Doug Wheeler
Untitled, 1968/2014
Vacuum-formed acrylic, sprayed lacquer on acrylic, electronic transformer, and fluorescent blue neon
90 1/2 x 90 1/2 x 5 inches (229.9 x 229.9 x 12.7 cm)
Synthetic Desert G AZ 39 VC 71 CC NM 13, 2013
Ink and colored pencil on drafting film
36 1/16 x 49 1/8 inches (91.6 x 124.8 cm)
SA MI 75 DZ NY 12
Reinforced fiberglass, LED lights, high intensity fluorescent lights, UV fluorescent lights, quartz halogen lights, DMX control
Architecturally modified space, composed of two parts: Room 1: 240 x 360 x 144 inches (609.6 x 914.4 x 365.8 cm) Room 2: 564 x 576 x 192 inches (1432.6 x 1463 x 487.7 cm) Total space: 564 x 702 inches (1432.6 x 1783.1 cm)
DW 68 VEN MCASD 11, 1968/2011
White UV neon light
18 x 34 x 33 feet (548.6 x 1036.3 x 1005.8 cm)
49 Nord 6 Est 68 Ven 12 FL, 2011-2012
Drywall construction, white latex, white epoxy paint, white nylon scrim, acrylic diffusers, and Gro-Lux and white UV neon light
188 1/2 x 346 7/8 x 548 5/16 inches (478.7 x 881 x 1392.6 cm)
Installation view, Doug Wheeler, 49 Nord 6 Est – FRAC Lorraine – Metz, France, 2012
49 Nord 6 Est POV Luminiferous Light Volume
Phosphorescent paint applied to existing architecture, metal halide projectors
145 11/16 x 240 3/16 x 360 1/2 inches (370 x 610 x 915.6 cm)
UD RU Ice Light Environment 2, 2009
Pencil and ink on vellum
26 5/8 x 38 1/4 inches (67.6 x 97.2 cm)
UD RU Ice Light Environment 2, 2008 Installation view, Upside Down: Les Arctiques, Musée du quai Branly, Paris, 2008-2009
SF NM BI SP 2000, 2000 Installation view, Changing Perceptions: The Panza Collection, Guggenheim Museum, 2000-2001
Untitled, 1981
Black fabric tape applied to existing architecture, natural light
18 x 18 x 11 feet (548.6 x 548.6 x 335.3 cm)
Centro Internazionale di Sperimentazioni Artistiche Marie-Louise Jeanneret, Boissano, Italy
SA MI DW SM 2 75 Continuum Atmospheric Environment (Installation view of environment at full brightness)
Plywood, coved plaster walls, halogens, black UV fluorescent light, mechanical dimming system
2-room space: 20 x 10 x 12 feet (609.6 x 304.8 x 365.8 cm) and 30 x 30 x 16 feet (914.4 x 914.4 x 487.7 cm)
Salvatore Ala Gallery, Milan
Untitled (Environmental Light)
Steel, coved plaster walls, acrylic paint, nylon scrim, and daylight neon light
384 x 384 x 192 inches (975.4 x 975.4 x 487.7 cm)
Standing Sun, 1973
Front-silvered mirrors, skylight aperture, natural light, coved wall
18 x 14 feet (548.6 x 426.7 cm)
PSAD Synthetic Desert III, 1971
Reinforced fiberglass, anechoic absorbers, neon, and sound equipment
678 x 318 x 228 inches (1722.1 x 807.7 x 579.1 cm)
Installation view, Doug Wheeler: PSAD Synthetic Desert III, 1971, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, 2017 Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York Panza Collection, Gift, 1991
Untitled, 1969
Vacuum-formed acrylic, sprayed lacquer on acrylic, magnetic transformer, and argon neon
91 1/2 x 91 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches (232.4 x 232.4 x 19.1 cm)
Untitled
Experimental phosphorescent and neon light wall
34 x 18 feet (1,036.3 x 548.6 cm)
Untitled (Canvas Light), 1965
Acrylic on canvas, magnetic transformer, and daylight neon
87 ⅝ x 80 ¾ x 5 inches (222.6 x 205.1 x 12.7 cm)
Installation view, Phenomenal: California Light, Space, Surface, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego, La Jolla, 2011–2012 Collection Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego. Photo by Philipp Scholz Rittermann
Untitled, 1964
Acrylic on canvas
88 x 82 inches (223.5 x 208.3 cm)
Untitled, c. 1963-1964
72 x 64 1/2 inches (182.9 x 163.8 cm)
