Singerstraße 27
Gaylen Gerber
May 25 – July 29, 2023
![Installation view of Gaylen Gerber, at Layr, Vienna, 24 May – 29 July, 2023](/media/images/01_2023_Gaylen_Gerber_Layr__0474_JPG_Highest_.width-1920.jpg)
Installation view of Gaylen Gerber, at Layr, Vienna, 24 May – 29 July, 2023
![Installation view, From left: Jeanne Dunning, Untitled, 2004, Epson Ultrachrome inks on Hahnemühle paper and frame, United States, 72.3 x 51.4 cm (28½ x 20¼ inches); Gaylen Gerber with Donelle Woolford, Support/Ding Dang Dong, n.d., 2011, Bic pen, acrylic paint, and aqueous ink jet on paper pva-mounted on oil paint on canvas, United States, overall dimensions vary with installation (3 panels, 96.5 x 96.5 cm, 38 x 38 inches)](/media/images/02_2023_Gaylen_Gerber_Layr__0258_JPG_Highest_.width-1200.jpg)
Installation view, From left: Jeanne Dunning, Untitled, 2004, Epson Ultrachrome inks on Hahnemühle paper and frame, United States, 72.3 × 51.4 cm (28½ × 20¼ inches); Gaylen Gerber with Donelle Woolford, Support/Ding Dang Dong, n.d., 2011, Bic pen, acrylic paint, and aqueous ink jet on paper pva-mounted on oil paint on canvas, United States, overall dimensions vary with installation (3 panels, 96.5 × 96.5 cm, 38 × 38 inches)
![Installation view of Gaylen Gerber, at Layr, Vienna, 24 May – 29 July, 2023](/media/images/03_2023_Gaylen_Gerber_Layr__0319_JPG_Highest_.width-1200.jpg)
Installation view of Gaylen Gerber, at Layr, Vienna, 24 May – 29 July, 2023
![Installation view, Gaylen Gerber with Donelle Woolford, Support/Ding Dang Dong, n.d., 2011, Bic pen, acrylic paint, and aqueous ink jet on paper pva-mounted on oil paint on canvas, United States, overall dimensions vary with installation (3 panels, 96.5 x 96.5 cm, 38 x 38 inches)](/media/images/04_2023_Gaylen_Gerber_Layr__0548_JPG_Highest_.width-1920.jpg)
Installation view, Gaylen Gerber with Donelle Woolford, Support/Ding Dang Dong, n.d., 2011, Bic pen, acrylic paint, and aqueous ink jet on paper pva-mounted on oil paint on canvas, United States, overall dimensions vary with installation (3 panels, 96.5 × 96.5 cm, 38 × 38 inches)
![Installation view of Gaylen Gerber, at Layr, Vienna, 24 May – 29 July, 2023](/media/images/05_2023_Gaylen_Gerber_Layr__0441_JPG_Highest_.width-1920.jpg)
Installation view of Gaylen Gerber, at Layr, Vienna, 24 May – 29 July, 2023
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Installation view of Gaylen Gerber, at Layr, Vienna, 24 May – 29 July, 2023
![Installation view, From left: Gaylen Gerber, Support, n.d. Ray Royce archive photograph, Germany, ca. 1935, ink on WallArt non-woven-wallpaper, overall dimensions vary with installation; Gaylen Gerber, Support, n.d., medium-density unfinished fiberboard, overall dimensions vary with installation; Gaylen Gerber, Support, n.d. oil paint on Culver’s restaurant chain disposable paper soft drink cup with plastic lid and straw, United States, 21st century, 22 x 9 x 9 cm (8¾ x 3½ x 3½ inches)](/media/images/07_2023_Gaylen_Gerber_Layr__0469_JPG_Highest_.width-1920.jpg)
Installation view, From left: Gaylen Gerber, Support, n.d. Ray Royce archive photograph, Germany, ca. 1935, ink on WallArt non-woven-wallpaper, overall dimensions vary with installation; Gaylen Gerber, Support, n.d., medium-density unfinished fiberboard, overall dimensions vary with installation; Gaylen Gerber, Support, n.d. oil paint on Culver’s restaurant chain disposable paper soft drink cup with plastic lid and straw, United States, 21st century, 22 × 9 × 9 cm (8¾ × 3½ × 3½ inches)
![Installation view, Gaylen Gerber, Support, n.d. oil paint on Culver’s restaurant chain disposable paper soft drink cup with plastic lid and straw, United States, 21st century, 22 x 9 x 9 cm (8¾ x 3½ x 3½ inches)](/media/images/08_2023_Gaylen_Gerber_Layr__0483_JPG_Highest_.width-1200.jpg)
