BMX, 2000

Details

RYAN MCGINLEY (B. 1977)
BMX, 2000
chromogenic print
credited, titled, dated and numbered '5⁄6' on affixed gallery and exhibition labels (frame backing board)
image: 29 ½ x 39 ½ in. (75 x 100.3 cm.)
overall framed: 32 ¾ x 42 ¾ in. (83.1 x 108.5 cm.)
This work is number five from an edition of six.

Provenance

Peter Hay Halpert Fine Art, New York;
acquired from the above by the present owner, 2009.

Literature

Julian Cox and Kevin Moore, Real to Real: Photographs from the Traina Collection, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, 2012, pl. 14.
Walter Moser et al., American Photography, The Albertina Museum, Vienna, 2020, p.192.

Exhibited

San Francisco, Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, de Young Museum, Real to Real: Photographs from the Trevor Traina Collection, June 9, 2012 - September 16, 2012.
Vienna, The Albertina Museum, American Photography, August 24, 2021 - November 28, 2021.

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Lot Essay

A snapshot of youth and rebellion, Ryan McGinley’s BMX, 2000 captures the raw, unfiltered energy of a generation that lives for the movement. The image encapsulates the spirit of the early 2000s with a sense of freedom and unbridled joy that McGinley has become known for; it acts as a visual anthem of adventure, where every moment is a chance to push boundaries.

Bursting onto the New York art scene in the late 1990s, McGinley was the youngest artist to have a solo show at the Whitney Museum of American Art at the age of 25. His early work, characterized by candid, spontaneous moments of his friends and peers, quickly gained critical acclaim for its raw authenticity. McGinley’s works, which exemplify his ability to portray the vulnerability and exuberance of youth.

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