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Josh Faught

2025 Stepping Stone Grantee

Bio

Josh Faught’s work uses pop cultural detritus, archival materials, and the vernacular of textiles to address the relationships between language, community, and the constructions of identity. Recent solo exhibitions include "Sanctuary," Henry Art Gallery, Seattle; "Look Across the Water into the Darkness, Look for the Fog," Wattis Institute, San Francisco; "Both Things are True," Kendall Koppe, Glasgow; "Mr. Kramer Builds His Dream House," Casa Loewe, London; "Siyinqaba," US Embassy in Swaziland, Mbabane; "BE BOLD for what you stand for, BE CAREFUL what you fall for," SFMoMA at the Neptune Society Columbarium, San Francisco; and "Snacks, Supports, and Something to Rally Around," Contemporary Art Museum, St Louis. Faught has exhibited in group exhibitions at James Cohan Gallery, New York; Shulamit Nazarian, Los Angeles; Museum of Arts and Design, New York; Sadie Coles HQ, London; The New Museum, New York; ICA Boston; The Contemporary Arts Museum, Houston; Oakville Galleries, Ontario; and The Museum of Contemporary Art, Detroit. Faught is a Professor at the California College of the Arts, San Francisco, and a recipient of a 2025 Guggenheim Fellowship.

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Artwork details

Look Across the Water Into the Darkness, Look for the Fog

, 2022Mixed Media installation against custom wallpaper, an abstraction appropriated from the derelict abandoned home of Liza MinelliVariableThe Wattis Institute for the Arts
Look Across the Water Into the Darkness, Look for the Fog, 2022. Mixed Media installation against custom wallpaper, an abstraction appropriated from the derelict abandoned home of Liza Minelli. Variable. The Wattis Institute for the Arts

Artwork

  • Sculptures across gallery room with three pedestals; each red, orange, and yellow. The pedestals display textured bags in green, pink, and yellow in a gallery with an arched ceiling. A large printed photo background of a living room modified to look symmetrical covers the wall behind the display.
  • A large woven textile art piece hangs on a white wall. The fringed textile piece fades from dark patterns on the left to lighter tones primarily consisting of black, gray, blue, and white tones, with circular designs with red accents on the right.
  • Wooden shelves with rectangular sections stand against a white wall. Each section displays small video screens and stacked wood pieces. A diagonal panel of wood goes through the middle of the shelf.
  • A yellow pedestal displays a black bag with yellow dots and a handle. Books and a furry object is inset to the bottom left left corner of the bag. A mug labeled "DAY" is inset into the pedestal.
  • A woven tapestry with a grid of words like "HIGHLIGHTED HAIR", "TWO MEN GROCERY SHOPPING", and "A GOOD HAIRCUT" on the left in vibrant colors of yellow and pink shades. The right of the textile features a textured, abstract design with black fringes. The piece consists of gray, black, yellow, pink, purple, green, and brown shades.
  • A knitted vest with a colorful design lies in a display case. The vest features a pink and gold repetitive flower pattern, a navy blue V-neck, yellow trim, and a red hem.

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