Installation view, Gaylen Gerber, Support, n.d. oil paint on Culver’s restaurant chain disposable paper soft drink cup with plastic lid and straw, United States, 21st century, 22 × 9 × 9 cm (8¾ × 3½ × 3½ inches)
![Installation view of Gaylen Gerber, at Layr, Vienna, 24 May – 29 July, 2023](/media/images/09_2023_Gaylen_Gerber_Layr__0480_JPG_Highest_.width-1200.jpg)
Installation view of Gaylen Gerber, at Layr, Vienna, 24 May – 29 July, 2023
![Installation view, From left: Gaylen Gerber, Support, n.d. Ray Royce archive photograph, Germany, ca. 1935, ink on WallArt non-woven-wallpaper, overall dimensions vary with installation; Gaylen Gerber, Support, n.d., medium-density unfinished fiberboard, overall dimensions vary with installation; Gaylen Gerber, Support, n.d. oil paint on Culver’s restaurant chain disposable paper soft drink cup with plastic lid and straw, United States, 21st century, 22 x 9 x 9 cm (8¾ x 3½ x 3½ inches); Gaylen Gerber, Support, n.d.oil paint on portrait of a woman, Italy or Austria, late 19th Century, 91.4 x 52.7 x 7 cm (36 x 20¾ x 2¾ inches)](/media/images/10_2023_Gaylen_Gerber_Layr__0470_JPG_Highest_.width-1200.jpg)
Installation view, From left: Gaylen Gerber, Support, n.d. Ray Royce archive photograph, Germany, ca. 1935, ink on WallArt non-woven-wallpaper, overall dimensions vary with installation; Gaylen Gerber, Support, n.d., medium-density unfinished fiberboard, overall dimensions vary with installation; Gaylen Gerber, Support, n.d. oil paint on Culver’s restaurant chain disposable paper soft drink cup with plastic lid and straw, United States, 21st century, 22 × 9 × 9 cm (8¾ × 3½ × 3½ inches); Gaylen Gerber, Support, n.d.oil paint on portrait of a woman, Italy or Austria, late 19th Century, 91.4 × 52.7 × 7 cm (36 × 20¾ × 2¾ inches)
![Installation view, Gaylen Gerber Support, n.d. oil paint on The Toy, Charles Eames, Tigrett Enterprises, United States, 1951, cardstock, plastic coated paper, wooden dowels, pipe cleaners, printed paper, (unused) 76 x 9 x 9 cm (30 × 3½ x 3½ inches)](/media/images/11_2023_Gaylen_Gerber_Layr__0485_JPG_Highest_.width-1200.jpg)
Installation view, Gaylen Gerber Support, n.d. oil paint on The Toy, Charles Eames, Tigrett Enterprises, United States, 1951, cardstock, plastic coated paper, wooden dowels, pipe cleaners, printed paper, (unused) 76 × 9 × 9 cm (30 × 3½ × 3½ inches)
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Installation view of Gaylen Gerber, at Layr, Vienna, 24 May – 29 July, 2023
![Installation view of Gaylen Gerber, at Layr, Vienna, 24 May – 29 July, 2023](/media/images/13_2023_Gaylen_Gerber_Layr__0623_JPG_Highest_.width-1200.jpg)
Installation view of Gaylen Gerber, at Layr, Vienna, 24 May – 29 July, 2023
![Installation view of Gaylen Gerber, at Layr, Vienna, 24 May – 29 July, 2023](/media/images/14_2023_Gaylen_Gerber_Layr__0330_JPG_Highest_.width-1920.jpg)
Installation view of Gaylen Gerber, at Layr, Vienna, 24 May – 29 July, 2023
![Installation view of Gaylen Gerber, at Layr, Vienna, 24 May – 29 July, 2023](/media/images/15_2023_Gaylen_Gerber_Layr__0018_JPG_Highest_.width-1200.jpg)
Installation view of Gaylen Gerber, at Layr, Vienna, 24 May – 29 July, 2023
![Installation view of Gaylen Gerber, at Layr, Vienna, 24 May – 29 July, 2023](/media/images/16_2023_Gaylen_Gerber_Layr__0008_JPG_Highest_.width-1920.jpg)
Installation view of Gaylen Gerber, at Layr, Vienna, 24 May – 29 July, 2023
![Installation view of Gaylen Gerber, at Layr, Vienna, 24 May – 29 July, 2023](/media/images/17_2023_Gaylen_Gerber_Layr__0029_JPG_Highest_.width-1920.jpg)
