Ryan Cullen

Ryan Cullen © Tim Goosens

Ryan Cullen’s (*1992 in Boston, USA) practice draws on a variety of cultural and material sources, focusing on the production of images and objects that reflect elements of larger political and ideological structures. In a process where painting and sculpture often intersect, the artist creates works that mirror Western society’s tendencies toward self-destruction. Cullen studied at the Städelschule in Frankfurt am Main and at Cooper Union in New York. His work has been shown in solo and group exhibitions, including at Briefing Room, Brussels; The Meeting, New York; CLEARING, Brooklyn; Etablissement d'en Face, Brussels; Nassauischer Kunstverein, Wiesbaden; and Portikus, Frankfurt am Main.

Ryan Cullen, Der Sympathische Imperialist, 2023 (September). Oil on linen 118 x 145cm  © Ryan Cullen
Ryan Cullen, History Painting, 2023. Oil on canvas 55 x 70cm © Gert Jan van Rooij, Amsterdam
Ryan Cullen, Image-Made Flesh, 2021. Reclining chair, vinyl clapboard siding cast in aquaresin 100 x 50 x 94cm © Ryan Cullen