Xylor Jane
Xylor Jane (b.1963, Long Beach, CA) paints systems-based constellations; applying thousands of tiny dots articulated by pointed peaks. Jane explores vast textural and chromatic ranges, orchestrating intensely intricate paintings that reference numerical, time-based, and other patterned systems. Jane earned a B.F.A from the San Francisco Art Institute in 1993, and has been featured in numerous solo and group exhibitions both domestically and internationally, including: Parrasch Heijnen, Los Angeles, CA; Canada, New York, NY; Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, CA; Almine Rech, Paris, France; and Four, Dublin, Ireland. Jane was recently part of a group show at Parts & Labor, Beacon, NY, 2020. Xylor Jane is represented by Canada Gallery in New York, NY and Parrasch Heijnen in Los Angeles, CA.
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2023
Frost, Claire. “Scale Shift of the Self: Interview with Xylor Jane,” BAMPFA, August 2023.
2022
Yau, John. “Xylor Jane’s Cosmic Grids.” Hyperallergic, December, 2022.
Steinhauer, Jillian. “What to See in N.Y.C. Galleries Right Now: ‘Cosmic Geometries.’” The New York Times, 2022.
2021
Cooper, Ashton. “Xylor Jane.” Artforum, May, 2021.
Stormberg, Matt. “Xylor Jane at Parrasch Heijnen.” Contemporary Art Review LA, February, 2021.
Preston-Zappas, Lindsay. “Xylor Jane at Parrasch Heijnen.” KCRW, Art Insider. February 2021
2019
Fateman, Johanna, "ART Xylor Jane / Sahar Khoury," The New Yorker, September 30, 2019.
Heinrich, Will, "TriBeCa, the New Art Stroll," The New York Times, September 19, 2019.
Saltz, Jerry, "The Return of the Tribeca Art Scene," Vulture, September 17.
Spivack, Emily, "When a Discarded Cat’s Whisker Becomes a Prized Possession," The New York Times Style Magazine, September 4, 2019.
Laster, Paul, "Tribeca Emerges as New Hub for Galleries," Galerie, August 29, 2019.
Geis, Kate, "Short Film: Xylor Jane," UMass Amherst Museum of Contemporary Art, April
Fine, Zachary, "Xylor Jane," Artforum, April 1, 2019.
Eisenman, Nicole. “Best of 2019.” Artforum, 2019.
Arvanitis, John W. “Xylor Jane: Counterclockwise.” Art New England, 2019.
”Xylor Jane.” The New York Times, 2019.
2018
Osberg, Annabel. “Pick of the Week: Xylor Jane,” January 31, 2018.
Pagel, David. "From the Tiniest of Pinpoints of Color, Xylor Jane Creates Pulsating Patterns of Life." Los Angeles Times, February 5, 2018.
Campbell, Andy. "Critic's Picks: Xylor Jane." Artforum, February 2, 2018.
”Xylor Jane.” Artillery, 2018.
”Xylor Jane’s ‘Magic Square for Earthlings.’” Juxtapoz, 2018.
Pagel, David. “From the tiniest of pinpoints of color, Xylor Jane creates pulsating patterns of life.” Los Angels Times, February 5, 2018.
2016
Nunes, Andrew. "CANADA Is Making Painting Great Again." The Creators Project: Vice Magazine, June 22, 2016.
Saltz, Jerry. "I Love Canada’s 17-Artist State-of-the-Medium Spectacle ‘Make Painting Great Again.’ It Also Makes Me Worry for the Fate of the Lower East Side.." Vulture.com, June 14, 2016.
Davis, Samara. "Performing the Grid." Artforum, January 28, 2016.
2015
Myles, Eileen. "Eleven Favorites." The Paris Review, September 1, 2015.
Prentnieks, Anne. "Xylor Jane." Artforum critic's picks. May 22, 2015.
Halle, Howard. "The Best Contemporary Paintings Now On View in NYC Art Galleries." Timeout New York, May 20, 2015.
Lescaze, Zoe. "The Painter of Modern Life." Artforum, March 1, 2015.
2012
Schmerler, Sarah. "Xylor Jane." Art in America, October 12, 2012.
Yau, John. "The Mysteries of One, Two, Three." Hyperallergic, June 3, 2012.
2009
O'Neil-Butler, Lauren. "Xylor Jane." Artforum, May 2009.
Yau, John. "Xylor Jane N.D.E.." The Brooklyn Rail, April 2009.
Saltz, Jerry. "Dot Matrix." New York Magazine, March 23, 2009.
Smith, Roberta. "Xylor Jane." The New York Times, March 20, 2009.
2008
Mccormick, Carlo. "Tauba Auerbach On science ." Paper, October 2008.
Johnsion, Ken. "Constraction." The New York Times. July 18, 2008.
O’Neill-Butler, Lauren. “Constraction.” Artforum, 20 July 2008.
2007
Saltz, Jerry. "Into the Fray." The Village Voice. February 7, 2007.
Keagan, Matt. "Erratic Systems and Irregular Cycles." Modern Painters. February, 2007.
2006
Smith, Roberta. "Xylor Jane: Dying Everyday." The New York Times. November 3, 2006.
2005
Orden, Abraham. "Flashartweb." Flash Art. July- September 2005.
Chasin, Noah. "Xylor Jane, Robin Peck, Luke Murphy." Time Out New York. January 6-12, 2005.
Killian, Kevin. "Guardianweb." San Franisco Bay Guardian. November 3-4, 2005.
”REVIEW / Cross section of Bay Area artists’ work highlights the chasm between creators and crowd.” San Francisco Chronicle, 2005.
Machlin, Karen. “All Together Now.” SFWeekly, 13 July 2005.
”Broad Shoulders.” Stretcher, 2005.
2003
Saltz, Jerry. “Babylon Rising.” The Village Voice, 9 September 2003.
2000
Bonetti, David. “Artists who transcend Pop.” San Francisco Gate, 12 June 2000.