James working at his Fire Island studio.
Tamarisk, 2018
Tamarisk
2018
Burying Painting Series 2
Fire Island, New York
Silk, sun, sand, wind, wood, water, aluminum
92 x 33 x 3.75 inches
A nonsite panel from outdoor installation.
Event Horizon: All Blues, Nonsite Square, 2018
Burying Painting Series 02
Event Horizon: All Blues
Nonsite: Navy Blue Square
Fire Island, NY
2018
Silk, sun, sand, wind, wood, water, aluminum
44 x 32 x 2 inches
Putting You Mother Fuckers in the Field, 2016
Putting You Mother Fuckers in the Field
Single channel video installation.
Fire Island, New York
2016
Duration 60:05
Dimensions variable.
Loro Piana pinstriped textile, silk, wood, sun, sand, rain.
Nonsite: Teal
Burying Painting Series No. 1
Event Horizon No. 2
Nonsite: Teal
2017
Silk, sun, sand, wind, wood, water, aluminum
104 x 33 x 3.75 inches
Burying Painting No. 1, 2017 (Nonsite: Pink)
Burying Painting: Event Horizon No. 1
Nonsite - Pink
Fire Island, New York
2017
94 x 15 x 3.75 inches
Silk, sun, sand, wind, wood, water, aluminum
James Perkins in Fire Island New York
Portrait by Bryson Malone
Event Horizon Pink Triangle
Event Horizon Pink Triangle
Fire Island, New York
2019
Silk, sun, sand, wind, wood, water, aluminum
29 x 3 x 110 inches
Nonsite: Sky
Burying Painting Series No. 1
Nonsite: Sky
2017
Silk, sun, sand, wind, wood, water, aluminum
104 x 33 x 3.75 inches
Burying Painting Event Horizon Blue Triangle, Fire Island, NY
Burying Painting Series
Event Horizon Blue Triangle
Fire Island, New York
2019
Silk, sun, sand, wind, wood, water, aluminum
29 x 3 x 110 inches
James Perkins working in his Fire Island NY studio. Portrait by James Needham
An Opera of Painting
Event Horizon Study for ATCO, 2018
Untitled
Event Horizon Study for ATCO
Manhattan, New York
Nonsite: Blue
2018
Silk, sun, wind, wood, rain, aluminum
33 x 15 x 3.75 inches
Burying Painting Series 01, Nonsite: Silver, 2017
Burying Painting: Event Horizon No. 3
Nonsite: Silver
Fire Island, New York
2017
Silk, sun, sand, wind, wood, water, aluminum
95 x 50 x 2 inches
James Perkins working at his Fire Island NY studio. portrait by James Needham
Site-specific installation detail for SMoCA
Process
Process
Burying Painting Series 01, Nonsite: Purple, 2017
Burying Painting: Event Horizon No. 2
Nonsite: Purple
Fire Island, NY
2017
Silk, sun, sand, wind, wood, water, aluminum
104 x 33 x 3.75 inches
Studio Portrait 2019
Process
All Blues, Fire Island, 2018
See You Out There, 2021, silk, sun, sand, wind, wood, water. Dimensions vary.
Happy to See You (detail)
Happy to See You (Pink)
Silk, sun, sand, salt, wind, wood, water and handmade frame.
Image by Daniel Terna
James Perkins at Frieze LA 2024
James Perkins in Fire Island, NY
Site-specific post-totem land art installation for SMoCA residency in Scottsdale, AZ
Performance: Site-specific post-totem land art installation for SMoCA residency in Scottsdale, AZ
James Perkins collaborated with ocean racer Conrad Colman to make art.