Donovan, Markov, Mildenberg
25 November - 21 December 2018
Opening reception - Tuesday, 27 November 2018, 5-7 pm
Cornell University
Olive Tjaden Gallery
815 University Avenue
Ithaca, NY 14850
New work by artists Sean Donovan, Vladislav Markov, Jonathan Mildenberg will be on view at Cornell University
25 November through 21 December 2018
Sean Donovan (American, b. 1987) lives, works in Brooklyn, NY. He holds a BFA from the Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore (2010), and a MFA from the School of Visual Arts, New York (2016). Recent exhibitions include Gateway, M23, New York (2017); Public, Private, Secret (collaboration with David Reinfurt) at International Center of Photography (ICP), New York (2016-17); and Tuesday, the 17th at AC Institute, New York (2017). Donovan will be included in upcoming exhibitions in Montreal, Vienna, and at M23, New York.
Vladislav Markov (Russian, b. 1993) lives, works in New York City. He holds a BFA from Parsons School of Design (2016), and is an MFA candidate at Cornell University (2019). His work was included in the exhibition Brian Dario, Liza Lacroix, Vladislav Markov, M23, New York (2018), and has been exhibited at Lily Brooke Gallery, London (2017); Project Fabrika, Moscow (2016); and at the Cornell University MFA exhibition Big Snack, Signal, Brooklyn, NY (2018). In August 2018, Markov participated in Harvard University’s visiting artists program as guest lecturer.
Jonathan Mildenberg (American, b. 1981) is a multidisciplinary artist from Brooklyn, NY. He holds a BFA from Massachusetts College of Art (2003) and an MFA from Yale University School of Art (2015). He was the 2015 nominee for sculpture from Yale University for the Toby Devan Lewis Fellowship and was awarded a fellowship in 2016 in the category of Architecture/Design/Environmental Structures from the New York Foundation for the Arts. Solo exhibitions include I.N.C.H, M23, New York (2018); Here, Tyrant Death/Look Backwards, Idiot at Treasure Town, Brooklyn (2016); and The Transition of Power at Meyohas, New York (2017). Recent group shows include True Love at Dread Lounge, Los Angeles, YM21 at Yeah Maybe, Minneapolis, MN and Wet Eyes at Meyohas.
Donovan, Markov, Mildenberg
installation view
Vladislav Markov
Untitled, 2018
library shelves, Plexiglas, polyurethane engine cast, gas mask, fog machine,
plastic hose, self-adhesive carpet protector film
84 x 84 x 24 inches (213 x 213 x 61 cm)
(VM3)
Vladislav Markov
Untitled, 2018 (detail)
library shelves, Plexiglas, polyurethane engine cast, gas mask, fog machine,
plastic hose, self-adhesive carpet protector film
84 x 84 x 24 inches (213 x 213 x 61 cm)
(VM3)
Jonathan Mildenberg
A Song of Ascents, 2018
wood, steel, rubber floor tile, Plasticade barricade A-frames, commercial steel shelving brackets, PVC vinyl tubing,
gravel, sand, plastic tarp, Velcro, Florescent lighting fixture, chain, zip ties, aluminum piping, rubber hose, vinyl gutter,
ceramic bowl, plastic food containers, tile, concrete blocks, sidewalk expansion joint strip, plastic bottles, Plexiglas, plastic drinking cup, fabric, flocking
56 x 120 x 36 inches (142 x 305 x 91 cm)
(JM7)
Vladislav Markov
Untitled, 2018 (detail)
library shelves, Plexiglas, polyurethane engine cast, gas mask, fog machine,
plastic hose, self-adhesive carpet protector film
84 x 84 x 24 inches (213 x 213 x 61 cm)
(VM3)
Donovan, Markov, Mildenberg
installation view
Sean Donovan
yet to be titled, 2018
armadillo shell, water, formaldehyde, plastic busser's bucket,
canvas stretching pliers, found metal stand
21 x 15 x 14 inches (53 x 38 x 36 cm)
