



Wall (western boundary)
2026
Wall (western boundary) presents a monumental stacked composition assembled from bleached and collaged fragments of denim, arranged in an ascending brick like pattern across the panel surface. The work demonstrates Doyle's signature investigation of worn textiles and labor history, transforming the mundane material of work clothing into an architectural intervention that evokes both fortification and fragility. Subtle variations in the fabric's texture and fading create visual rhythm across the horizontal strata, while the pale blue tonality and ghostly surface patterns suggest age, use, and erasure. The deliberate construction method references both vernacular building techniques and the serialized logic of industrial production, anchoring the work within conversations about American infrastructure and working class materiality. The piece functions simultaneously as sculptural object and wall bound installation, collapsing distinctions between functional barrier and artistic intervention.
- Medium
- Bleached and collaged denim on panel
- Overall
- Spotted At
- Gallery · Galerie Perrotin
Notes
From Galerie Perrotin's solo show "Collective Hallucinations" by Nick Doyle at Perrotin New York, April 24 – May 30, 2026. Inquiries: cecileattal@perrotin.com.
For Sale — $18000
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