Installation view of Gaylen Gerber, at Layr, Vienna, 24 May – 29 July, 2023
![Installation view of Gaylen Gerber, at Layr, Vienna, 24 May – 29 July, 2023](/media/images/18_2023_Gaylen_Gerber_Layr__0634_JPG_Highest_.width-1920.jpg)
Installation view of Gaylen Gerber, at Layr, Vienna, 24 May – 29 July, 2023
![Installation view, Gaylen Gerber, Support, n.d., excerpts from Backdrop/A Staged Exhibition (Une exposition mise en scène), n.d., 2021, latex paint on theatrical props from La Ferme du Buisson, Noisiel, France, overall dimensions vary with installation](/media/images/19_2023_Gaylen_Gerber_Layr__0545_JPG_Highest_.width-1920.jpg)
Installation view, Gaylen Gerber, Support, n.d., excerpts from Backdrop/A Staged Exhibition (Une exposition mise en scène), n.d., 2021, latex paint on theatrical props from La Ferme du Buisson, Noisiel, France, overall dimensions vary with installation
![Installation view, Gaylen Gerber, Support, n.d. excerpts from Backdrop/A Staged Exhibition (Une exposition mise en scène), n.d., 2021, latex paint on theatrical props from La Ferme du Buisson, Noisiel, France, overall dimensions vary with installation](/media/images/20_2023_Gaylen_Gerber_Layr__0546_JPG_Highest_.width-1200.jpg)
Installation view, Gaylen Gerber, Support, n.d. excerpts from Backdrop/A Staged Exhibition (Une exposition mise en scène), n.d., 2021, latex paint on theatrical props from La Ferme du Buisson, Noisiel, France, overall dimensions vary with installation
![Installation view of Gaylen Gerber, at Layr, Vienna, 24 May – 29 July, 2023](/media/images/21_2023_Gaylen_Gerber_Layr__0110_JPG_Highest_.width-1200_9eKhD05.jpg)
Installation view of Gaylen Gerber, at Layr, Vienna, 24 May – 29 July, 2023
![Installation view of Gaylen Gerber, at Layr, Vienna, 24 May – 29 July, 2023](/media/images/22_2023_Gaylen_Gerber_Layr__0141_JPG_Highest_.width-1200_uK8VI8o.jpg)
Installation view of Gaylen Gerber, at Layr, Vienna, 24 May – 29 July, 2023
![Installation view, Gaylen Gerber, Support, n.d., oil paint on hand mirror, United States, 20th century, 14.3 x 12.6 x 9.1 cm (5½ x 5 x 3½ inches)](/media/images/23_2023_Gaylen_Gerber_Layr__0581_JPG_Highest_.width-1200_iUyX6ZR.jpg)
Installation view, Gaylen Gerber, Support, n.d., oil paint on hand mirror, United States, 20th century, 14.3 × 12.6 × 9.1 cm (5½ × 5 × 3½ inches)
![Installation view, From left: Gaylen Gerber, Support, n.d., excerpts, Backdrop/On Platforming, n.d. 2006, background paper, Locust Projects, Miami, FL, overall dimensions vary with installation; Gaylen Gerber, Support, n.d. 2012, damage, Support, n.d., oil paint on Pogo the Clown, John Wayne Gacy, acrylic on canvas board, United States, ca. 1980s, (not conserved), 45.5 x 35.7 x 1 cm (18 x 14 x ⅜ inches)](/media/images/24_2023_Gaylen_Gerber_Layr__0167_JPG_Highest_.width-1920_6mXEGfb.jpg)
Installation view, From left: Gaylen Gerber, Support, n.d., excerpts, Backdrop/On Platforming, n.d. 2006, background paper, Locust Projects, Miami, FL, overall dimensions vary with installation; Gaylen Gerber, Support, n.d. 2012, damage, Support, n.d., oil paint on Pogo the Clown, John Wayne Gacy, acrylic on canvas board, United States, ca. 1980s, (not conserved), 45.5 × 35.7 × 1 cm (18 × 14 × ⅜ inches)
![Installation view, Gaylen Gerber, Support, n.d. 2012, damage, Support, n.d., oil paint on Pogo the Clown, John Wayne Gacy, acrylic on canvas board, United States, ca. 1980s, (not conserved), 45.5 x 35.7 x 1 cm (18 x 14 x ⅜ inches)](/media/images/25_2023_Gaylen_Gerber_Layr__0163_JPG_Highest_.width-1920_M0e6qCT.jpg)
Installation view, Gaylen Gerber, Support, n.d. 2012, damage, Support, n.d., oil paint on Pogo the Clown, John Wayne Gacy, acrylic on canvas board, United States, ca. 1980s, (not conserved), 45.5 × 35.7 × 1 cm (18 × 14 × ⅜ inches)
