Zarouhie Abdalian

message (lower parts) ii, 2021
Gypsum cement, graphite
11 3/8 x 14 3/4 x 1 5/8 in
28.9 x 37.5 x 4.1 cm

We can decide, 2021
Altman Siegel, San Francisco
Installation View

monument to Prometheus, 2021
Engine block, terracotta
52 x 44 1/8 x 35 1/8 in
132 x 112 x 89 cm

how many will die for the price of grain, 2021
Flexible intermediary bulk container (food grade)
132 1/4 x 132 1/4 in
336 x 336 cm

a coat is linen is corn is coal, 2020
Graphite and Conté crayon on paper
63.5 x 48.3 cm
25 x 19 in

Joint (xv), 2019
Mirrored hands tools
14 x 18 x 8 in

Joint (xi), 2019
Mirrored hands tools
7 x 15 x 7 1/2 in

Hull, 2018
Ballast stone, gold plate
12 x 24 x 24 in

Clutch (i), 2018
Paper clay, smoke, wax
5 1/4 x 4 1/2 x 4 in

Clutch (ii), 2018
Paper clay, smoke, wax
4 5/8 x 3 3/8 x 3 1/4 in

Recitations (...pour le triomphe de la liberte et de l'e galate...), 2018
Public installation
French Quarter, New Orleans
Brass bells, electronics
Dimensions variable

To History, 2017
Altman Siegel, San Francisco
Installation view

brunt (ii), 2017
Steel tool head
11 x 4 x 4 cm

from chalk mine hollow (v), 2017
Hydrocal
25 x 19.5 x 3.7 cm
9 7/8 x 7 5/8 x 1 1/2 in

Chanson du Ricochet, 2017
Multi-channel sound installation
Installation View
Whitney Biennial

Cut from the whole, 2017
Bone
8 1/4 x 49 x 1 in

Cut from the whole, 2017
Bone
8 1/4 x 49 x 1 in

Transport Empty, 2017
Single channel sound installation
60 minutes

Simple Machines, 2017
Installation View
Cushion Works, San Francisco

Simple Machines, 2014
Lacquered wood
Dimensions variable

Close of winter, 2016
Painted steel
Dimensions variable

Breach, 2015
Plated security bars
Dimensions variable

Spoil, 2015
Beans, cowries, bowl
Dimensions variable

Every Instance (D#/E♭), 2015
Keys
38.1 x 22.9 cm
15 x 9 in

Functions, 2015
Twenty-two prose scores
Commissioned by the Exploratorium, San Francisco

An Overture, 2014
Altman Siegel, San Francisco
Installation View

An Overture, 2014
Altman Siegel, San Francisco
Installation View

Knot, 2014
Silk
81.3 x 81.3 cm
32 1/8 x 32 1/8 in

Bouy, 2014
Whistle, cork ball, glass, water
3 5/8 x 2 7/8 in

Chanson du Ricochet, 2014
Sound and mirrored surfaces
Installation view, Prospect 3, New Orleans

Chanson du Ricochet (documentation), 2014
Sound and mirrored surfaces
Installation view, Prospect.3, New Orleans

Chanson du Ricochet, 2014
Sound and mirrored surfaces
Installation view, Prospect.3, New Orleans

Chanson du Ricochet, 2014
Sound and mirrored surfaces
Installation view, Prospect.3, New Orleans

a caveat, a decoy, 2014
Window, sound, and owl decoy
Dimensions variable
Installation view, Berlin Biennale

As a demonstration, 2013
Acrylic vacuum chamber, electric bell, and steel
55.88 x 63.5 x 55.88 cm
22 x 25 x 22 in
Installation view, Berkeley Art Museum

As a demonstration, 2013
Acrylic vacuum chamber, electric bell, and steel
55.88 x 63.5 x 55.88 cm
22 x 25 x 22 in
Installation view, Berkeley Art Museum

Each envelope as before, 2013
Acrylic vitrine, solenoids, electronics, and steel
121.29 x 177.8 x 96.52 cm
47 3/4 x 70 x 38 in
Installation view, Berkeley Art Museum

Occasional Music, 2013
Brass bells, electronics
Production by Joseph Rosenzweig
Installation view, Oakland

Away Setting, 2012
Timers, lights, inaccessible split-level rooms
Installation view, Shanghai Biennial

Away Setting, 2012
Timers, lights, inaccessible split-level rooms
Installation view, Shanghai Biennial

Having Been Held Under the Sway, 2011
Tactile transducers, infrasonic test tones, plumb bob, site-specific room
Dimensions variable
Installation view, Istanbul Biennial

Having Been Held Under the Sway, 2011
Tactile transducers, infrasonic test tones, plumb bob, site-specific room
Detail view, Istanbul Biennial

A Production, 2011
Spotlight, power cable, AC socket
Dimensions variable
Zarouhie Abdalian
Occasional Music, 2013
Brass bells, electronics
Public installation in downtown Oakland, CA
Dimensions variable
- ArtReview, 2019
- The Advocate, 2018
- Artforum, 2018
- Artforum, 2017
- The Los Angeles Times, 2017
- Contemporary Art Review LA, 2017
- Pelican Bomb, 2017
- Art in America, 2016
- Wall Street Journal, 2016
- Artforum, 2016
- Frieze, 2015
- ArtReview, 2015
- Art 21 Interview with Kerry James Marshall, 2014
- Studio International, 2014
- Fillip, 2014
- SFMOMA SECA Catalog, 2013
- Artforum, 2013
- Agos, 2011