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James McQueen Shit Happens | 1/1 For Sale
James McQueen
Shit Happens | 1/1
Mixed-media acrylic, spray paint, ink and silkscreen on fine art paper
66 × 99 cm
About this work
"Shit Happens | 1/1" by James McQueen is a unique mixed-media work on fine art paper, combining acrylic, spray paint, ink, and silkscreen in a single irrepeatable piece. As a 1/1, this work occupies a different category from any editioned version of the same title, carrying the authority of a singular object made by hand at every level of its surface. The phrase — four words, endlessly adaptable — is given specific physical form through McQueen's layered process, where the print underpinning is disrupted and enriched by gestural painting and spray. James McQueen 1/1 unique works are among the most sought-after objects within his practice, prized by collectors for their combination of conceptual directness and material complexity. Guy Hepner presents James McQueen for sale across the full range of his output, from limited print editions to unique works on paper of this significance. Available for sale at Guy Hepner Gallery, New York.
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About James McQueen
James McQueen Paintings for Sale | Guy Hepner, New York
James McQueen is a British artist born in 1977 whose paintings sit at the intersection of Pop sensibility, material obsession, and dry British wit. He works under a pseudonym, and his identity is secondary to the work — which is the point. What matters is what ends up on the canvas.
McQueen's paintings are built, not simply applied. He works in layers — paint over paint, colour over colour — then sands the surface back to expose what lies beneath, then seals it in lacquer. The result is a depth that photographs struggle to capture. These are surfaces you need to stand in front of.
His subject matter has ranged from reinterpreted Penguin paperback covers to politically charged commentary to the large-scale mixed-media Anthology works now available through Guy Hepner. Across all of it runs a consistent preoccupation: the visual language of mass culture, rendered monumental and unfamiliar by the seriousness of the craft brought to bear on it.
McQueen has shown extensively in London and is represented in significant private collections internationally.
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