Monography articles

  • in Art Forum 6, Février 2004,“Artist Curates, Joe Scanlan“
  • Chris Gilbert in By Design: IA01 exhibition catalogue, Des Moines Art Center, 2001,“Ambulance Chasing After Culture: an interview with Joe Scanlan”
  • Frances Richard in ArtForum, Septembre 1999,“Joe Scanlan”
  • Jon Bird and Michael Newman in Reaktion Books, London, 1999,“After Conceptual Art: Joe Scanlan’s Nesting Bookcases, Duchamp, Design and the Impossibility of Disappearing”
  • Michele Grabner in Frieze, Summer 1998, “Joe Scanlan, Museum of Contemporary Art”
  • James Yood in ArtForum, Summer 1998,“Joe Scanlan, Museum of Contemporary Art”
  • Eric Troncy in Flash Art, Mai 1995,“Joe Scanlan et Ghislaine Hussenot”
  • David Pagel in Los Angeles Times, 1 Avril 1994,“Scanlan’s Humble House-and-Garden Works”
  • José Lebrero Stals in Flash Art, Summer 1993,“Joe Scanlan: Galerie Tanja Grunert”
  • Sabine B Vogel in Artforum, Mai 1992,“30 penings: Joe Scanlan”
  • Laurie Palmer in Artforum, Summer 1991,“Joe Scanlan: Robbin Lockett Gallery”

Group show articles

  • Christian Simenc in Le Journal des Arts 205, December 17th, 2004,“Visages de porcelaine“
  • Hélène Gugenheim in Métiers d’art 218, November 2004,“Craft, 10 ans de recherches céramiques“
  • in Architecture d’intérieur 315, October 2004,“Droit au but...après dix années de réflexion“
  • Bruno Poulain in Art Actuel 35, September 2004,“Création céramique“
  • Sarah McFadden in The Bulletin, August 5th 2004,“not done !”
  • in De Morgen, July 22nd, 2004,“Kunstenaarsboek slaat gensters”
  • Els Fiers in Focus Knack, July 14th, 2004,“Boeken om te bekijken”
  • Jeroen Laureyns in De Tijd, July 14th, 2004,“Kunstenaars maken boeken”
  • Geert van der Speeten in De Standaard, June 16th, 2004,“Lezen in het Museum”
  • Gérard Selbach in Paris-art.com, April 2003,“Buy American“
  • Steve Jones in Eyestorm.com, August 2001,“Singing Praises”
  • Dan Fox in Frieze 58, april 2001,“High, Low and in Between”
  • Christopher Knight in The Los Angeles Times, January 31st 2001,“The Everyday on a Pedestal”
  • David Bonetti in San Francisco Examiner, November 2000,“Timely Art on Politics”
  • Glen Helfand in San francisco Bay Guardian, October 2000,“Critic’s Choice: C2C”
  • David Lasker in Canadian House & Home, September 2000,“Gallery Space”
  • Edward J. Sozanski in The Philadelphia Enquirer, February 13th, 2000,“Along the fuzzy boundaries between design and art”
  • Peter Plagens in Artscope@newsweek.com, February 2000,“Against Design”
  • Christopher Knight in Los Angeles Times, October 15th, 1999,“Art Reviews”
  • Matthew DeBord in ArtForum, September 1999,“Preview: Fall 1999”
  • Gary Michael Dault in Toronto Globe and Mail, April 17th 1999,“Think most modern art is trash? This show’s for you”
  • Laura Bil in The Varsity, April 13th, 1999,“Waste management rules”
  • Ingrid Chu in National Post of Canada, April 8th, 1999,“A Time of waste”
  • Brian McGovem in Chicago Tribune, February 2nd, 1998,“Rembrandt vs. Warhol”
  • Steve Rosenbloom in Chicago Tribune, 21 January 1998,“What Price, Art?”
  • Kevin Williams in Chicago Sun-Times, 23 January 1998,“Art, Commerce Converge in Pleasure”
  • Matthew Debord in Artforum, January 1998,“Preview: Winter 1999”
  • Charles Gandee in Vogue, April 1997,“Chelsea Passage”
  • Nancy Spector in Art and Fashion, 1997,“Freudian Slips: Dressing the Ambiguous Body”
  • Nancy Spector in Guggenheim Magazine, Winter 1996,“Back to the Future: Utopia Revisited”
  • Roberta Smith in New York Times, Décember 16th, 1994,“Also of Note: Gaylen Gerber and Joe Scanlan”
  • Luk Lambrecht in De Morgen, May 21st, 1994,“Kunst in huis”
  • Kim Levin in Village Voice, July 14th, 1992,“Jan who? Docu What?”
  • Michael Kimmelman in The New York Times, July 5th, 1992,“At Documenta, It’s Survival of the Loudest”
  • Maureen Sherlock in Arts Magazine, February 1992,“Home Economics”
  • Roberta Smith in The New York Times, January 3rd, 1992,“Casual Ceremony”
  • Kathryn Hicson in Arts Magazine, April 1991,“Chicago in Review”
  • Craig Adcock in Tema Celeste, March/April 1991,“Pop into Agit-Pop”
  • Michael Bulka in New Art Examiner, Décember 1990,“Art in the Waste-stream”
  • Lynda Barckert in Reader, May 25th, 1990,“New Humanism”