![Installation view of Gaylen Gerber, at Layr, Vienna, 24 May – 29 July, 2023](/media/images/26_2023_Gaylen_Gerber_Layr__0078_JPG_Highest_.width-1200.jpg)
Installation view of Gaylen Gerber, at Layr, Vienna, 24 May – 29 July, 2023
![Installation view, Gaylen Gerber Support, n.d. oil paint on clown shoes (leather, cloth, and metal) unmarked, United States, early 20th century, overall dimensions vary with installation](/media/images/27_2023_Gaylen_Gerber_Layr__0554_JPG_Highest_.width-1200.jpg)
Installation view, Gaylen Gerber Support, n.d. oil paint on clown shoes (leather, cloth, and metal) unmarked, United States, early 20th century, overall dimensions vary with installation
![Installation view of Gaylen Gerber, at Layr, Vienna, 24 May – 29 July, 2023](/media/images/28_2023_Gaylen_Gerber_Layr__0171_JPG_Highest_.width-1200.jpg)
Installation view of Gaylen Gerber, at Layr, Vienna, 24 May – 29 July, 2023
![Installation view, Gaylen Gerber, Support, n.d., oil paint on hand mirror, United States, 20th century, 14.3 x 12.6 x 9.1 cm (5½ x 5 x 3½ inches)](/media/images/29_2023_Gaylen_Gerber_Layr__0553_JPG_Highest_.width-1200.jpg)
Installation view, Gaylen Gerber, Support, n.d., oil paint on hand mirror, United States, 20th century, 14.3 × 12.6 × 9.1 cm (5½ × 5 × 3½ inches)
![Installation view of Gaylen Gerber, at Layr, Vienna, 24 May – 29 July, 2023](/media/images/30_2023_Gaylen_Gerber_Layr__0068_JPG_Highest_.width-1200.jpg)
Installation view of Gaylen Gerber, at Layr, Vienna, 24 May – 29 July, 2023
![Installation view, Gaylen Gerber, Support, n.d. damage, Gaylen Gerber, Untitled, n.d., oil on canvas, (conservation 2023), 96.5 x 96.5 cm (38 x 38 inches)](/media/images/31_2023_Gaylen_Gerber_Layr__0354_JPG_Highest_.width-1200_GAPGEWM.jpg)
Installation view, Gaylen Gerber, Support, n.d. damage, Gaylen Gerber, Untitled, n.d., oil on canvas, (conservation 2023), 96.5 × 96.5 cm (38 × 38 inches)
![Installation view of Gaylen Gerber, at Layr, Vienna, 24 May – 29 July, 2023](/media/images/32_2023_Gaylen_Gerber_Layr__0067_JPG_Highest_.width-1200.jpg)
Installation view of Gaylen Gerber, at Layr, Vienna, 24 May – 29 July, 2023
![Installation view of Gaylen Gerber, at Layr, Vienna, 24 May – 29 July, 2023](/media/images/33_2023_Gaylen_Gerber_Layr__0098_JPG_Highest_.width-1200.jpg)
Installation view of Gaylen Gerber, at Layr, Vienna, 24 May – 29 July, 2023
![Installation view, Gaylen Gerber, Support, n.d., excerpts from Backdrop/A Staged Exhibition (Une exposition mise en scène), n.d., 2021, latex paint on theatrical props from La Ferme du Buisson, Noisiel, France, overall dimensions vary with installation](/media/images/34_2023_Gaylen_Gerber_Layr__0525_JPG_Highest_.width-1200.jpg)
Installation view, Gaylen Gerber, Support, n.d., excerpts from Backdrop/A Staged Exhibition (Une exposition mise en scène), n.d., 2021, latex paint on theatrical props from La Ferme du Buisson, Noisiel, France, overall dimensions vary with installation
![Installation view of Gaylen Gerber, at Layr, Vienna, 24 May – 29 July, 2023](/media/images/35_2023_Gaylen_Gerber_Layr__0530_JPG_Highest_.width-1200_7j8AeGW.jpg)
Installation view of Gaylen Gerber, at Layr, Vienna, 24 May – 29 July, 2023
![Installation view of Gaylen Gerber, at Layr, Vienna, 24 May – 29 July, 2023](/media/images/36_2023_Gaylen_Gerber_Layr__0538_JPG_Highest_.width-1200.jpg)
Installation view of Gaylen Gerber, at Layr, Vienna, 24 May – 29 July, 2023
