JONATHAN LASKER in conversation with The Brooklyn Rail

Jonathan Lasker
The View From Home Plate, 1978
Oil on canvas
67 x 67 inches (170 x 170 cm)
Jonathan Lasker
Objects Have Reasons, 2020
Oil on linen
30 x 40 inches (76.2 x 101.6 cm)
Jonathan Lasker
Lasker, 2019
Oil on linen
60 x 80 inches (152 x 203 cm)
Jonathan Lasker
Picture With Outstanding Form, 2019
Oil on linen
60 x 80 inches (152.4 x 203.2 cm)
Jonathan Lasker
Platonic Landscape, 2018
Oil on linen
60 x 80 inches (152 x 203 cm)
Jonathan Lasker
For Now or Forever, 2017
Oil on linen
75 x 100 inches (191 x 254 cm)
Jonathan Lasker
The Rules of Personal Attachment, 2017
Oil on linen
60 x 80 inches (152 x 203 cm)
Jonathan Lasker
The Plus Sign at Golgotha, 2014
Oil on linen
60 x 80 inches (152 x 203 cm)
Jonathan Lasker
The Universal Frame of Reference, 2014
Oil on linen
90 x 120 inches (229 x 305 cm)
Jonathan Lasker
Commerce and Darkness, 2014
Oil on linen
60 x 80 inches (152 x 203 cm)
Jonathan Lasker
Life Without Thought, 2011
Oil on linen
60 x 80 inches (152 x 203cm)
Jonathan Lasker
The Inability to Sublimate, 2009
Oil on linen
75 x 100 inches (191 x 254 cm)
Jonathan Lasker
The Equality of Apples and Oranges, 2007
Oil on linen
60 x 80 inches (152 x 203 cm)
Jonathan Lasker
Power Becoming Love, 2005
Oil on linen
90 x 120 inches (229 x 305 cm)
Jonathan Lasker
A Memory of the Wilderness for Domestic Animals, 2004
Oil on linen
60 x 80 inches (152 x 203 cm)
Jonathan Lasker
Drawing Blanks, 2003
Oil on linen
72 x 96 inches (182.9 x 243.8 cm)
Jonathan Lasker
The Vagaries of Existence, 2002
Oil on linen
60 x 80 inches (152.4 x 203.2 cm)
Jonathan Lasker
Upon the Modern Prairie, 1999
Oil on canvas
72 x 96 inches (182.9 x 243.8 cm)
Jonathan Lasker
Domestic Setting with Post-Partum Anxiety, 1999
Oil on linen
96 x 128 inches (243.8 x 325.1cm)
Jonathan Lasker
Were 8 on Its Side, 1998
Oil on linen
75 x 96 inches (191 x 243.8cm)
Jonathan Lasker
Stable Aberrance, 1995
Oil on linen
80 x 110 inches (203 x 279 cm)
Jonathan Lasker
The Eternal Silence of Infinite Space, 1994
Oil on canvas
90 x 120 inches (229 x 305 cm)
Jonathan Lasker
Artistic Painting, 1993
Oil on canvas
90 x 120 inches (229 x 305 cm)
Jonathan Lasker
The Happiness of Cannibals, 1991
Oil on linen
53 1/8 x 63 inches (135 x 160 cm)
Jonathan Lasker
Love’s Rhetoric, 1990
Oil on linen
60 x 80 inches (152 x 203 cm)
Jonathan Lasker
Born Yesterday, 1989
Oil on linen
77 x 102 inches (195.6 x 259.1 cm)
Jonathan Lasker
The Realm of the Quaint, 1988
Oil on canvas
96 x 126 inches (244 x 320 cm)
Jonathan Lasker
Canaletto, 1987
Oil on linen
52 x 72 inches (132.1 x 182.9 cm)
Jonathan Lasker
Cultural Promiscuity, 1986
Oil on canvas
76 x 100 1/4 inches (193 x 254.6 cm)
Jonathan Lasker
The Sublimation of Love, 1985
Oil on canvas
64 x 48 inches (163 x 122 cm)
Jonathan Lasker
3 Card Monte, 1984
Oil on canvas
60 x 75 inches (152 x 191 cm)
Jonathan Lasker
Main Event, 1981
Oil & alkyd on canvas
48 x 72 inches (122 x 183 cm)
Jonathan Lasker
The View From Home Plate, 1978
Oil on canvas
67 x 67 inches (170 x 170 cm)
Jonathan Lasker
Objects Have Reasons, 2020
Oil on linen
30 x 40 inches (76.2 x 101.6 cm)
Jonathan Lasker
Lasker, 2019
Oil on linen
60 x 80 inches (152 x 203 cm)
Jonathan Lasker
Picture With Outstanding Form, 2019
Oil on linen
60 x 80 inches (152.4 x 203.2 cm)
Jonathan Lasker
Platonic Landscape, 2018
Oil on linen
60 x 80 inches (152 x 203 cm)
Jonathan Lasker
For Now or Forever, 2017
Oil on linen
75 x 100 inches (191 x 254 cm)
Jonathan Lasker
The Rules of Personal Attachment, 2017
Oil on linen
60 x 80 inches (152 x 203 cm)
Jonathan Lasker
The Plus Sign at Golgotha, 2014
Oil on linen
60 x 80 inches (152 x 203 cm)
Jonathan Lasker
The Universal Frame of Reference, 2014
