Arthur Simms
The Miracle of Burano, installation views, Karma, Los Angeles, March 11–April 29, 2023
The Miracle of Burano, installation views, Karma, Los Angeles, March 11–April 29, 2023
Dreamcatcher IV, 2017, wire, bottles, scooters, wood, bamboo, chair, metal, stone, feather, 99 × 60 × 35 inches; 251.46 × 152.4 × 88.9 cm
Red Bird, 2008, bamboo, wire, wood, screws, paint, 60½ × 25½ × 57 inches; 153.67 × 64.77 × 144.78 cm
Chester, Alice, Marcia, Erica And Arthur Take A Ride, 1993, rope, wood, glue, metal, milk crate, screws, plastic, 87 × 65 × 17 inches; 220.98 × 165.1 × 43.18 cm
Roman Soldier, 2010, skate, wood, wire, rope, nails, screws, metal, stones, putty, 23 × 17 × 37 inches; 58.42 × 43.18 × 93.98 cm
Globe, Light and Dark, 2015, wire, metal globe, wood, screws, 28¾ × 16 × 15 inches; 73.02 × 40.64 × 38.1 cm
Junkanoo, 2022, toy car, wood, paint, wire, and toy giraffe, 7¾ × 10 × 4½ inches; 19.68 × 25.4 × 11.43 cm
I Am The Bush Doctor, One Halo, installation view, San Carlo Cremona, Italy, February 18–May 9, 2023. Courtesy the artist, Martos Gallery and Apalazzo gallery, photo by Form Group
I Am The Bush Doctor, One Halo, installation view, San Carlo Cremona, Italy, February 18–May 9, 2023. Courtesy the artist, Martos Gallery and Apalazzo gallery, photo by Form Group
And I Say, Brother Had A Very Good Day, One Halo, installation view, Martos Gallery, New York, November 5, 2021–January 15, 2022
And I Say, Brother Had A Very Good Day, One Halo, installation view, Martos Gallery, New York, November 5, 2021–January 15, 2022
Arthur Simms, Real Estate for Birds?, 2007 in Nature Doesn’t Know About Us, installation view, Sculpture Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 2022-2023. Courtesy of the artist and, Martos Gallery, New York, photo by Brian Pfister / Sculpture Milwaukee
Police Line, Brother Looks, 2020, bottles, feathers, wire, glue, wood, paint, screws, 79⅛ × 44½ × 27⅛ inches; 200.66 × 113.03 × 68.58 cm
AWESOME PALMER!, 2020, wire, license plates, bamboo, bottles, screws, 76¾ × 46½ × 41 inches; 195 × 118.1 × 104 cm
Stupa, 2008, wire, bamboo, screws, bottles, wood, bird house, vegetables, 90 × 64 × 32 inches; 228.6 × 162.6 × 81.3 cm
Boy, 2007, roller skates, wire, bottles, bamboo, wood, nails, screws, 29 × 19 × 29 inches; 73.7 × 48.3 × 73.7 cm
Carnival, 2005, skateboard, wire, rope, glue, wood, gold foil, bottles, metal, objects, 30 × 14 × 35 inches; 76.2 × 35.56 × 88.9 cm
Black Mini, 2004, metal, wood, wire, stone, toy car, toy truck, bottle, 17 × 13 × 4¼ inches; 43.18 × 33.02 × 10.79 cm
Lord Brynner And The Wailers, 1999, pen, thread, glassine, 50 × 32 inches; 127 × 81.3 cm
Cross, Black Jesus Entering Jerusalem, 1997, wood, wire, toy horses, screws, nails, motor, bamboo, stone, found objects, 67 × 57 × 25 inches; 170.1 × 144.7 × 63.5 cm
Bicycle, 1996, bicycles, wire, wood, bottles, plastic, metal, objects, 67 × 93 × 30 inches; 170.2 × 236.2 × 76.2 cm
Electric Chair, 1996, wire, knives, metal, chair, objects, 80 × 53 × 24 inches; 203.2 × 134.6 × 61 cm
Señor Negro, 1996, bicycle, bones, rocks, stones, coral, salt thrower, metal, 53 × 70 × 82 inches; 134.6 × 177.8 × 208.3 cm
Ego Sum, Portrait of Arthur Simms as a Junk Collector, 1994, rope, wood, glue, wire, screws, metal, charcoal, markers, pen, pencil, ice skates, horn, paper, photos, felt, bell, artist’s fingernails, toys, 115 × 56 × 50 inches; 292.1 × 142.24 × 127 cm