![Installation, From left: Gaylen Gerber, Support, n.d., excerpts from Backdrop/A Staged Exhibition (Une exposition mise en scène), n.d., 2021, latex paint on theatrical props from La Ferme du Buisson, Noisiel, France, overall dimensions vary with installation; Gaylen Gerber, Support, n.d. damage, Gaylen Gerber, Untitled, n.d., oil on canvas, (conservation 2023), 96.5 x 96.5 cm (38 x 38 inches); Gaylen Gerber, Support, n.d., excerpts from Backdrop/A Staged Exhibition (Une exposition mise en scène), n.d., 2021, latex paint on theatrical props from La Ferme du Buisson, Noisiel, France, overall dimensions vary with installation; Gaylen Gerber with Donelle Woolford, Support/Ding Dang Dong, n.d., 2011, Bic pen, acrylic paint, and aqueous ink jet on paper pva-mounted on oil paint on canvas, United States, overall dimensions vary with installation (3 panels, 96.5 x 96.5 cm, 38 x 38 inches)](/media/images/37_2023_Gaylen_Gerber_Layr__0600_JPG_Highest_.width-1200_CIyezeP.jpg)
Installation, From left: Gaylen Gerber, Support, n.d., excerpts from Backdrop/A Staged Exhibition (Une exposition mise en scène), n.d., 2021, latex paint on theatrical props from La Ferme du Buisson, Noisiel, France, overall dimensions vary with installation; Gaylen Gerber, Support, n.d. damage, Gaylen Gerber, Untitled, n.d., oil on canvas, (conservation 2023), 96.5 × 96.5 cm (38 × 38 inches); Gaylen Gerber, Support, n.d., excerpts from Backdrop/A Staged Exhibition (Une exposition mise en scène), n.d., 2021, latex paint on theatrical props from La Ferme du Buisson, Noisiel, France, overall dimensions vary with installation; Gaylen Gerber with Donelle Woolford, Support/Ding Dang Dong, n.d., 2011, Bic pen, acrylic paint, and aqueous ink jet on paper pva-mounted on oil paint on canvas, United States, overall dimensions vary with installation (3 panels, 96.5 × 96.5 cm, 38 × 38 inches)
![Installation view, Gaylen Gerber with Donelle Woolford, Support/Ding Dang Dong, n.d., 2011, Bic pen, acrylic paint, and aqueous ink jet on paper pva-mounted on oil paint on canvas, United States, overall dimensions vary with installation (3 panels, 96.5 x 96.5 cm, 38 x 38 inches)](/media/images/38_2023_Gaylen_Gerber_Layr__0547_JPG_Highest_.width-1200.jpg)
Installation view, Gaylen Gerber with Donelle Woolford, Support/Ding Dang Dong, n.d., 2011, Bic pen, acrylic paint, and aqueous ink jet on paper pva-mounted on oil paint on canvas, United States, overall dimensions vary with installation (3 panels, 96.5 × 96.5 cm, 38 × 38 inches)
![Installation view of Gaylen Gerber, at Layr, Vienna, 24 May – 29 July, 2023](/media/images/39_2023_Gaylen_Gerber_Layr__0427_JPG_Highest_.width-1200.jpg)
Installation view of Gaylen Gerber, at Layr, Vienna, 24 May – 29 July, 2023
![Installation view of Gaylen Gerber, at Layr, Vienna, 24 May – 29 July, 2023](/media/images/40_2023_Gaylen_Gerber_Layr__0424_JPG_Highest_.width-1200.jpg)
Installation view of Gaylen Gerber, at Layr, Vienna, 24 May – 29 July, 2023
![Installation view of Gaylen Gerber, at Layr, Vienna, 24 May – 29 July, 2023](/media/images/41_2023_Gaylen_Gerber_Layr__0264_JPG_Highest_.width-1200.jpg)
Installation view of Gaylen Gerber, at Layr, Vienna, 24 May – 29 July, 2023
![Installation view of Gaylen Gerber, at Layr, Vienna, 24 May – 29 July, 2023](/media/images/42_2023_Gaylen_Gerber_Layr__0272_JPG_Highest_.width-1200.jpg)
Installation view of Gaylen Gerber, at Layr, Vienna, 24 May – 29 July, 2023
![Installation view, Gaylen Gerber with Donelle Woolford, Support/Ding Dang Dong, n.d., 2011, Bic pen, acrylic paint, and aqueous ink jet on paper pva-mounted on oil paint on canvas, United States, overall dimensions vary with installation (3 panels, 96.5 x 96.5 cm, 38 x 38 inches)](/media/images/44_2023_Gaylen_Gerber_Layr__0549_JPG_Highest_.width-1920.jpg)