(SD37)
Vladislav Markov
Untitled, 2018 (detail)
library shelves, Plexiglas, polyurethane engine cast, gas mask, fog machine,
plastic hose, self-adhesive carpet protector film
84 x 84 x 24 inches (213 x 213 x 61 cm)
(VM3)
Donovan, Markov, Mildenberg
installation view
Sean Donovan
Untitled, 2018
acid soaked galvanized chain-link fencing, screws
83 x 72 x 9 inches (211 x 183 x 23 cm)
(SD46)
Jonathan Mildenberg
A Song of Ascents, 2018 (detail)
wood, steel, rubber floor tile, Plasticade barricade A-frames, commercial steel shelving brackets, PVC vinyl tubing,
gravel, sand, plastic tarp, Velcro, Florescent lighting fixture, chain, zip ties, aluminum piping, rubber hose, vinyl gutter,
ceramic bowl, plastic food containers, tile, concrete blocks, sidewalk expansion joint strip, plastic bottles, Plexiglas, plastic drinking cup, fabric, flocking
56 x 120 x 36 inches (142 x 305 x 91 cm)
(JM7)
Vladislav Markov
Untitled, 2018
library shelves, Plexiglas, polyurethane engine cast, gas mask, fog machine,
plastic hose, self-adhesive carpet protector film
84 x 84 x 24 inches (213 x 213 x 61 cm)
(VM3)
Sean Donovan
Untitled, 2018 (detail)
acid soaked galvanized chain-link fencing, screws
83 x 72 x 9 inches (211 x 183 x 23 cm)
(SD46)
Donovan, Markov, Mildenberg
installation view
Vladislav Markov
Untitled, 2018
library shelves, Plexiglas, polyurethane engine cast, gas mask, fog machine,
plastic hose, self-adhesive carpet protector film
84 x 84 x 24 inches (213 x 213 x 61 cm)
(VM3)
Vladislav Markov
Untitled, 2018 (detail)
library shelves, Plexiglas, polyurethane engine cast, gas mask, fog machine,
plastic hose, self-adhesive carpet protector film
84 x 84 x 24 inches (213 x 213 x 61 cm)
(VM3)
Donovan, Markov, Mildenberg
installation view
Sean Donovan
yet to be titled, 2018
armadillo shell, water, formaldehyde, plastic busser's bucket,
canvas stretching pliers, found metal stand
21 x 15 x 14 inches (53 x 38 x 36 cm)
(SD37)
Vladislav Markov
Untitled, 2018 (detail)
library shelves, Plexiglas, polyurethane engine cast, gas mask, fog machine,
plastic hose, self-adhesive carpet protector film
84 x 84 x 24 inches (213 x 213 x 61 cm)
(VM3)
Jonathan Mildenberg
A Song of Ascents, 2018 (detail)
wood, steel, rubber floor tile, Plasticade barricade A-frames, commercial steel shelving brackets, PVC vinyl tubing,
gravel, sand, plastic tarp, Velcro, Florescent lighting fixture, chain, zip ties, aluminum piping, rubber hose, vinyl gutter,
ceramic bowl, plastic food containers, tile, concrete blocks, sidewalk expansion joint strip, plastic bottles, Plexiglas, plastic drinking cup, fabric, flocking
56 x 120 x 36 inches (142 x 305 x 91 cm)
(JM7)
Vladislav Markov
Untitled, 2018 (detail)
library shelves, Plexiglas, polyurethane engine cast, gas mask, fog machine,
plastic hose, self-adhesive carpet protector film
84 x 84 x 24 inches (213 x 213 x 61 cm)
(VM3)
Jonathan Mildenberg
A Song of Ascents, 2018
wood, steel, rubber floor tile, Plasticade barricade A-frames, commercial steel shelving brackets, PVC vinyl tubing,
gravel, sand, plastic tarp, Velcro, Florescent lighting fixture, chain, zip ties, aluminum piping, rubber hose, vinyl gutter,
ceramic bowl, plastic food containers, tile, concrete blocks, sidewalk expansion joint strip, plastic bottles, Plexiglas, plastic drinking cup, fabric, flocking
56 x 120 x 36 inches (142 x 305 x 91 cm)
(JM7)
Jonathan Mildenberg
A Song of Ascents, 2018 (detail)
wood, steel, rubber floor tile, Plasticade barricade A-frames, commercial steel shelving brackets, PVC vinyl tubing,
