 58,4 x 5,1 cm)

SW 24410

Emil Lukas

Latex 1967-68, 2024

ink on glass and paper with graphite and charcoal in painted

23 x 23 x 2 inches (58,4 x 58,4 x 5,1 cm)

SW 24410

Inquire
Emil Lukas

In Wave, 2024

thread over wood, plaster, aluminum frame with paint and nails

60 x 60 x 6 inches (152,4 x 152,4 x 15,2 cm)

SW 24396

Emil Lukas

In Wave, 2024

thread over wood, plaster, aluminum frame with paint and nails

60 x 60 x 6 inches (152,4 x 152,4 x 15,2 cm)

SW 24396

Inquire
Emil Lukas

Floating Field, 2024

thread over painted wood and plaster frame with nails

30 x 30 x 3 1/2 inches (76,2 x 76,2 x 8,9 cm)

SW 24391

Emil Lukas

Floating Field, 2024

thread over painted wood and plaster frame with nails

30 x 30 x 3 1/2 inches (76,2 x 76,2 x 8,9 cm)

SW 24391

Inquire
Emil Lukas
the location of possible and impossible moves, 2018
ink, paper and thread under glass in painted wood frames
forty parts; 13 x 10 x 2 inches (33 x 25,4 x 5 cm) each frame
Martin Z. Margulies Collection

Emil Lukas
the location of possible and impossible moves, 2018
ink, paper and thread under glass in painted wood frames
forty parts; 13 x 10 x 2 inches (33 x 25,4 x 5 cm) each frame
Martin Z. Margulies Collection

Emil Lukas
cluster, 2018
mixed media
77 x 16 x 16 inches (195,6 x 40,6 x 40,6 cm)
SW 18076

Emil Lukas
cluster, 2018
mixed media
77 x 16 x 16 inches (195,6 x 40,6 x 40,6 cm)
SW 18076

Inquire
large aluminum sculpture installed outdoors

Emil Lukas
liquid lens, 2016
aluminum
107 x 136 x 40 inches (271 x 345,5 x 101,5 cm)
SW 16241
Private Collection

Emil Lukas

Plus or Minus One, 2021

paint on plaster in aluminum frame

46 x 46 x 6 inches (116,8 x 116,8 x 15,2 cm)

SW 21173

 

Emil Lukas

Plus or Minus One, 2021

paint on plaster in aluminum frame

46 x 46 x 6 inches (116,8 x 116,8 x 15,2 cm)

SW 21173

 

Emil Lukas

cool cluster, 2022

thread over painted wood frame with nails

40 x 40 x 3 1/2 inches (101,6 x 101,6 x 8,9 cm)

SW 23021

Emil Lukas

cool cluster, 2022

thread over painted wood frame with nails

40 x 40 x 3 1/2 inches (101,6 x 101,6 x 8,9 cm)

SW 23021

Emil Lukas

Glass in Moving Water, 2024

acrylic on canvas

55 x 79 inches (139,7 x 200,7 cm)

SW 24329

Emil Lukas

Glass in Moving Water, 2024

acrylic on canvas

55 x 79 inches (139,7 x 200,7 cm)

SW 24329

Emil Lukas

Fuse, 2024

thread over wood and aluminum frame with plaster, paint and nails

60 x 60 x 6 inches (152,4 x 152,4 x 15,2 cm)

SW 24392

Emil Lukas

Fuse, 2024

thread over wood and aluminum frame with plaster, paint and nails

60 x 60 x 6 inches (152,4 x 152,4 x 15,2 cm)

SW 24392

Emil Lukas

Seventh Event, 2024

thread over wood frame with plaster, paint and nails

47 1/2 x 47 1/2 x 5 inches (120,7 x 120,7 x 12,7 cm)

SW 24155

Emil Lukas

Seventh Event, 2024

thread over wood frame with plaster, paint and nails

47 1/2 x 47 1/2 x 5 inches (120,7 x 120,7 x 12,7 cm)

SW 24155

Emil Lukas

Field, 2024

ink on glass and paper with graphite and charcoal in painted

21 x 17 x 2 inches (53,3 x 43,2 x 5,1 cm)

SW 24427

Emil Lukas

Field, 2024

ink on glass and paper with graphite and charcoal in painted

21 x 17 x 2 inches (53,3 x 43,2 x 5,1 cm)

SW 24427

Emil Lukas

Latex 1967-68, 2024

ink on glass and paper with graphite and charcoal in painted

23 x 23 x 2 inches (58,4 x 58,4 x 5,1 cm)

SW 24410

Emil Lukas

Latex 1967-68, 2024

ink on glass and paper with graphite and charcoal in painted

23 x 23 x 2 inches (58,4 x 58,4 x 5,1 cm)

SW 24410

Emil Lukas

In Wave, 2024

thread over wood, plaster, aluminum frame with paint and nails

60 x 60 x 6 inches (152,4 x 152,4 x 15,2 cm)

SW 24396

Emil Lukas

In Wave, 2024

thread over wood, plaster, aluminum frame with paint and nails

60 x 60 x 6 inches (152,4 x 152,4 x 15,2 cm)

SW 24396

Emil Lukas

Floating Field, 2024

thread over painted wood and plaster frame with nails

30 x 30 x 3 1/2 inches (76,2 x 76,2 x 8,9 cm)

SW 24391

Emil Lukas

Floating Field, 2024

thread over painted wood and plaster frame with nails

30 x 30 x 3 1/2 inches (76,2 x 76,2 x 8,9 cm)

SW 24391

Emil Lukas
the location of possible and impossible moves, 2018
ink, paper and thread under glass in painted wood frames
forty parts; 13 x 10 x 2 inches (33 x 25,4 x 5 cm) each frame
Martin Z. Margulies Collection

Emil Lukas
the location of possible and impossible moves, 2018
ink, paper and thread under glass in painted wood frames
forty parts; 13 x 10 x 2 inches (33 x 25,4 x 5 cm) each frame
Martin Z. Margulies Collection

Emil Lukas
cluster, 2018
mixed media
77 x 16 x 16 inches (195,6 x 40,6 x 40,6 cm)
SW 18076

Emil Lukas
cluster, 2018
mixed media
77 x 16 x 16 inches (195,6 x 40,6 x 40,6 cm)
SW 18076

large aluminum sculpture installed outdoors

Emil Lukas
liquid lens, 2016
aluminum
107 x 136 x 40 inches (271 x 345,5 x 101,5 cm)
SW 16241
Private Collection