Installation view, Gaylen Gerber with Donelle Woolford, Support/Ding Dang Dong, n.d., 2011, Bic pen, acrylic paint, and aqueous ink jet on paper pva-mounted on oil paint on canvas, United States, overall dimensions vary with installation (3 panels, 96.5 × 96.5 cm, 38 × 38 inches)
![Installation view of Gaylen Gerber, at Layr, Vienna, 24 May – 29 July, 2023](/media/images/43_2023_Gaylen_Gerber_Layr__0313_JPG_Highest_.width-1920.jpg)
Installation view of Gaylen Gerber, at Layr, Vienna, 24 May – 29 July, 2023
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Installation view of Gaylen Gerber, at Layr, Vienna, 24 May – 29 July, 2023
![Installation view, Gaylen Gerber, Support, n.d., oil paint on portrait of a woman, Italy or Austria, late 19th Century, 91.4 x 52.7 x 7 cm (36 x 20¾ x 2¾ inches](/media/images/46_2023_Gaylen_Gerber_Layr__0613_JPG_Highest_.width-1920.jpg)
Installation view, Gaylen Gerber, Support, n.d., oil paint on portrait of a woman, Italy or Austria, late 19th Century, 91.4 × 52.7 × 7 cm (36 × 20¾ × 2¾ inches
![Installation view, Gaylen Gerber, Support, n.d., oil paint on portrait of a woman, Italy or Austria, late 19th Century, 91.4 x 52.7 x 7 cm (36 x 20¾ x 2¾ inches)](/media/images/47_2023_Gaylen_Gerber_Layr__0316_JPG_Highest_.width-1920_nnvyL29.jpg)
Installation view, Gaylen Gerber, Support, n.d., oil paint on portrait of a woman, Italy or Austria, late 19th Century, 91.4 × 52.7 × 7 cm (36 × 20¾ × 2¾ inches)
![Installation view, Gaylen Gerber, Support, n.d., oil paint on icon of Saint George and the Dragon, Russia, 19th century, 71 x 55 x 2.5 cm (28 x 21¾ x 1 inches); Gaylen Gerber, Support, n.d. oil paint on distortion mirror, Germany, ca. 1920, 59.6 x 38.7 x 6.5 cm (23½ x 15¼ x 2½ inches)](/media/images/48_2023_Gaylen_Gerber_Layr__0239_JPG_Highest_.width-1200.jpg)
Installation view, Gaylen Gerber, Support, n.d., oil paint on icon of Saint George and the Dragon, Russia, 19th century, 71 × 55 × 2.5 cm (28 × 21¾ × 1 inches); Gaylen Gerber, Support, n.d. oil paint on distortion mirror, Germany, ca. 1920,
59.6 × 38.7 × 6.5 cm (23½ × 15¼ × 2½ inches)
![Installation view, Gaylen Gerber, Support, n.d., oil paint on icon of Saint George and the Dragon, Russia, 19th century, 71 x 55 x 2.5 cm (28 x 21¾ x 1 inches)](/media/images/49_2023_Gaylen_Gerber_Layr__0622_JPG_Highest_.width-1200.jpg)
Installation view, Gaylen Gerber, Support, n.d., oil paint on icon of Saint George and the Dragon, Russia, 19th century, 71 × 55 × 2.5 cm (28 × 21¾ × 1 inches)
![Installation view of Gaylen Gerber, at Layr, Vienna, 24 May – 29 July, 2023](/media/images/50_2023_Gaylen_Gerber_Layr__0463_JPG_Highest_.width-1920.jpg)
Installation view of Gaylen Gerber, at Layr, Vienna, 24 May – 29 July, 2023
![Installation view, Gaylen Gerber, Support, n.d. oil paint on distortion mirror, Germany, ca. 1920, 59.6 x 38.7 x 6.5 cm (23½ x 15¼ x 2½ inches)](/media/images/51_2023_Gaylen_Gerber_Layr__0498_JPG_Highest_.width-1920.jpg)
Installation view, Gaylen Gerber, Support, n.d. oil paint on distortion mirror, Germany, ca. 1920, 59.6 × 38.7 × 6.5 cm (23½ × 15¼ × 2½ inches)
![Installation view of Gaylen Gerber, at Layr, Vienna, 24 May – 29 July, 2023](/media/images/52_2023_Gaylen_Gerber_Layr__0237_JPG_Highest_.width-1920_IjzdJmw.jpg)
Installation view of Gaylen Gerber, at Layr, Vienna, 24 May – 29 July, 2023
![Installation view, Gaylen Gerber, Support, n.d., Sella stool, Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, manufactured by Zanotta, Italy, 1957, enameled steel, stainless steel, leather, chrome plated steel, 76 x 28 x 30 cm (30 x 11 x 12 inches)](/media/images/53_2023_Gaylen_Gerber_Layr__0508_JPG_Highest_.width-1200.jpg)
