Ghost of a Dream — Shaoul + Howe

Ghost of a Dream

Ghost of a Dream is the collaborative project of Lauren Was and Adam Eckstrom who began working together in 2007 shortly after getting married. This collaboration is their full time practice in which they produce work about people’s hopes and dreams out of the ephemera created trying to attain those aspirations. They have had the honor to receive support from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation, New York Foundation for the Arts, Joan Mitchell Foundation, Artist Resource Trust, Jerome Foundation and received the first annual Young Masters Art Prize in London. They have received artist residencies in Berlin, Basel, Beijing, France, and venues throughout the US including Bemis Center, ISCP, Smack Mellon, Wassaic Project, the Joan Mitchell Foundation AIR in New Orleans, Elsewhere Museum, and will attend the Rauschenberg Foundation AIR in 2023. They are also currently the Embedded Critics at the Wassaic Project in New York. Ghost of a Dream’s current solo exhibitions are “Tomorrow is Here” at the new MAAM museum in Boston, and “Aligned by the Sun (through the revolution)” at the Ackland Art Museum in Chapel Hill. They have also shown solo exhibitions at CES Gallery, Los Angeles; Smack Mellon, Brooklyn, NY; Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY; Galerie Paris Beijing, Paris, France. Ghost of a Dream’s work has been featured in publications such as The New York Times, Vogue Magazine, Hyperallergic, BlouinArtinfo, ArtFCity, W Magazine, Interview Magazine, and World of Interiors. They have also been featured on Good Morning America and the VICE Art Talks series.

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it easily frays when cut, 33” x 34.5”, enamel on discarded art-fair carpet mounted to panel made from reclaimed crate. Courtesy of the artists.

recognizable from afar but up close it becomes clear, 46.5” x 46”, enamel on discarded art-fair carpet mounted to panel made from reclaimed crate. Courtesy of the artists.

closes with renewed energy (and stellar results), 52.25” x 50.25”, enamel on discarded art-fair carpet mounted to panel made from reclaimed crate. Courtesy of the artists.

Dives into New Waters, 52.25” x 50.25”, enamel on discarded art-fair carpet mounted to panel made from reclaimed crate. Courtesy of the artists.

psyched to add a new gray tone to the mix, 23.25” x 28.25” x 2.75", enamel on discarded art-fair carpet mounted to panel made from reclaimed crate. Courtesy of the artists.

Dreams, Desires, and Excess, 45” x 34”, enamel on discarded art-fair carpet mounted to panel made from reclaimed crate. Courtesy of the artists.

has long been off-the beaten path, 48” x 19”, enamel on discarded art-fair carpet mounted to panel made from reclaimed crate. Courtesy of the artists.

catching your eyes and competing for attention, 15.75” x 34.25” x 2.75”, enamel on discarded art-fair carpet mounted to panel made from reclaimed crate. Courtesy of the artists.

similarly eye popping, but resolutely three-dimensional, 34” x 24”, enamel on discarded art-fair carpet mounted to panel made from reclaimed crate. Courtesy of the artists.

some filling in of a complete puzzle without a preset guiding form, 47” x 14.25”, enamel on discarded art-fair carpet mounted to panel made from reclaimed crate. Courtesy of the artists.

With Skulls and Sparkles, 18” x 23.75”, enamel on discarded art-fair carpet mounted to panel made from reclaimed crate. Courtesy of the artists.

Exhaustion, Hangovers, and Over-stimulated Visuals, 35.75” x 28.25” x 3.25”, enamel on discarded art-fair carpet mounted to panel made from reclaimed crate. Courtesy of the artists.

From Outside and Within, 36” x 36”, enamel on discarded art-fair carpet mounted to panel made from reclaimed crate. Courtesy of the artists.

In Search of Something, 27.5” x 15.5” x 8”, enamel on discarded art-fair carpet mounted to panel made from reclaimed crate. Courtesy of the artists.

Medium Voltage and Prosperity For All , 27" x 37", enamel on discarded art-fair carpet mounted to panel made from reclaimed crate. Courtesy of the artists.