Wrightwood 659 Presents Scott Burton: Shape Shift – Picture Preview

Wrightwood 659 Scott Burton: Shape Shift
Scott Burton Section III. Sexual Presentations [alternating aggressive and passive], 1980 Gelatin silver print 7/8 x 1 7/16 inches (2.2 x 3.6 cm) Scott Burton Papers, II.87. The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York © 2024 Estate of Scott Burton/ Artist Rights Society (ARS), NY, Digital Image © The Museum of Modern Art/Licensed by SCALA / Art Resource, NY
Wrightwood 659 Scott Burton: Shape Shift
Installation view of Scott Burton: Shape Shift at the Pulitzer Arts Foundation, September 6, 2024–February 2, 2025. © 2024 Estate of Scott Burton/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), Photograph by Alise O'Brien Photography © Pulitzer Arts Foundation and Alise O’Brien Photography
Wrightwood 659 Scott Burton: Shape Shift
Installation view of Scott Burton: Shape Shift at the Pulitzer Arts Foundation, September 6, 2024–February 2, 2025. © 2024 Estate of Scott Burton/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), Photograph by Alise O'Brien Photography © Pulitzer Arts Foundation and Alise O’Brien Photography
Wrightwood 659 Scott Burton: Shape Shift
Installation view of Scott Burton: Shape Shift at the Pulitzer Arts Foundation, September 6, 2024–February 2, 2025. © 2024 Estate of Scott Burton/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), Photograph by Alise O'Brien Photography © Pulitzer Arts Foundation and Alise O’Brien Photography
Wrightwood 659 Scott Burton: Shape Shift
Installation view of Scott Burton: Shape Shift at the Pulitzer Arts Foundation, September 6, 2024–February 2, 2025. © 2024 Estate of Scott Burton/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), Photograph by Alise O'Brien Photography © Pulitzer Arts Foundation and Alise O’Brien Photography
Wrightwood 659 Scott Burton: Shape Shift
Installation view of Scott Burton: Shape Shift at the Pulitzer Arts Foundation, September 6, 2024–February 2, 2025. © 2024 Estate of Scott Burton/ Artists Rights Society (ARS) © Pulitzer Arts Foundation and Alise O’Brien Photography
Wrightwood 659 Scott Burton: Shape Shift
Installation view of Scott Burton: Shape Shift at the Pulitzer Arts Foundation, September 6, 2024–February 2, 2025. © 2024 Estate of Scott Burton/ Artists Rights Society (ARS) © Pulitzer Arts Foundation and Alise O’Brien Photography
Wrightwood 659 Scott Burton: Shape Shift
Installation view of Scott Burton: Shape Shift at the Pulitzer Arts Foundation, September 6, 2024–February 2, 2025. © 2024 Estate of Scott Burton/ Artists Rights Society (ARS) © Pulitzer Arts Foundation and Alise O’Brien Photography
Wrightwood 659 Scott Burton: Shape Shift
Installation view of Scott Burton: Shape Shift at the Pulitzer Arts Foundation, September 6, 2024–February 2, 2025. © 2024 Estate of Scott Burton/ Artists Rights Society (ARS) © Pulitzer Arts Foundation and Alise O’Brien Photography
Wrightwood 659 Scott Burton: Shape Shift
Installation view of Scott Burton: Shape Shift at the Pulitzer Arts Foundation, September 6, 2024–February 2, 2025. © 2024 Estate of Scott Burton/ Artists Rights Society (ARS) © Pulitzer Arts Foundation and Alise O’Brien Photography
Wrightwood 659 Scott Burton: Shape Shift
Scott Burton Five-Part Storage Cubes, 1982 Painted wood 53 x 57 x 43 ½ inches (134.6 x 144.8 x 110.5 cm) © 2024 Estate of Scott Burton/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), Photograph by Virginia Harold © Pulitzer Arts Foundation © Pulitzer Arts Foundation
Wrightwood 659 Scott Burton: Shape Shift
Installation view of Scott Burton: Shape Shift at the Pulitzer Arts Foundation, September 6, 2024–February 2, 2025. © 2024 Estate of Scott Burton/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), Photograph by Alise O'Brien Photography © Pulitzer Arts Foundation and Alise O’Brien Photography
Wrightwood 659 Scott Burton: Shape Shift
Scott Burton Two-Part Chaise (Enlarged Version), 1989 Rosso Granchio granite 24 3/8 x 19 3/4 84 1/4 inches (61.9 x 50.2 x 214 cm) © 2024 Estate of Scott Burton/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), Collection of Max Protetch Photograph by Alise O'Brien Photography © Pulitzer Arts Foundation and Alise O’Brien Photography
Wrightwood 659 Scott Burton: Shape Shift
Scott Burton Onyx Table, 1978–81 Onyx marble, steel, and fluorescent lights 29 3/4 × 62 1/4 × 62 1/4 inches (75.6 × 158.1 × 158.1 cm) © 2024 Estate of Scott Burton/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Scott Burton Fund, 2000 Photograph by Alise O'Brien Photography © Pulitzer Arts Foundation and Alise O’Brien Photography
Wrightwood 659 Scott Burton: Shape Shift
Scott Burton Mahogany Chair, 1988 Ebonized mahogany 40 15/16 × 25 9/16 × 22 7/16 inches (104 × 65 × 57 cm) © 2024 Estate of Scott Burton/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), Courtesy of Lisson Gallery Photograph by Alise O'Brien Photography © Pulitzer Arts Foundation and Alise O’Brien Photography
