Tom Sachs: McDonald's Catalogue Raisonné
978-1-9550-1909-5
2024
artdesignspeculativeworldbuildingcatalog
This is a comprehensive, annotated listing of all the known McDonald’s-related artworks created by Tom Sachs Studio over the last 30 years (1994 – 2024).
I wrote some more reflection on Tom Sachs' work here: Tom Sachs Worldbuilding
Contributors
Tom Sachs
_ Artist, Design, Photography
Fili Latinakis
_ Design, Editor
Genevieve Hanson
_ Photography
Tom Powel
_ Photography
Joshua White
_ Photography
Many Others
_ Photography
Biography
TOM SACHS is a sculptor, probably best known for his elaborate recreations of various Modern icons, all of them masterpieces of engineering and design of one kind or another. In an early show he made Knoll office furniture out of phone books and duct tape; later, he recreated Le Corbusier's 1952 Unité d'Habitation using only foamcore and a glue gun. Other projects have included his versions of various Cold War masterpieces, like the Apollo 11 Lunar Excursion Module, and the bridge of the battleship USS Enterprise. And because no engineering project is more complex and pervasive than the corporate ecosystem, he's done versions of those, too, including a McDonald's he built using plywood, glue, assorted kitchen appliances. He's also done Hello Kitty and her friends in materials ranging from foamcore to bronze.A relentlessly innovative and subversive sculptor, Tom Sachs (b. 1966, New York) is best known for his elaborate, bricolage recreations of masterpieces of engineering and design. Humble foam core and plywood replace the gleaming aluminum and polycarbonate of mass-produced items, fabricated with the combination of industrial vigor and handmade artistry that have become his trademark.
Beyond the studio, Sachs has further solidified his focus on the artist’s hand as proof that anything he makes is sculpture— from the blockchain to sneakers. Sachs is especially recognized and celebrated as a designer and collaborator with Nike. The iconic Mars Yard sneakers and Nikecraft projects have allowed Sachs to seamlessly blend art, design, and functionality, creating products that push boundaries and challenge traditional notions of both art and fashion.
His work has been exhibited in many countries and is held in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, Whitney Museum in New York, Pompidou Center in Paris, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Tate Modern in London, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and many more. He has had major solo exhibitions at Deichtorhallen, Hamburg (2021), Tokyo City Opera (2019), Nasher Sculpture Center, Houston (2017), Noguchi Museum, New York (2016), Yerba Buena Arts Center, San Francisco (2016), Brooklyn Museum, New York (2016), Mori Art Museum, Tokyo (2016), Lyon Biennale, France (2013), “Space Program: MARS ” Park Avenue Armory, New York (2012), Venetian Architecture Biennale (2010), Prada Foundation, Milan (2006), Guggenheim Museum, Berlin (2003).
Sachs lives and works in New York.
Publisher
Tom SachsSpecifications
Size 8.5 H x 5.5 W inches Pages 76 color pages Printer Printed and bound by Bestype NYC Ends 150 gsm uncoated, 1 x 1 - HUVNotes
- More reflection on Tom Sachs' work here: Tom Sachs Worldbuilding
- First edition of Tom Sachs: McDonald’s Catalogue Raisonné ships in 1-2 weeks. Second edition ships September 2nd.
- S/N: 2024.21
- 200 color copies
- Disclaimer: Tom Sachs is not affiliated with McDonald's Corporation or its affiliates. All artwork and intellectual property rights are owned solely by Tom Sachs.
- All artwork © Tom Sachs
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