# Math Bass

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**Math Bass** (b. 1981, New York, New York)[1] is an artist known for fusing performance with paintings and sculptures using formal elements like solid colors, geometric imagery, raw materials, and visual symbols.[2][3][4] Bass has exhibited at Overduin & Kite, [Human Resources](/source/Human_Resources_(Non-Profit)),[5] and Vielmetter Los Angeles. The artist was featured in the 2012 Made in LA Biennial at the [Hammer Museum](/source/Hammer_Museum) and in May 2015, [MoMA PS1](/source/MoMA_PS1) presented Bass's first solo museum show, *Math Bass: Off the Clock*, organized by Mia Locks.[6][7] Bass currently lives and works in [Los Angeles, California](/source/Los_Angeles).

## Early life and education

Bass received a BA from [Hampshire College](/source/Hampshire_College) in 2003 and an MFA from the [University of California Los Angeles](/source/University_of_California,_Los_Angeles) in 2011.[8]

## Work

Bass's practice explores both representation and abstraction and recurring themes include anthropomorphic structures, architectural elements, and altered signage.[9]

At Overduin & Co in 2014, the artist turned the gallery space into a geometric, visual playground.[10] On the last day of the show, the artist along with fellow artists Eden Batki, Lauren Davis Fisher, and Lee Relvas staged a call-and-response recitation.

In 2018, Bass debuted a solo, site-specific mural for the Hammer Museum's lobby wall. The mural depicted several stylized forms such as bones-as- speech-bubbles as well as teeth that looked like a set of stairs leading into a crocodile’s mouth.[11]

Bass ventured into oil painting and figuration for their 2021 solo exhibition at Vielmetter titled, *Desert Veins.* Paintings in the exhibition included a snake curled around a nest of eggs, a camel skeleton, a brick wall, and a grave marker.[12]

## Selected exhibitions

Solo Exhibitions Year Exhibitions Location Reference 2015 Off the Clock Museum of Modern Art, New York [13] 2017-18 Crowd Rehearsal Jewish Museum, New York [14] 2017 Domino Kingdom Tanya Leighton Gallery, Berlin, Germany [15] 2017 Serpentine Door Yuz Museum, Shanghai, China [16] 2017 Over the Top: Math Bass and the Imperial Court SF Oakland Museum of California [17] 2019 To Name A Few Tanya Leighton [18] 2019-2020 Fill It Up Silver Various Small Fires [19] 2021 Desert Veins Vielmetter Los Angeles. [20]

## References

1. ["Artst: Math Bass"](https://www.mutualart.com/Artist/Math-Bass/86F4AF3E2C0CC637). *[MutualArt.com](/source/MutualArt.com)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210709185312/https://www.mutualart.com/Artist/Math-Bass/86F4AF3E2C0CC637) 9 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 7 July 2021.

1. Ebner, Shannon (21 July 2014). ["Math Bass"](http://artreview.com/features/2014_futuregreats_math_bass/). *[ArtReview](/source/ArtReview)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20141115122452/http://artreview.com/features/2014_futuregreats_math_bass/) 15 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 17 September 2014.

1. ["Artists: Math Bass"](https://vielmetter.com/artists/math-bass/). *[Vielmetter Los Angeles](/source/Vielmetter_Los_Angeles)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240413181947/https://vielmetter.com/web/20240413181947/https://vielmetter.com/artists/math-bass/) 13 April 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 7 July 2021.

1. Griffin, Jonathan (May 2014). ["Math Bass"](https://web.archive.org/web/20140901050427/http://www.frieze.com/issue/review/math-bass/). *[Frieze](/source/Frieze_(magazine))*. '***(163). Archived from [the original](http://www.frieze.com/issue/review/math-bass/) on 1 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.***

1. Wagley, Catherine (13 June 2013). ["A set that needs no actors"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180929072154/https://www.laweekly.com/arts/a-set-that-needs-no-actors-2614367). *[LA Weekly](/source/LA_Weekly)*. Archived from [the original](http://www.laweekly.com/2013-06-13/calendar/a-set-that-needs-no-actors/) on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2014.

1. Finkel, Jori (14 March 2012). ["Hammer announces $100,000 prize for new biennial; 60 artists chosen"](http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2012/03/hammer-prize-new-biennial.html). *[Los Angeles Times](/source/Los_Angeles_Times)*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20140506070618/http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/culturemonster/2012/03/hammer-prize-new-biennial.html) 6 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 17 September 2014.

1. ["Exhibitions: Math Bass: Off the Clock"](https://web.archive.org/web/20161024152554/http://momaps1.org/exhibitions/view/397). *[MoMA PS1](/source/MoMA_PS1)*. 2015. Archived from [the original](http://www.momaps1.org/exhibitions/view/397) on 24 October 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2016.

