Sean Landers
(Born) | 1962 in Palmer, MA, USA |
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(Based) | New York, NY, USA |

Sean Landers works primarily as a painter, but he has also made sculptures, photographs, videos and audio works. René Magritte’s Période vache, a series of paintings in which the surrealist artist made a caricature of his own style, had a big influence on Landers’ artistic practice and it made him question his relationship as an artist to his work. Landers’ work explores the question of what it is to be a contemporary artist and what it means to make something that will last beyond the lifetime of the artist. In this sense his career can be seen as a long-lasting exploration of the same question, thereby turning his oeuvre into one dynamic whole.
— LVB
His work has been exhibited in solo exhibitions, including at the Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature, Paris, France; Consortium, Dijon, France; the Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis; and the Kunsthalle Zurich; and numerous group exhibitions including Mirror Mirror, Kunsthal KAdE, Amersfoort, The Netherlands; The Everywhere Studio, curated by Alex Gartenfeld and Stephanie Seidel, Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami, CA USA; Magritte, Broodthaers & Contemporary art, The Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels, Belgium; Human Interest: Portraits from the Whitney’s Collection, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY USA; Picasso in Contemporary Art, Deichtorhallen Hamburg, Germany; Aquatopia: The Imaginary of the Ocean Deep, Tate St. Ives, UK; NYC 1993: Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star, New Museum, NY USA; Drawing Time, Reading Time, the Drawing Center, New York, NY USA; Busted, the High Line, New York, NY USA; Midnight Party, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN USA, among others.
His work is included in collections such as the Sammlung Landesbank Baden-Württemberg, Stuttgart, Germany; Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York, NY USA; Denver Art Museum, CO USA; Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines, IO USA; OHFundación/Colección Jumex, Mexico City, Mexico; Henry Art Gallery, Seattle, WA USA; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, CA USA; Nasher Museum of Art, Durham, NC USA; Sammlung Goetz, Munich, Germany; Sammlung Hoffmann, Berlin, Germany; Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA USA; Tate Modern, London, UK; Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN USA; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY USA.
Images
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(Artist) Sean Landers (Title) Lion in Winter (Year) 2019 (medium) Oil on linen (Dimensions) 177.8 x 132.1 cm
70 x 52 in
(Reference) SLan083 -
(Artist) Sean Landers (Exhibition) Animal Kingdom (Year) 2023 (Institution) Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature (Location) Paris , France -
(Artist) Sean Landers (Exhibition) Animal Kingdom (Year) 2023 (Institution) Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature (Location) Paris , France -
(Artist) Sean Landers (Exhibition) Animal Kingdom (Year) 2023 (Institution) Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature (Location) Paris , France -
(Artist) Sean Landers (Exhibition) Animal Kingdom (Year) 2023 (Institution) Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature (Location) Paris , France -
(Artist) Sean Landers (Exhibition) Animal Kingdom (Year) 2023 (Institution) Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature (Location) Paris , France -
(Artist) Sean Landers (Exhibition) Animal Kingdom (Year) 2023 (Institution) Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature (Location) Paris , France -
(Artist) Sean Landers (Exhibition) Animal Kingdom (Year) 2023 (Institution) Musée de la Chasse et de la Nature (Location) Paris , France -