individual catalogues

  • in Le 19, CRAC, Montbéliard, 1997,“Ma cabane“
  • in Brooklyn: Store A, 1999,“Commerce 1: Nesting Bookcase”, The First Decade: 1989-1999“
  • in Chicago: Museum of Contemporary Art, 1998,“Pay For Your Pleasure (reprise)”
  • in Museum Haus Lange, Krefeld, 1996,“Joe scanlan”

writings by the artist

  • Joe Scanlan in Imschoot Uitgevers, Ghent, Belgique, 2002,“DIY or How to Kill Yourself Anywhere in the Wold under 399$”
  • Joe Scanlan in Art Issues 66, 26 Janvier 2001,“Please, Eat the Daisies” (with Neal Jackson)“
  • Joe Scanlan in Exhibition Brochure, Kansas City : Johnson County Community College, 2001,“Believe You Me : Josiah McElheny”
  • Joe scanlan in Art Issues 64, Septembre 2000,“Fun’s Not Dumb”
  • Joe Scanlan in Gagarin 2, Octobre 2000,“The Undertaker’s Art”
  • Joe Scanlan in Art Issues 63, Mai 2000,“2000 Whitney Biennal: a haiku”
  • Joe Scanlan in Eyestorm.com, Juillet 2000,“What’s The Use?”
  • Joe Scanlan in Eyestorm.com, Décembre 2000,“Shards of the Vanity Mirror: The Countess Castiglione and Barbara Kruger”
  • Joe Scanlan in Parkett 55, Juin 1999,“The Ballad of Ed Ruscha”
  • Joe Scanlan in Waste Management exhibition catalogue, The Art Gallery of Ontario, 1999,“DIY : A Scrapbook on Waste Management and Death”
  • Joe scanlan in Frieze 42, Septembre / Octobre 1998,“The Art of Disappearing”
  • Joe Scanlan in Frieze, Janvier / Février 1998,“Picture : AK 47 Assault Rifle”
  • Joe Scanlan in Art Issues, Janvier / février 1998,“A Fan’s Diary”
  • Joe Scanlan in 12th Biennale exhibition catalogue, The Biennale of Sydney, 1998,“The Window Stunt”
  • Joe Scanlan in Frieze 37, Octobre/Novembre 1997,“Pae White”
  • Joe scanlan in Frieze 33, Mars/Avril 1997,“Brian Tolle”
  • Joe Scanlan in Frieze 32, Janvier/Février 1997,“A Fine Disregard: Kawasaki’s New Breed of Subway Trains”
  • Joe Scanlan in Frieze 30, Septembre/Octobre 1996,“Let’s play Prisoners: Video Art and Power Relations”
  • Joe Scanlan in Frieze 28, Mai 1996,“Ethics of Ambiguity : Ice Hockey’s New Televised Surveilance System”
  • Joe Scanlan in Frieze 26, Janvier/Février 1996,“The Shock of the Used: The relevance of Charles and Ray Eames”
  • Joe Scanlan in Frieze 26, Janvier/Février 1996,“No Place Like Home: The Architecture of Bruce Goff”
  • Joe Scanlan in Frieze 22, Summer 1995,“Last Action Hero: A. Finkl & Sons, Chicago”
  • Joe Scanlan in Frieze 23, Septembre/Octobre 1995,“First Action Heroes: The 100th Anniversary of Cinema”
  • Joe Scanlan in Frieze 19, Janvier/Février 1995,“Niketown, USA: Ten years of Air Jordans”
  • Joe Scanlan in Optimism catalogue, Northbrook, Hirsch Farm Foundation, 1995,“Making and Wasting Time, or, A Calendar for Self-employed Agnostics Living in Seasonal Climates who Follow Astrology”
  • Joe Scanlan in Frieze 17, Septembre/Octobre 1994,“Back to Basics and Back Again: Dan Peterman”
  • Joe Scanlan in Frieze 15, Mai 1994,“David Hammons: Hometown”
  • Joe Scanlan in Frieze 12, Novembre/Décembre 1993,“Sculpture Chicago : Culture in Action“
  • Joe Scanlan in Art Issues, Summer 1991,“Berlin Fax”
  • Joe Scanlan in Artscribe, Janvier/Février 1991,“Prominent Neckties: Ed Paschke”
  • Joe Scanlan in Artscribe, Summer 1990,“Robert Colescott”
  • Joe Scanlan in Artscribe, Janvier/Février 1990,“Peter Saul”
  • Joe Scanlan in Artscribe, Mars/Avril 1989,“Barbara Bloom”
  • Joe Scanlan in Dialogue, Janvier/Février 1989,“Gerhard Richter“
  • Joe Scanlan in Dialogue, Septembre/Octobre 1988,“Robert Gober”
  • Joe Scanlan in Dialogue, Mars/Avril 1988,“Tim Rollins + K.O.S.”
  • Joe Scanlan in Dialogue, Septembre/Octobre 1987,“Sculpture: Structures on the Wall”
  • Joe Scanlan in Dialogue, Mai 1986,“Art About Ourselves: Vito Acconci”