Chris Wolston
14 November 2025 – March 2026
Presented in collaboration with The Future Perfect
Brooklyn- and Medellín-based artist Chris Wolston brings his exuberant approach to design and sculpture to Dallas Contemporary with a presentation of new and recent works in terracotta, cast aluminum, and hand-carved wood. A master of material play and cross-cultural dialogue, Wolston transforms functional furniture into expressive, figurative forms—where chairs gesture, mirrors grin, and planters suggest both creature and landscape.
His practice is rooted in global material research and hybridized craft traditions. Wolston’s use of Colombian terracotta draws on local techniques he studied while on a Fulbright in Medellín, while his early work with recycled materials at Ghana’s Kokrobitey Institute introduced him to new models of sustainable design. The resulting works exist at the crossroads of modernist irony, indigenous technique, and postcolonial critique.
Each object is both playful and political: sculptures that echo pre-Columbian figuration or tropical flora while simultaneously referencing Western art history and consumer design. Decorative and durable, humorous and haunting, Wolston’s work suggests a radical possibility: that the future of design might not lie in minimalism, but in embodied exuberance.
ABOUT CHRIS WOLSTON
Wolston’s work has been acquired by institutions including the Denver Art Museum, National Museum of Qatar, Museo de Antioquia (Colombia), Odunpazarı Modern Museum (Turkey), and the National Gallery of Victoria (Australia). He has received commissions from Dolce & Gabbana, Fendi, and Phillip Lim, and has been featured in T Magazine, Art in America, Architectural Digest, and Le Monde.
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This exhibition, produced in collaboration with The Future Perfect—a leading contemporary design gallery with locations in New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco—highlights a shared commitment to bold, cross-disciplinary work. An accompanying publication will feature studio documentation and new essays on craft, humor, and hybrid materiality.
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