Barry X Ball

Over the past 30 years, Barry X Ball's work has been widely exhibited internationally and is represented in numerous public and private collections.

Biography of Barry X Ball

Barry X Ball was born in 1955 in Pasadena, California, and he currently lives and works in New York.

Ball’s sculptures have been showcased at esteemed venues such as Powerhouse Museum / Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, Frist Center for the Visual Arts, Museum of Arts and Design, Bass Museum of Art, PS 1 Contemporary Art Center, SITE Santa Fe, Ballroom Marfa, Galerie Nationale du Jeu de Paume, Magasin 3 Stockholm Konsthall, Le Printemps de Septembre, Domaine de Kerguéhennec, Kunsthalle Krems, Museo Cantonale d’Arte, me Collectors Room Berlin, Modemuseum Hasselt, Beijing Today Art Museum, Museo di arte moderna e contemporanea di Trento e Rovereto, Le Quartier, Centre d’art contemporain de Quimper, and Musée d’art contemporain de Lyon.

His work is also part of prestigious collections such as the Hammer Museum, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, The Norton Museum of Art, The Maramotti Collection, Le Fonds régional d’art contemporain Bretagne, Magasin 3 Stockholm Konsthall, Museo Cantonale d’Arte, Museo di arte moderna e contemporanea di Trento e Rovereto, The Berlingieri Collection, The Olbricht Collection, and The Panza Collection.

Barry X Ball's Art Style

Despite paying homage to their historical roots, Ball's sculptures are entirely fresh and new. By utilizing unconventional materials and innovative methods, Ball breathes new life into historical art forms. His process involves an intricate combination of modern and traditional techniques, including 3D digital scanning, virtual modeling, rapid prototyping, and computer-controlled milling. These advanced methods are complemented by meticulously detailed hand carving and polishing.

Ball's works are known for their intense yet surreal stillness, making a strong case for reevaluating contemporary sculptural practices.