(Artist) Sean Landers (Exhibition) Adrift (Year) 2023 (Institution) Petzel (Location) New York, USA -
(Artist) Sean Landers (Exhibition) Adrift (Year) 2023 (Institution) Petzel (Location) New York, USA -
(Artist) Sean Landers (Exhibition) Adrift (Year) 2023 (Institution) Petzel (Location) New York, USA -
(Artist) Sean Landers (Exhibition) Unnatural Disasters (Year) 2022 (Institution) Petzel (Location) New York, USA -
(Artist) Sean Landers (Exhibition) Unnatural Disasters (Year) 2022 (Institution) Petzel (Location) New York, USA -
(Artist) Sean Landers (Exhibition) Unnatural Disasters (Year) 2022 (Institution) Petzel (Location) New York, USA -
(Artist) Sean Landers (Title) Cottontail Rabbit (Year) 2022 (medium) Oil on linen (Dimensions) 86.4 x 71.1 cm (unframed) 34 x 28 in 88.7 x 73.2 x 6 cm (framed) 34 7/8 x 28 7/8 x 2 3/8 in (Reference) SLan078 -
(Artist) Sean Landers (Title) Wood Chimp (Year) 2020 (medium) Oil on linen (Dimensions) 96.5 x 81.3 cm;
38 x 32 1/8 in(Reference) SLan075 -
(Artist) Sean Landers (Exhibition) Private: Sean Landers @ Le Consortium (Year) 2020 (Gallery) rodolphe janssen (Location) Le Consortium, Dijon, France -
(Artist) Sean Landers (Exhibition) Private: Sean Landers @ Le Consortium (Year) 2020 (Gallery) rodolphe janssen (Location) Le Consortium, Dijon, France -
(Artist) Sean Landers (Exhibition) Private: Sean Landers @ Le Consortium (Year) 2020 (Gallery) rodolphe janssen (Location) Le Consortium, Dijon, France -
(Artist) Sean Landers (Exhibition) Private: Sean Landers @ Le Consortium (Year) 2020 (Gallery) rodolphe janssen (Location) Le Consortium, Dijon, France -
(Artist) Sean Landers (Exhibition) Private: Sean Landers @ Le Consortium (Year) 2020 (Gallery) rodolphe janssen (Location) Le Consortium, Dijon, France -
(Artist) Sean Landers (Title) Plankboy (Narcissus) (Year) 2019 (medium) Oil on linen (Dimensions) 109.2 x 149.9 cm;
43 x 59 1/8 in(Reference) SLan055 -
(Artist) Sean Landers (Title) Plankboy (Sisyphus) (Year) 2019 (medium) Oil on linen (Dimensions) 109.2 x 149.9 cm;
43 x 59 1/8 in(Reference) SLan057 -
(Artist) Sean Landers (Year) 2019 (Gallery) rodolphe janssen (Location) Brussels, Belgium -
(Artist) Sean Landers (Title) Both Things at Once (Year) 2018 (medium) Oil on linen (Dimensions) 151.1 x 196.2 cm;
59 1/2 x 77 1/4 in(Reference) SLan059 -
(Artist) Sean Landers (Title) Plankboy (Pygmalion) (Year) 2019 (medium) Oil on linen (Dimensions) 109.2 x 149.9 cm;
43 x 59 1/8 in(Reference) SLan056 -
(Artist) Sean Landers (Year) 2019 (Gallery) rodolphe janssen (Location) Brussels, Belgium -
(Artist) Sean Landers (Title) The Original (Year) 2019 (medium) Oil on linen (Dimensions) 96.5 x 81.3 cm;
38 x 32 1/8 in(Reference) SLan052 -
(Artist) Sean Landers (Year) 2019 (Gallery) rodolphe janssen (Location) Brussels, Belgium -
(Artist) Sean Landers (Title) At Least We Have Wine (Year) 2019 (medium) Oil on linen (Dimensions) 202 x 156 cm;
79 1/2 x 61 3/8 in(Reference) SLan049 -
(Artist) Sean Landers (Title) Plankboy Redux (Year) 2016 (medium) Oil on linen (Dimensions) 132.1 x 114.3 cm;
52 1/8 x 45 in(Reference) SLan046 -
(Artist) Sean Landers (Title) Snowman in Brueghel (Year) 2016 (medium) Oil on linen (Dimensions) 121.9 x 104.1 cm;
48 x 41 in -
(Artist) Sean Landers (Title) Captain Homer (Seven Pipes for Seven Seas) (Year) 2016 (medium) Oil on linen (Dimensions) 121.9 x 104.1; cm 48 x 41 in -
(Artist) Sean Landers (Title) Flip Clock Radio (Year) 2017 (medium) Oil on linen (Dimensions) 177.8 x 243.8 cm;
70 x 96 in(Reference) SLan044 -
(Artist) Sean Landers (Title) Dall Kid (Coconino Plateau, AZ) (Year) 2015 (medium) Oil on linen (Dimensions) 88.9 x 114.3 cm;
35 x 45 in(Reference) SLan074 -
(Artist) Sean Landers (Title) Bobcat Kitten (Grand Canyon, AZ) (Year) 2015 (medium) Oil on linen (Dimensions) 101.6 x 127 cm;
40 x 50 in -
(Artist) Sean Landers (Title) Fox Kit (Litchfield, CT) (Year) 2015 (medium) Oil on linen (Dimensions) 96.5 x 139.7 cm;
38 x 55 in -
