Artist: Dani Leder
Exhibition title: Sparks Joy
Venue: Tara Downs, New York, US
Date: October 30 – December 5, 2020
Photography: all images copyright and courtesy of the artist and Tara Downs, New York
imagined the impact it would have.
A VOICE: Let’s talk poisonings. Let’s talk chalices. Chapstick.
A VOICE: Who are you rooting for anyway?
A VOICE: You know Darwin could put his whole fist in his mouth.
A VOICE: Look. My spit is already frozen.
A VOICE: Itch itch.
A VOICE: Distract yourself. Stay here. Edifice.
A VOICE: I’m writing you a letter. You’re my sacrifice.
A VOICE: XXX is a really special person.
A VOICE: Do not repeat this. This never leaves this space.
A VOICE: XXX.
A VOICE: The workers will be here at 1030am… They are going to reset the ground.
A VOICE: I want you to surprise them. Be squatting in the corner.
A VOICE: Scared? I don’t think so. I think she’ll be proud.
– Valerie Hsiung
Dani Leder (b. 1983, Frankfurt; lives and works in New York) gained her Ph.D. in Philosophy from New York University in 2013, completed studies at Städelschule, Frankfurt, from 2014-17, and acquired her MFA in Painting from Bard College in 2019. Solo exhibitions: Downs & Ross, New York; Page (NYC), New York; Neue Alte Brücke, Frankfurt. Group exhibitions: Haus der Kulteren der Welt, Berlin (upcoming); Downs & Ross, New York; Page (NYC), New York; Bard College, Redhook, NY; Clima Gallery, Milan; Off Vendome, New York; Städelschule, Frankfurt; Roberta’s, Frankfurt; On Stellar Rays, New York; L and M Artspace, New York.
Exhibition view: Dani Leder, Sparks Joy, 2020, Downs & Ross, New York, Photo: Daniel Terna. Image courtesy of the artist and Downs & Ross, New York
Dani Leder, Love Grid 1, 2020, Oil, acrylic, aluminum leaf, print on self-adhesive paper, graphite and gesso on carved Corafoam, 48 × 48 inches / 122 × 122 cm, Photo: Joseph Parra. Image courtesy of the artist and Downs & Ross, New York
Dani Leder, Love Grid 2, 2020, Oil, acrylic, aluminum leaf, print on self-adhesive paper, graphite and gesso on carved Corafoam, 48 × 48 inches / 122 × 122 cm, Photo: Joseph Parra. Image courtesy of the artist and Downs & Ross, New York
Exhibition view: Dani Leder, Sparks Joy, 2020, Downs & Ross, New York, Photo: Daniel Terna. Image courtesy of the artist and Downs & Ross, New York
Dani Leder, Goethe’s Flowchart, 2020, Oil, acrylic, aluminum leaf, charcoal and pastel on self-adhesive paper, graphite and gesso carved Corafoam, 48 × 48 inches / 122 × 122 cm, Photo: Joseph Parra. Image courtesy of the artist and Downs & Ross, New York
Exhibition view: Dani Leder, Sparks Joy, 2020, Downs & Ross, New York, Photo: Daniel Terna. Image courtesy of the artist and Downs & Ross, New York
Dani Leder, Sparks Joy 1, 2020, Oil, aluminum, acrylic, graphite and gesso on carved Corafoam, 62 × 48 inches / 157,5 × 122 cm, Photo: Joseph Parra. Image courtesy of the artist and Downs & Ross, New York.
Exhibition view: Dani Leder, Sparks Joy, 2020, Downs & Ross, New York, Photo: Daniel Terna. Image courtesy of the artist and Downs & Ross, New York
Dani Leder, Wet Infrastructure, 2020, Oil, acrylic, aluminum leaf, print on self-adhesive paper, graphite and gesso on carved Corafoam, 48 × 48 inches / 122 × 122 cm, Photo: Joseph Parra. Image courtesy of the artist and Downs & Ross, New York
Exhibition view: Dani Leder, Sparks Joy, 2020, Downs & Ross, New York, Photo: Daniel Terna. Image courtesy of the artist and Downs & Ross, New York
Exhibition view: Dani Leder, Sparks Joy, 2020, Downs & Ross, New York, Photo: Daniel Terna. Image courtesy of the artist and Downs & Ross, New York
Dani Leder, Wet Infrastructure Dark, 2020, Oil, acrylic, aluminum leaf, print on self-adhesive paper, graphite and gesso on carved Corafoam, 48 × 48 inches / 122 × 122 cm, Photo: Joseph Parra. Image courtesy of the artist and Downs & Ross, New York
Exhibition view: Dani Leder, Sparks Joy, 2020, Downs & Ross, New York, Photo: Daniel Terna. Image courtesy of the artist and Downs & Ross, New York
Dani Leder, Too Bad You Left, 2020, Oil, acrylic, print on self-adhesive paper, graphite and gesso on carved Corafoam, 48 × 48 inches / 122 × 122 cm, Photo: Joseph Parra. Image courtesy of the artist and Downs & Ross, New York
Exhibition view: Dani Leder, Sparks Joy, 2020, Downs & Ross, New York, Photo: Daniel Terna. Image courtesy of the artist and Downs & Ross, New York
Dani Leder, 2.0, 2020, Oil, acrylic, gesso, print on self-adhesive paper, and graphite on carved Corafoam, 48 × 48 inches / 122 × 122 cm, Photo: Joseph Parra. Image courtesy of the artist and Downs & Ross, New York
Exhibition view: Dani Leder, Sparks Joy, 2020, Downs & Ross, New York, Photo: Daniel Terna. Image courtesy of the artist and Downs & Ross, New York
Dani Leder, Sparks Joy 2, 2020, Oil, acrylic, print on self-adhesive paper, graphite and gesso on carved Corafoam, 62 × 48 inches / 157,5 × 122 cm, Photo: Daniel Terna. Image courtesy of the artist and Downs & Ross, New York
Exhibition view: Dani Leder, Sparks Joy, 2020, Downs & Ross, New York, Photo: Daniel Terna. Image courtesy of the artist and Downs & Ross, New York
Dani Leder, Monte Scherbelino, 2020, Oil, acrylic, print on self-adhesive paper, graphite and gesso on carved Corafoam, 48 × 48 inches / 122 × 122 cm, Photo: Daniel Terna. Image courtesy of the artist and Downs & Ross, New York
Dani Leder, Monte Scherbelino, 2020, Oil, acrylic, print on self-adhesive paper, graphite and gesso on carved Corafoam, 48 × 48 inches / 122 × 122 cm, Photo: Daniel Terna. Image courtesy of the artist and Downs & Ross, New York