1. Giovando, Chiara (2013). ["Monte Cristo, Math Bass and Leidy Churchman"](http://chiaragiovando.com/Curated/MonteCristo/). *Chiara Giovando*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20150814080604/http://chiaragiovando.com/Curated/MonteCristo/) 14 August 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 23 July 2024.

1. ["Math Bass"](https://www.moca.org/program/math-bass). *[Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles](/source/Museum_of_Contemporary_Art,_Los_Angeles)*. 2016. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210711210152/https://www.moca.org/program/math-bass) 11 July 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 11 July 2021.

1. Hudson, Suzanne (Summer 2014). ["Math Bass"](https://www.artforum.com/events/math-bass-205833/). *[Artforum](/source/Artforum)*. **52** (10). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20231114234847/https://www.artforum.com/events/math-bass-205833/) 14 November 2023 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 11 July 2021.

1. ["Hammer Projects: Math Bass"](https://hammer.ucla.edu/exhibitions/2018/hammer-projects-math-bass). *[Hammer Museum](/source/Hammer_Museum)*. 2018. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20240605142147/https://hammer.ucla.edu/exhibitions/2018/hammer-projects-math-bass) 5 June 2024 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 11 July 2021.

1. ["Math Bass Releases Abstract Editioned Print with Cultured and Vielmetter"](https://www.culturedmag.com/math-bass-print/). *[Cultured](/source/Cultured_(magazine))*. 10 June 2021. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20210922174735/https://www.culturedmag.com/math-bass-print/) 22 September 2021 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 11 July 2021.

1. Earnest, Jarrett (30 June 2015). ["'Math Bass: Off the Clock' Poses Few Questions and Supplies Fewer Answers"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180314042550/https://www.villagevoice.com/2015/06/30/math-bass-off-the-clock-poses-few-questions-and-supplies-fewer-answers/). *[The Village Voice](/source/The_Village_Voice)*. Archived from [the original](https://www.villagevoice.com/2015/06/30/math-bass-off-the-clock-poses-few-questions-and-supplies-fewer-answers/) on 14 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.

1. ["Math Bass: Crowd Rehearsal"](https://www.meer.com/en/34345-math-bass-crowd-rehearsal). *Meer*. 21 December 2017. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20180314042623/https://wsimag.com/art/34345-math-bass-crowd-rehearsal) 14 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 13 March 2018.

1. Speed, Mitch (7 November 2017). ["Math Bass"](https://frieze.com/article/math-bass-0). *Frieze*. '***(192). [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20180314042605/https://frieze.com/article/math-bass-0) 14 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 13 March 2018.***

1. ["insideyuz｜周末来余德耀美术馆看"蜿蜒之门""](http://www.sohu.com/a/150925720_290556). *www.sohu.com*. 21 June 2017. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20180322194911/http://www.sohu.com/a/150925720_290556) 22 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 22 March 2018.

1. ["How an Opera Singing WWII Veteran Founded One of the World's Largest LGBTQ Charities"](https://www.vice.com/en/article/how-an-opera-singing-wwii-veteran-founded-one-of-the-worlds-largest-lgbtq-charities/). *vice.com*. 1 April 2017. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20180322194910/https://www.vice.com/en_uk/article/3dmjxj/how-an-opera-singing-wwii-veteran-founded-one-of-the-worlds-largest-lgbtq-charities) 22 March 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 22 March 2018.

1. ["math bass to name a few - Google Search"](https://www.google.com/search?q=math+bass+to+name+a+few). *www.google.com*. Retrieved 2021-07-07.

1. ["Math Bass – Fill It Up Silver | Various Small Fires, Los Angeles / Seoul"](http://www.vsf.la/math-bass-fill-it-up-silver/). Retrieved 2021-07-07.

1. ["Math Bass: Desert Veins | Exhibitions"](https://vielmetter.com/exhibitions/math-bass-desert-veins). *VIELMETTER LOS ANGELES*. Retrieved 2021-07-07.

## External links

- [Biography](http://maryboonegallery.com/artist/math-bass/biography) at Mary Boone Gallery
- ["MoMA PS1: Exhibitions: Math Bass: Off the Clock"](http://momaps1.org/exhibitions/view/397). *momaps1.org*. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
- ["Math Bass | NEWZ! (2014) | Artsy"](https://www.artsy.net/artwork/math-bass-newz). *www.artsy.net*. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
- ["Math Bass: Crowd Rehearsal"](https://thejewishmuseum.org/exhibitions/math-bass). *The Jewish Museum*. Retrieved 2018-03-03.

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