(Artist) Sean Landers (Title) Maroon Bells (Deer) (Year) 2015 (medium) Oil on linen (Dimensions) 208.3 x 157.5 cm;
82 x 62 in -
(Artist) Sean Landers (Title) Big Horn Sheep (Year) 2015 (medium) Oil on linen (Dimensions) 162.6 x 121.9 cm;
64 x 48 in(Reference) SLan030 -
(Artist) Sean Landers (Year) 2015 (Gallery) rodolphe janssen (Location) Brussels, Belgium -
(Artist) Sean Landers (Year) 2015 (Gallery) rodolphe janssen (Location) Brussels, Belgium -
(Artist) Sean Landers (Title) Elk (Year) 2015 (medium) Oil on linen (Dimensions) 165.1 x 127 cm -
(Artist) Sean Landers (Title) Prong Horn (Year) 2015 (medium) Oil on linen (Dimensions) 165.1 x 127 cm;
65 x 50 in(Reference) SLan031 -
(Artist) Sean Landers (Year) 2015 (Gallery) rodolphe janssen (Location) Brussels, Belgium -
(Artist) Sean Landers (Title) Juvenile Caribou (Year) 2015 (medium) Oil on linen (Dimensions) 121.9 x 162.6 cm -
(Artist) Sean Landers (Year) 2015 (Gallery) rodolphe janssen (Location) Brussels, Belgium -
(Artist) Sean Landers (Title) Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening (Year) 2015 (medium) Oil on linen (Dimensions) 152.4 x 198.1 cm -
(Artist) Sean Landers (Title) Afterglow (Year) 2015 (medium) Oil on linen (Dimensions) 152.4 x 198.1 cm (Reference) SLan029 -
(Artist) Sean Landers (Title) Golden Section (Year) 2013 (medium) Oil on linen (Dimensions) 132.1 x 111.8 cm (Reference) SLan022 -
(Artist) Sean Landers (Title) Wolverine (Year) 2014 (medium) Oil on linen (Dimensions) 96.5 x 127 cm (Reference) SLan025 -
(Artist) Sean Landers (Year) 2012 (Gallery) rodolphe janssen (Location) Brussels, Belgium -
(Artist) Sean Landers (Year) 2012 (Gallery) rodolphe janssen (Location) Brussels, Belgium -
(Artist) Sean Landers (Title) Two skulls (Year) 2012 (medium) Oil on linen (Dimensions) 152.4 x 228.6 cm (Reference) SLan014 -
(Artist) Sean Landers (Title) Circumnavigator (Year) 2012 (medium) Oil on linen (Dimensions) 152.4 x 226.1 cm (Reference) SLan008 -
(Artist) Sean Landers (Title) Monos (Year) 2012 (medium) Oil on linen (Dimensions) 91.4 x 127 cm (Reference) SLan011 -
(Artist) Sean Landers (Exhibition) Sean Landers: 1991–1994, Improbable History (Year) 2010 (Institution) Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis (Location) Saint Louis, MO USA -
(Artist) Sean Landers (Exhibition) Sean Landers: 1991–1994, Improbable History (Year) 2010 (Institution) Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis (Location) Saint Louis, MO USA -
(Artist) Sean Landers (Year) 2004 (Institution) Kunsthalle Zürich (Location) Zürich, Switzerland -
(Artist) Sean Landers (Year) 2004 (Institution) Kunsthalle Zürich (Location) Zürich, Switzerland -
(Artist) Sean Landers (Year) 2004 (Institution) Kunsthalle Zürich (Location) Zürich, Switzerland -
(Artist) Sean Landers (Year) 2004 (Institution) Kunsthalle Zürich (Location) Zürich, Switzerland -
(Artist) Sean Landers (Title) Around the World Alone (Boy Skipper - Dawn) (Year) 2011 (medium) Oil on linen (Dimensions) 132.1 x 172.7 cm -
(Artist) Sean Landers (Title) Around the World Alone (Lord of the Seas) (Year) 2010 (medium) Oil on Linen (Dimensions) 71 x 114 cm (Reference) SLan002 -
(Artist) Sean Landers (Title) Three Nose Guy (Year) 1998 (medium) Oil on linen (Dimensions) 81.3 x 66 cm -
(Artist) Sean Landers (Title) Miss Kitty Eating Bird (Year) 2009 (medium) Oil on linen (Dimensions) 127 x 188 cm -
(Artist) Sean Landers (Title) Elf (Braque) (Year) 2003 (medium) Oil on linen (Dimensions) 71.1 x 61 cm -
(Artist) Sean Landers (Title) Around the World Alone (Holy Hermit) (Year) 2011 (medium) Bronze (Dimensions) 46.4 x 27.3 x 27.3 cm (Reference) SLan021 -
(Artist) Sean Landers (Title) Genius (Year) 2001 (medium) Oil on linen (Dimensions) 218.4 x 543.6 cm;
86 x 214 in -
(Artist) Sean Landers (Title) Killing Me Softly (Year) 2011 (medium) Oil on linen (Dimensions) 114.3 x 137.2 cm -
(Artist) Sean Landers (Title) Looking for Mr. Godbar (Year) 1995 (medium) Oil on linen (Dimensions) 276.9 x 426.7 cm