Hernan Bas — James Voorhies

Installation view, Hernan Bas: The Conceptualists

Conceptual artist #13 (founder and sole member of the BUZZ OFF INITIATIVE, he spends his nights mailing everyone in his zip code a single dead fly), 2022. Acrylic on linen, 6 × 5 ft. Courtesy of Lu Cai. Photo: Silvia Ros

Installation view, Hernan Bas: The Conceptualists

Conceptual artist #2 (the ice sculptor: he exclusively carves objects which hold ice), 2021. Acrylic on linen, 6 x 5 ft. Courtesy of Maurice & Paul Marciano / Maurice & Paul Marciano Art Foundation. Photo: Silvia Ros

Installation view, Hernan Bas: The Conceptualists

Conceptual artist #15 (performance based, along with a troop of hired actors he takes residence in “fixer upper” homes and feigns nefarious occult activity to stir up the neighbors), 2022. Acrylic on linen, 6 × 5 ft. Private Collection. Photo: Silvia Ros

Installation view, Hernan Bas: The Conceptualists

Conceptual artist #19 (a child of the 80’s, he places his Polaroid self-portraits in a familiar spot whenever he’s feeling lost), 2023, Acrylic on linen, 6 × 5 ft. Courtesy of Lindemann Collection, Miami Beach. Photo: Silvia Ros

Installation view, Hernan Bas: The Conceptualists

Conceptual artist #20 (performance based; acting as his own receiver, he’s been seeking a signal from the airwaves for over a decade), 2023. Acrylic on linen, 6 × 5 ft. Courtesy of Maurice & Paul Marciano / Maurice & Paul Marciano Art Foundation. Photo: Silvia Ros

Conceptual artist #27 (his 'snow devils' tinted with stage blood leave a conspicuous silhouette long after they're covered), 2023. Acrylic and oil stick on linen, 7 × 6 ft. Private Collection. Photo: Silvia Ros

Installation view, Hernan Bas: The Conceptualists

Conceptual Artist #32 (A conceptual purist, his work requires a willing ear to evidence the ideas he conjures at the Absinthe Bar), 2023. Acrylic and water-based oils on linen, 9 × 14 ft. Courtesy Ostillo Art Foundation, Austin, Texas. Photo: Silvia Ros