
James working at his Fire Island studio.
Tamarisk, 2018
Tamarisk
2018
Burying Painting Series 2
Fire Island, New York
Silk, sun, sand, wind, wood, water, aluminum
92 x 33 x 3.75 inches
A nonsite panel from outdoor installation.
Event Horizon: All Blues, Nonsite Square, 2018
Burying Painting Series 02
Event Horizon: All Blues
Nonsite: Navy Blue Square
Fire Island, NY
2018
Silk, sun, sand, wind, wood, water, aluminum
44 x 32 x 2 inches

Putting You Mother Fuckers in the Field, 2016
Putting You Mother Fuckers in the Field
Single channel video installation.
Fire Island, New York
2016
Duration 60:05
Dimensions variable.
Loro Piana pinstriped textile, silk, wood, sun, sand, rain.

Nonsite: Teal
Burying Painting Series No. 1
Event Horizon No. 2
Nonsite: Teal
2017
Silk, sun, sand, wind, wood, water, aluminum
104 x 33 x 3.75 inches


Burying Painting No. 1, 2017 (Nonsite: Pink)
Burying Painting: Event Horizon No. 1
Nonsite - Pink
Fire Island, New York
2017
94 x 15 x 3.75 inches
Silk, sun, sand, wind, wood, water, aluminum

James Perkins in Fire Island New York
Portrait by Bryson Malone

Event Horizon Pink Triangle
Event Horizon Pink Triangle
Fire Island, New York
2019
Silk, sun, sand, wind, wood, water, aluminum
29 x 3 x 110 inches

Nonsite: Sky
Burying Painting Series No. 1
Nonsite: Sky
2017
Silk, sun, sand, wind, wood, water, aluminum
104 x 33 x 3.75 inches

Burying Painting Event Horizon Blue Triangle, Fire Island, NY
Burying Painting Series
Event Horizon Blue Triangle
Fire Island, New York
2019
Silk, sun, sand, wind, wood, water, aluminum
29 x 3 x 110 inches


James Perkins working in his Fire Island NY studio. Portrait by James Needham


An Opera of Painting
Event Horizon Study for ATCO, 2018
Untitled
Event Horizon Study for ATCO
Manhattan, New York
Nonsite: Blue
2018
Silk, sun, wind, wood, rain, aluminum
33 x 15 x 3.75 inches



Burying Painting Series 01, Nonsite: Silver, 2017
Burying Painting: Event Horizon No. 3
Nonsite: Silver
Fire Island, New York
2017
Silk, sun, sand, wind, wood, water, aluminum
95 x 50 x 2 inches

James Perkins working at his Fire Island NY studio. portrait by James Needham

Site-specific installation detail for SMoCA

Process

Process

Burying Painting Series 01, Nonsite: Purple, 2017
Burying Painting: Event Horizon No. 2
Nonsite: Purple
Fire Island, NY
2017
Silk, sun, sand, wind, wood, water, aluminum
104 x 33 x 3.75 inches

Studio Portrait 2019


Process

All Blues, Fire Island, 2018


See You Out There, 2021, silk, sun, sand, wind, wood, water. Dimensions vary.

Happy to See You (detail)

Happy to See You (Pink)
Silk, sun, sand, salt, wind, wood, water and handmade frame.
Image by Daniel Terna




James Perkins at Frieze LA 2024



James Perkins in Fire Island, NY


Site-specific post-totem land art installation for SMoCA residency in Scottsdale, AZ

Performance: Site-specific post-totem land art installation for SMoCA residency in Scottsdale, AZ

James Perkins collaborated with ocean racer Conrad Colman to make art.







