Installation view, Gaylen Gerber, Support, n.d., Sella stool, Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, manufactured by Zanotta, Italy, 1957, enameled steel, stainless steel, leather, chrome plated steel, 76 × 28 × 30 cm (30 × 11 × 12 inches)
![Installation view of Gaylen Gerber, at Layr, Vienna, 24 May – 29 July, 2023](/media/images/56_2023_Gaylen_Gerber_Layr__0215_JPG_Highest_.width-1920.jpg)
Installation view of Gaylen Gerber, at Layr, Vienna, 24 May – 29 July, 2023
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Installation view of Gaylen Gerber, at Layr, Vienna, 24 May – 29 July, 2023
![Installation view of Gaylen Gerber, at Layr, Vienna, 24 May – 29 July, 2023](/media/images/54_2023_Gaylen_Gerber_Layr__0235_JPG_Highest_.width-1920.jpg)
Installation view of Gaylen Gerber, at Layr, Vienna, 24 May – 29 July, 2023
![Installation view of Gaylen Gerber, at Layr, Vienna, 24 May – 29 July, 2023](/media/images/59_2023_Gaylen_Gerber_Layr__0211_JPG_Highest_.width-1920.jpg)
Installation view of Gaylen Gerber, at Layr, Vienna, 24 May – 29 July, 2023
![Installation view, From left: Gaylen Gerber with Donelle Woolford, Support/Ding Dang Dong, n.d., 2011, Bic pen, acrylic paint, and aqueous ink jet on paper pva-mounted on oil paint on canvas, United States, overall dimensions vary with installation (3 panels, 96.5 x 96.5 cm, 38 x 38 inches); Gaylen Gerber, Support, n.d. unicycle from entertainer Ray Royce’s nightclub and television act, Persons Majestic Manufacturing Company, United States, mid-20th century, on base, 112.3 x 61 x 43 cm (44¼ x 24 x 17 inches); Gaylen Gerber, Support, n.d., Sella stool, Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, manufactured by Zanotta, Italy, 1957, enameled steel, stainless steel, leather, chrome plated steel, 76 x 28 x 30 cm (30 x 11 x 12 inches](/media/images/58_2023_Gaylen_Gerber_Layr__0210_JPG_Highest_.width-1920.jpg)
Installation view, From left: Gaylen Gerber with Donelle Woolford, Support/Ding Dang Dong, n.d., 2011, Bic pen, acrylic paint, and aqueous ink jet on paper pva-mounted on oil paint on canvas, United States, overall dimensions vary with installation (3 panels, 96.5 × 96.5 cm, 38 × 38 inches); Gaylen Gerber, Support, n.d. unicycle from entertainer Ray Royce’s nightclub and television act, Persons Majestic Manufacturing Company, United States, mid-20th century, on base, 112.3 × 61 × 43 cm (44¼ × 24 × 17 inches); Gaylen Gerber, Support, n.d., Sella stool, Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, manufactured by Zanotta, Italy, 1957, enameled steel, stainless steel, leather, chrome plated steel, 76 × 28 × 30 cm (30 × 11 × 12 inches
![Installation view of Gaylen Gerber, at Layr, Vienna, 24 May – 29 July, 2023](/media/images/59_2023_Gaylen_Gerber_Layr__0211_JPG_Highest_.width-1920.jpg)
Installation view of Gaylen Gerber, at Layr, Vienna, 24 May – 29 July, 2023
![Installation view, Gaylen Gerber, Support, n.d. unicycle from entertainer Ray Royce’s nightclub and television act, Persons Majestic Manufacturing Company, United States, mid-20th century, on base, 112.3 x 61 x 43 cm (44¼ x 24 x 17 inches)](/media/images/60_2023_Gaylen_Gerber_Layr__0496_JPG_Highest_.width-1920.jpg)
Installation view, Gaylen Gerber, Support, n.d. unicycle from entertainer Ray Royce’s nightclub and television act, Persons Majestic Manufacturing Company, United States, mid-20th century, on base, 112.3 × 61 × 43 cm (44¼ × 24 × 17 inches)