gravel, sand, plastic tarp, Velcro, Florescent lighting fixture, chain, zip ties, aluminum piping, rubber hose, vinyl gutter,
ceramic bowl, plastic food containers, tile, concrete blocks, sidewalk expansion joint strip, plastic bottles, Plexiglas, plastic drinking cup, fabric, flocking
56 x 120 x 36 inches (142 x 305 x 91 cm)
(JM7)
Vladislav Markov
Untitled, 2018 (detail)
library shelves, Plexiglas, polyurethane engine cast, gas mask, fog machine,
plastic hose, self-adhesive carpet protector film
84 x 84 x 24 inches (213 x 213 x 61 cm)
(VM3)
Jonathan Mildenberg
A Song of Ascents, 2018
wood, steel, rubber floor tile, Plasticade barricade A-frames, commercial steel shelving brackets, PVC vinyl tubing,
gravel, sand, plastic tarp, Velcro, Florescent lighting fixture, chain, zip ties, aluminum piping, rubber hose, vinyl gutter,
ceramic bowl, plastic food containers, tile, concrete blocks, sidewalk expansion joint strip, plastic bottles, Plexiglas, plastic drinking cup, fabric, flocking
56 x 120 x 36 inches (142 x 305 x 91 cm)
(JM7)
Jonathan Mildenberg
A Song of Ascents, 2018 (detail)
wood, steel, rubber floor tile, Plasticade barricade A-frames, commercial steel shelving brackets, PVC vinyl tubing,
gravel, sand, plastic tarp, Velcro, Florescent lighting fixture, chain, zip ties, aluminum piping, rubber hose, vinyl gutter,
ceramic bowl, plastic food containers, tile, concrete blocks, sidewalk expansion joint strip, plastic bottles, Plexiglas, plastic drinking cup, fabric, flocking
56 x 120 x 36 inches (142 x 305 x 91 cm)
(JM7)
Donovan, Markov, Mildenberg
installation view
Sean Donovan
yet to be titled, 2018
armadillo shell, water, formaldehyde, plastic busser's bucket,
canvas stretching pliers, found metal stand
21 x 15 x 14 inches (53 x 38 x 36 cm)
(SD37)
Jonathan Mildenberg
A Song of Ascents, 2018 (detail)
wood, steel, rubber floor tile, Plasticade barricade A-frames, commercial steel shelving brackets, PVC vinyl tubing,
gravel, sand, plastic tarp, Velcro, Florescent lighting fixture, chain, zip ties, aluminum piping, rubber hose, vinyl gutter,
ceramic bowl, plastic food containers, tile, concrete blocks, sidewalk expansion joint strip, plastic bottles, Plexiglas, plastic drinking cup, fabric, flocking
56 x 120 x 36 inches (142 x 305 x 91 cm)
(JM7)
Vladislav Markov
Untitled, 2018 (detail)
library shelves, Plexiglas, polyurethane engine cast, gas mask, fog machine,
plastic hose, self-adhesive carpet protector film
84 x 84 x 24 inches (213 x 213 x 61 cm)
(VM3)
Vladislav Markov
Untitled, 2018 (detail)
library shelves, Plexiglas, polyurethane engine cast, gas mask, fog machine,
plastic hose, self-adhesive carpet protector film
84 x 84 x 24 inches (213 x 213 x 61 cm)
(VM3)
Donovan, Markov, Mildenberg
installation view
Sean Donovan
Untitled, 2018 (detail)
acid soaked galvanized chain-link fencing, screws
83 x 72 x 9 inches (211 x 183 x 23 cm)
(SD46)
Vladislav Markov
Untitled, 2018 (detail)
library shelves, Plexiglas, polyurethane engine cast, gas mask, fog machine,
plastic hose, self-adhesive carpet protector film
84 x 84 x 24 inches (213 x 213 x 61 cm)
(VM3)
Jonathan Mildenberg
A Song of Ascents, 2018
wood, steel, rubber floor tile, Plasticade barricade A-frames, commercial steel shelving brackets, PVC vinyl tubing,
gravel, sand, plastic tarp, Velcro, Florescent lighting fixture, chain, zip ties, aluminum piping, rubber hose, vinyl gutter,
ceramic bowl, plastic food containers, tile, concrete blocks, sidewalk expansion joint strip, plastic bottles, Plexiglas, plastic drinking cup, fabric, flocking
56 x 120 x 36 inches (142 x 305 x 91 cm)
(JM7)
Donovan, Markov, Mildenberg
installation view