David Zwirner, New York; Private collection, New York
Exhibited
New York, David Zwirner, Jason Rhoades: Meccatuna, September 13 - October 25, 2003
Literature
M. Kerr, "Jason Rhoades", Tema Celeste, November - December 2003; C.S. de Jesus, "His Satanic Majesty's Bequest," New Times, June 4, 2008
Catalogue Essay
In a moment when politically- and culturally-hypersensitive artworks are ascendant, populating biennial exhibitions worldwide with commentaries on the fate of this maligned group of people or that–ism, Jason Rhoades continues to create exuberant, messy agglomerations of pop culture ephemera that display little of the selfconsciousness now popular. Being a little bit out of synch with the moment has its advantages and disadvantages, but no matter how you look at Rhoades’ work—as refreshingly anachronistic or just plain stale—a strong reaction is almost guaranteed. B. Sholis, “Jason Rhoades at David Zwirner,” Untitled, December 2003