![Installation view, From left: Gaylen Gerber, Support, n.d., Sella stool, Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, manufactured by Zanotta, Italy, 1957, enameled steel, stainless steel, leather, chrome plated steel, 76 x 28 x 30 cm (30 x 11 x 12 inches); Gaylen Gerber, Support, n.d. unicycle from entertainer Ray Royce’s nightclub and television act, Persons Majestic Manufacturing Company, United States, mid-20th century, on base, 112.3 x 61 x 43 cm (44¼ x 24 x 17 inches); Jeanne Dunning, Untitled, 2004, Epson Ultrachrome inks on Hahnemühle paper and frame, United States, 72.3 x 51.4 cm (28½ x 20¼ inches)](/media/images/61_2023_Gaylen_Gerber_Layr__0248_JPG_Highest_.width-1200_u75ywqg.jpg)
Installation view, From left: Gaylen Gerber, Support, n.d., Sella stool, Achille and Pier Giacomo Castiglioni, manufactured by Zanotta, Italy, 1957, enameled steel, stainless steel, leather, chrome plated steel, 76 × 28 × 30 cm (30 × 11 × 12 inches); Gaylen Gerber, Support, n.d. unicycle from entertainer Ray Royce’s nightclub and television act, Persons Majestic Manufacturing Company, United States, mid-20th century, on base, 112.3 × 61 × 43 cm (44¼ × 24 × 17 inches); Jeanne Dunning, Untitled, 2004, Epson Ultrachrome inks on Hahnemühle paper and frame, United States, 72.3 × 51.4 cm (28½ × 20¼ inches)
![Installation view, Jeanne Dunning, Untitled, 2004, Epson Ultrachrome inks on Hahnemühle paper and frame, United States, 72.3 x 51.4 cm (28½ x 20¼ inches)](/media/images/62_2023_Gaylen_Gerber_Layr__0619_JPG_Highest_.width-1920_jzmHua3.jpg)
Installation view, Jeanne Dunning, Untitled, 2004, Epson Ultrachrome inks on Hahnemühle paper and frame, United States, 72.3 × 51.4 cm (28½ × 20¼ inches)
Layr is pleased to present an exhibition by the American artist Gaylen Gerber. Gerber creates expressive, often revealing, artworks and situations that incorporate the work of other makers, sometimes by foregrounding them and other times by seemingly obscuring them. Gerber’s practice has for decades been characterized by fusing his own work with that of others, making them inseparable but equally present. This match among authors remains palpable in all his work, where viewers encounter forms that carry immediate as well as existing meanings simultaneously. In this exhibition, Gerber continues his paradoxical strategy of inversion and considers a balancing of history, presence, and the continual flux in interpretation of the world surrounding us. In doing so, images of entertainers, props and plinths mix with other representations that populate everyday life. Throughout the exhibition, there are things that feel sensorially present and things that feel intangibly absent. In each instance, the viewer’s engagement is foregrounded as issues of existence and personal identity are framed in a way that support divergent views contingent on performance, theater, and dark humor.
The unannounced introduction of two walls dividing the exhibition space changed the inflection of the exhibition as it was intended. Posed with this change in position, the artist decided to install the exhibition as it was intended and acknowledge the architectural intervention as central to the character of the exhibition.
Gaylen Gerber has exhibited widely including surveys of his work at the Arts Club of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (2018); the Museé d'Art Moderne Grand-Duc Jean, Luxembourg (2006); and The Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (1992); monographic and cooperative projects include Oslo Biennalen 2019-2024, Oslo, Norway; Kunsthaus Bregenz, Bregenz, Austria (2016); Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, New York (2014); The Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, Illinois (2013); Museé des Beaux-Arts, Dijon, France (2005); The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (2002); Kunstverein Munich, Munich, Germany (1996); Documenta IX, Kassel, Germany (1992). This is Gerber’s fourth monographic exhibition with the gallery.