Wrightwood 659 Scott Burton: Shape Shift
Scott Burton Inlaid Table ("Mother-of-Pearl Table") 1977–1978 Galvanized steel with inlaid mother-of-pearl 22 1/8 × 15 1/16 × 15 1/16 inches (56.2 × 38.3 × 38.3 cm) © 2024 Estate of Scott Burton/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), The Baltimore Museum of Art: Bequest of the Artist in Honor of Brenda Richardson, Photograph by Alise O'Brien Photography. © Pulitzer Arts Foundation and Alise O’Brien Photography
Wrightwood 659 Scott Burton: Shape Shift
Scott Burton Tripod Table, 1984 Plywood, stained 22 1/2 × 20 × 20 inches (57.2 × 50.8 × 50.8 cm) © 2024 Estate of Scott Burton/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), Collection of Linda and George Kurz, Cincinnati, OH Photograph by Alise O'Brien Photography © Pulitzer Arts Foundation and Alise O’Brien Photography
Wrightwood 659 Scott Burton: Shape Shift
Scott Burton Hectapod Table, 1982 Nickel-plated steel, polished 20 1/2 × 20 3/4 × 24 inches (52.1 × 52.7 × 61 cm) © 2024 Estate of Scott Burton/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), Geoffrey Diner Gallery Photograph by Alise O'Brien Photography. © Pulitzer Arts Foundation and Alise O’Brien Photography
Wrightwood 659 Scott Burton: Shape Shift
Scott Burton Rock Settee, 1988–90 Granite 35 1/2 x 106 x 62 1/2 inches (90.2 x 269.2 x 158.8 cm) © 2024 Estate of Scott Burton/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), Photograph by Alise O'Brien Photography. © Pulitzer Arts Foundation and Alise O’Brien Photography
Wrightwood 659 Scott Burton: Shape Shift
Scott Burton Individual Behavior Tableaux choreography note, ca. 1980. Scott Burton Papers, II. 91. 3 × 5 inches (7.6 × 12.7 cm) The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York. © 2024 Estate of Scott Burton/ Artist Rights Digital Image © The Museum of Modern Art/Licensed by SCALA / Art Resource, NY
Wrightwood 659 Scott Burton: Shape Shift
Scott Burton Individual Behavior Tableaux choreography note, ca. 1980. Scott Burton Papers, II.91. 4 3/16 × 3 inches (10.6 × 7.6 cm) The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York. © 2024 Estate of Scott Burton/ Artist Rights, Digital Image © The Museum of Modern Art/Licensed by SCALA / Art Resource, NY
Wrightwood 659 Scott Burton: Shape Shift
Scott Burton Study pose for Individual Behavior Tableaux included in "Documenta 6," 1977 Polaroid 4 1/4 × 3 ½ inches (10.8 × 8.9 cm) Scott Burton Papers, II.75. The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York © 2024 Estate of Scott Burton/ Artist Rights Digital Image © The Museum of Modern Art/Licensed by SCALA / Art Resource, NY
Wrightwood 659 Scott Burton: Shape Shift
Scott Burton Installation view of Furniture Landscape July 31, 1970 6 9/16 × 9 ¾ inches (16.7 × 24.8 cm) Scott Burton Papers, V.36. The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York © 2024 Estate of Scott Burton/ Artist Rights Digital Image © The Museum of Modern Art/Licensed by SCALA / Art Resource, NY
Wrightwood 659 Scott Burton: Shape Shift
Scott Burton View of the performance Pastoral Chair Tableaux Color transparency 7 7/8 × 9 15/16 inches (20 × 25.2 cm) Scott Burton Papers, II.78. The Museum of Modern Art Archives. The Museum of Modern Art/New York, NY/U.S.A. © 2024 Estate of Scott Burton/ Artist Rights, Digital Image © The Museum of Modern Art/Licensed by SCALA / Art Resource, NY
Wrightwood 659 Scott Burton: Shape Shift
Scott Burton sitting on a granite bench at the University of Houston, College of Architecture Building, ca. 1986 Gelatin silver print 8 × 10 inches (20.3 × 25.4 cm) Scott Burton Papers, V.37. The Museum of Modern Art Archives, New York Photo: Jonathan E. Jareb The Museum of Modern Art/New York, NY/U.S.A. © 2024 Estate of Scott Burton/ Artist Rights, Digital Image © The Museum of Modern Art/Licensed by SCALA / Art Resource, NY

A spokesperson describes the event as follows:

“...Scott Burton: Shape Shift examines the legacy of Scott Burton (1939–1989), an American original whose wide-ranging practice anticipated many of the strategies of today’s art...

...Featuring works from the 1960s to 80s, the exhibition underscores the breadth of the artist’s vision. By the time of his death at the age of 50 from an AIDS-related illness, Burton had functioned as sculptor, public artist, performance artist, choreographer, art critic, and exhibition curator. The survey spans Burton’s career, featuring nearly 40 sculptures, more than 70 photographs and ephemera, and the only known extant video of the artist’s performance work..."

WHEN:

October 3 – December 20, 2025

For more information visit the Wrightwood 659 website.

WHERE:

Wrightwood 659
659 W. Wrightwood
Chicago, IL 60614

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