Artist Biennial

Jack Pierson

1960–

21 works in the collection 12 exhibitions at the Whitney

Works in the collection

Colorful cutout letters arranged on a white wall spell "Working Class Values" across the center.

Working Class Values

1998 · Sculpture

Silhouette of a person stretching on the beach as the sun sets over the water.

Untitled

2014 · Prints

Red sign reading SLOW mounted on a post beside overgrown plants and flowers.

SLOW

2009 · Photographs

A simple white line drawing of a hand with two fingers raised against a black background.

Hand Smoking #6

1994 · Drawings

Two tall palm trees rise above a pale sky with a house roof barely visible.

Palm Trees, Santa Monica

1992 · Photographs

A large mixed bouquet of colorful wildflowers and greenery arranged in a loose, natural style.

Parent's 50th Anniversary Flowers

1995 · Photographs

A partially open window with morning-glory vines and a sheer curtain blowing in soft light.

Morning Glories, P-town

1995 · Photographs

Printed Matter Photography Portfolio 1. Portraits

1994 · Photographs

A blonde woman in a pink coat and black top poses with one hand near her chin under red lights.

Untitled

n.d., printed 1994 · Photographs

A shirtless young person leans on a kitchen counter, looking to the right.

Self-Portrait #4

2003 · Photographs

Letters arranged in a cross spelling "desire" horizontally and "despair" vertically.

Desire, Despair

1996 · Sculpture

A hand holding a lit cigarette with thin smoke rising upward against a black and white background.

Untitled

1995 · Prints

A glass-front cabinet holds neatly folded white linens stacked on two shelves.

Will you still love me tomorrow?

1994 · Sculpture

Bright red sky with white clouds and orange horizon over a wide white foreground.

(I really don't know clouds) at all

1993 · Photographs

Abstract painting of repeated blue brushstrokes arranged in loose vertical rows on a white background.

Untitled (Birds on a Wire)

1992 · Drawings

Person wearing a fluffy coat and orange wig looks down while another person talks on a phone.

Jerry in the Dressing Room

1993 · Photographs

A floral arrangement in an ornate urn bathed in red neon light.

Neon Baltimore

1985, printed 1990–1993 · Photographs

White sheet with the words "KILL ME" written repeatedly in charcoal-style black letters.

Kill Me

1984 · Drawings

Man in a wheelchair sits outdoors on rocks while two companions stand behind him.

A fag, a crip, and a chick...Three lives on the rocks

1990 · Photographs

Two shirtless men stand closely together looking at the camera in a blurred, intimate selfie.

Me and Marcelo

1992 · Photographs

Green leaves with sunlight filtering through, creating bright dappled patterns across the foliage.

Through the Leaves

1992 · Photographs

Exhibitions at the Whitney