Oil on linen
90 x 120 inches (229 x 305 cm)
Jonathan Lasker
Commerce and Darkness, 2014
Oil on linen
60 x 80 inches (152 x 203 cm)
Jonathan Lasker
Life Without Thought, 2011
Oil on linen
60 x 80 inches (152 x 203cm)
Jonathan Lasker
The Inability to Sublimate, 2009
Oil on linen
75 x 100 inches (191 x 254 cm)
Jonathan Lasker
The Equality of Apples and Oranges, 2007
Oil on linen
60 x 80 inches (152 x 203 cm)
Jonathan Lasker
Power Becoming Love, 2005
Oil on linen
90 x 120 inches (229 x 305 cm)
Jonathan Lasker
A Memory of the Wilderness for Domestic Animals, 2004
Oil on linen
60 x 80 inches (152 x 203 cm)
Jonathan Lasker
Drawing Blanks, 2003
Oil on linen
72 x 96 inches (182.9 x 243.8 cm)
Jonathan Lasker
The Vagaries of Existence, 2002
Oil on linen
60 x 80 inches (152.4 x 203.2 cm)
Jonathan Lasker
Upon the Modern Prairie, 1999
Oil on canvas
72 x 96 inches (182.9 x 243.8 cm)
Jonathan Lasker
Domestic Setting with Post-Partum Anxiety, 1999
Oil on linen
96 x 128 inches (243.8 x 325.1cm)
Jonathan Lasker
Were 8 on Its Side, 1998
Oil on linen
75 x 96 inches (191 x 243.8cm)
Jonathan Lasker
Stable Aberrance, 1995
Oil on linen
80 x 110 inches (203 x 279 cm)
Jonathan Lasker
The Eternal Silence of Infinite Space, 1994
Oil on canvas
90 x 120 inches (229 x 305 cm)
Jonathan Lasker
Artistic Painting, 1993
Oil on canvas
90 x 120 inches (229 x 305 cm)
Jonathan Lasker
The Happiness of Cannibals, 1991
Oil on linen
53 1/8 x 63 inches (135 x 160 cm)
Jonathan Lasker
Love’s Rhetoric, 1990
Oil on linen
60 x 80 inches (152 x 203 cm)
Jonathan Lasker
Born Yesterday, 1989
Oil on linen
77 x 102 inches (195.6 x 259.1 cm)
Jonathan Lasker
The Realm of the Quaint, 1988
Oil on canvas
96 x 126 inches (244 x 320 cm)
Jonathan Lasker
Canaletto, 1987
Oil on linen
52 x 72 inches (132.1 x 182.9 cm)
Jonathan Lasker
Cultural Promiscuity, 1986
Oil on canvas
76 x 100 1/4 inches (193 x 254.6 cm)
Jonathan Lasker
The Sublimation of Love, 1985
Oil on canvas
64 x 48 inches (163 x 122 cm)
Jonathan Lasker
3 Card Monte, 1984
Oil on canvas
60 x 75 inches (152 x 191 cm)
Jonathan Lasker
Main Event, 1981
Oil & alkyd on canvas
48 x 72 inches (122 x 183 cm)
Jonathan Lasker
The View From Home Plate, 1978
Oil on canvas
67 x 67 inches (170 x 170 cm)
Jonathan Lasker (b. 1948) lives and works in New York. Solo exhibitions of his work have been held at Greene Naftali, New York (2021), and at institutions including the Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid; K20 Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf; The Power Plant Contemporary Art Center, Toronto; Stedelijk Museum, Amsterdam; and the Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, among others.
His work is held in numerous public collections in Europe and North America, including the Albright-Knox Gallery, Buffalo; Centre Pompidou, Paris; Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, DC; Los Angeles County Museum of Art; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Moderna Museet, Stockholm; Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston; The Museum of Modern Art, New York; Museum Ludwig, Cologne; The National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC; The National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa; and the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York.
JONATHAN LASKER in conversation with The Brooklyn Rail
JONATHAN LASKER featured in The Brooklyn Rail, 2023
Guillaume Oranger on JONATHAN LASKER for Juliet Contemporary Art Magazine, 2022
Lloyd Wise on JONATHAN LASKER at Greene Naftali for Artforum, 2022
Jonathan Lasker
Drawing into Painting, 1987-2020
Form Drawings and White Form Paintings
New Complete Essays, 1984-2019
Jonathan Lasker