Overview
Grant Mooney (b. 1990) lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. The artist’s work often occupies intermediary positions between abstract, autonomous, and site-specific sculpture. Distilling observable and imperceptible properties by installing works directly on the floor, overhead or in passageways, their work inherits architectural details such as the conditions of light or a site’s neighboring morphologies. Each project is a means to consider the affective, embodied and relational aspects of site and space. Grounded in cultural theory and foundational metalsmithing techniques, Mooney’s practice uses sculptural material and its inherent information to offer various forms of engagement on behalf of the viewer, examining physical and sensory states as a way to address issues of difference, embodiment, and care.
Documents
Works
  • Grant Mooney, Cation c. (i), 2024
    Grant Mooney
    Cation c. (i), 2024
    Electroplated steel, silver, neodymium, brass
    14 1/2 x 6 x 3 in
    36.8 x 15.2 x 7.6 cm
  • Grant Mooney, Gain c. (ampere), 2024
    Grant Mooney
    Gain c. (ampere), 2024
    Cast bronze
    27 x 14 x 7 in
    68.6 x 35.6 x 17.8 cm
  • Grant Mooney, Housing (c.) xiv, 2024
    Grant Mooney
    Housing (c.) xiv, 2024
    Steel, electroplated steel, silver, brass, neodymium, copper coated polyethylene, paint, polymer resin, iron oxide
    14 x 7 x 3 1/2 in
    35.6 x 17.8 x 8.9 cm
  • Grant Mooney, Outlet (c.) ii, 2024
    Grant Mooney
    Outlet (c.) ii, 2024
    Glass, sand, bronze
    8 x 6 1/2 x 6 in
    20.3 x 16.5 x 15.2 cm
    In collaboration with Nicholas Phillips
  • Grant Mooney, Deposition c. (xi), 2023
    Grant Mooney
    Deposition c. (xi), 2023
    Electroplated steel, bronze casting grain, cuttlebone, aluminum
    10 5/8 x 2 1/8 x 3 in
    27 x 5.4 x 7.6 cm
  • Grant Mooney, En V, 2022
    Grant Mooney
    En V, 2022
    Engraving block, polyurethane, cast mistletoe, bronze, silver, solder, gold
    7 x 4 1/2 x 4 1/4 in
    17.8 x 11.4 x 10.8 cm
  • Grant Mooney, Partials i-xvi, 2021
    Grant Mooney
    Partials i-xvi, 2021
    Gold, silver, brass, solder, neodymium
    Set of sixteen: approximately 2 1/2 x 1 x 1 in each
    3.81 x 2.54 x 2.54 cm
  • Grant Mooney, Eutectic c. (i), 2020
    Grant Mooney
    Eutectic c. (i), 2020
    Specialized jewelers vise, insulation, cast mistletoe, silver, steel, bronze
    7 x 4 1/4 x 7 1/2 in
    17.8 x 10.8 x 19.1 cm
  • Grant Mooney, i (cu iv), 2019
    Grant Mooney
    i (cu iv), 2019
    Copper, neodymium, steel
    2 1/2 x 2 x 1 1/2 in
    6.3 x 5.1 x 3.8 cm
  • Grant Mooney, Plates (xi), 2019
    Grant Mooney
    Plates (xi), 2019
    Silver conduit, steel, bronze, grounding wire, solder, polyolefin
    16 x 6 x 4 in each
    40.6 x 15.2 x 10.2 cm
  • Grant Mooney, Channel in C, 2018
    Grant Mooney
    Channel in C, 2018
    Cast bronze
    28 x 10 x 6 in
    71.1 x 25.4 x 15.2 cm
  • Grant Mooney, Joan Green, Bimetal IV, 2017
    Grant Mooney
    Joan Green, Bimetal IV, 2017
    Steel conduit, linear fluorescent, polyurethane fitting, electrical splicing ribbon, fluval tank heater, cast lavender, silver, steel binding wire
    112 x 12 x 12 in
    284.5 x 30.5 x 30.5 cm
  • Grant Mooney, Second Affordance I, 2017
    Grant Mooney
    Second Affordance I, 2017
    Steel, cloth, aluminum, polyurethane fitting, pneumatic actuator
    180 x 5 x 7 1/2 in
    457.2 x 12.7 x 19.1 cm
  • Grant Mooney, Carrier I, 2016
    Grant Mooney
    Carrier I, 2016
    Steel binding wire, glass, spray millet, cuttlebone, fluorocarbon leader, nylon, bronze, silver-plated cast
    Piece: 3 x 8 3/4 x 5 1/2 in
    7.6 x 22.2 x 14 cm
    Wood structure: 84 x 3 1/2 x 2 3/4 in
    213.4 x 8.9 x 7 cm
  • Grant Mooney, Colinear Flute, 2015
    Grant Mooney
    Colinear Flute, 2015
    Electrical conduit, steel, grafting ribbon, silver plated organic compound casts, clarinet keys
    Two parts: 56 x 32 x 3 in each
    142.2 x 81.3 x 7.6 cm
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