Ben Jackel

Ben Jackel

Selected works

2002 - 2006

Works 2002 - 2006

Ben Jackel /
Cannon, 2002 /
stoneware, wood /
54 x 23 x 3 in (137.2 x 58.4 x 7.6 cm)

Ben Jackel /
Mortar, 2003 /
earthenware /
19 x 17 x 13 in (48.3 x 43.2 x 33 cm)

Ben Jackel /
Remember the Maine, 2004 /
Douglas Fir /
60 x 16.5 x 8.5 in (152.4 x 41.9 x 21.6 cm)

Ben Jackel /
Ironclad 1, 2004 /
stoneware, acrylic /
36 x 10 x 9 in (91.4 x 25.4 x 22.9 cm)

Ben Jackel /
Catapillar, 2004 /
stoneware and beeswax /
42 x 20 x 20 in (106.7 x 50.8 x 50.8 cm)

Ben Jackel /
stealth bomber, 2004 /
wood /
7 x 50 x 50 in (17.8 x 127 x 127 cm)

Ben Jackel /
Dignity and Purpose, 2005 /
stoneware, Douglas Fir /
84 x 90 x 48 in (213.4 x 228.6 x 121.9 cm) /
Private collection

Ben Jackel /
Fallen, 2005 /
stoneware, aluminum, hardware /
240 x 120 x 108 in (609.6 x 304.8 x 274.3 cm)

2007 - 2008

Rogue Wave '07
12 Artists from Los Angeles
L.A. Louver, 2007

Ben Jackel /
Burial, 2007 /
stoneware and beeswax (2 elements) /
Installed dimensions: 21 x 36 x 14 in (53.3 x 91.4 x 35.6 cm)

Ben Jackel /
Cremation, 2007 /
stoneware and ebony /
36 x 36 x 6 in. (91.4 x 91.4 x 15.2 cm)

Water Resolution, 2007 /
stoneware, acrylic and beeswax /
77 x 12 x 13 in (195.6 x 30.5 x 33 cm) /
Private collection

Installation photography /
Rogue Wave '07 12 Artists from Los Angeles /
28 June - 18 August 2007

Installation photography /
Rogue Wave '07 12 Artists from Los Angeles /
28 June - 18 August 2007

Works 2007 - 2008

Ben Jackel /
Fire Extinguisher 'Japanese', 2007 /
stoneware and walnut /
26 x 10 x 8 in (66 x 25.4 x 20.3 cm)

Ben Jackel /
Small Fire Extinguisher, 2007 /
stoneware and hardware /
13 x 5 x 4 in (33 x 12.7 x 10.2 cm)

Ben Jackel /
IED, 2008 /
stoneware and beeswax /
32 x 17 x 17 in (81.3 x 43.2 x 43.2 cm)

2009 - 2010

Compliance Solutions
L.A. Louver, 2009

Ben Jackel /
Sprinkler heads, 2008 - 2009 /
stoneware; ebony /
14 x 8 x 4 in. (35.6 x 20.3 x 10.2 cm) /
Private collection

Ben Jackel /
Fire Hose, 2008 - 2009 /
stoneware, ebony /
42 x 30 x 1 in (106.7 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm) /
Private collection

Ben Jackel /
Fire extinguisher, CO2, 2008 - 2009 /
stoneware; ebony; bronze /
32 x 16 x 2 in. (81.3 x 40.6 x 5.1 cm) /
Private collection

Ben Jackel /
Fire Axe, 2008-2009 /
stoneware, ebony /
16 1/2 x 46 1/2 x 3 1/2 in (41.9 x 118.1 x 8.9 cm) /
Private collection

Ben Jackel /
Deaf as a Cannon, 2008 - 2009 /
stoneware /
32 x 20 x 15 in (81.3 x 50.8 x 38.1 cm) /
Private collection

Syntagma, 2008 - 2009 /
porcelain, mahogany, bismuth alloy /
overall: 72 x 60 x 16 in (182.9 x 152.4 x 40.6 cm) /
each: 6 in. (15.2 cm); total 256 soldiers /
Private collection

Ben Jackel /
Down to the Bone, 2008-2009 /
redwood /
120 x 90 x 16 in (304.8 x 228.6 x 40.6 cm)

Ben Jackel /
In the Hearts of Men, 2008 - 2009 /
stoneware; marble /
34 x 28 x 20 in (86.4 x 71.1 x 50.8 cm)

Ben Jackel /
'Miles to Go Until We Sleep' installation, 2008 - 2009 /
stoneware; ebony /
variable dimensions

Ben Jackel /
USS Johnston (from 'Miles to Go Until We Sleep' Installation), 2008 - 2009 /
stoneware; ebony /
38 x 5 x 4 in. (96.5 x 12.7 x 10.2 cm)

Ben Jackel /
USS Dennis (from 'Miles to Go Until We Sleep' Installation), 2008 - 2009 /
stoneware; ebony /
30 x 4 x 4 in. (76.2 x 10.2 x 10.2 cm)

Ben Jackel /
USS Heermann (from 'Miles to Go Until We Sleep' Installation), 2008 - 2009 /
stoneware; ebony /
38 x 5 x 4 in (96.5 x 12.7 x 10.2 cm)

Installation photography, Ben Jackel, Compliance Solutions, 15 May - 3 July 2009

Installation photography, Ben Jackel, Compliance Solutions, 15 May - 3 July 2009

Installation photography, Ben Jackel, Compliance Solutions, 15 May - 3 July 2009

Installation photography, Ben Jackel, Compliance Solutions, 15 May - 3 July 2009

Installation photography, Ben Jackel, Compliance Solutions, 15 May - 3 July 2009

Installation photography, Ben Jackel, Compliance Solutions, 15 May - 3 July 2009

Works 2009 - 2010

Ben Jackel /
Exsanguination, 2009 /
stoneware /
10 1/2 x 37 x 14 in (26.7 x 94 x 35.6 cm)

Ben Jackel /
Victory, 2009 /
stoneware, ebony, beeswax /
36 L x 10 H x 8 W in (91.4 x 25.4 x 20.3 cm)

Ben Jackel /
Resolution Authority, 2009 /
mahogany; graphite /
13 x 69 1/2 x 39 in (33 x 176.5 x 99.1 cm) /
Private collection

Ben Jackel /
Global Hawk, 2009 /
mahogany, graphite /
36 L x 94 W x 12 H in (91.4 x 238.8 x 30.5 cm)

Ben Jackel /
Fortress Sedan, 2010 /
stoneware, ebony and beeswax /
21 x 11 x 1 1/4 in (53.3 x 27.9 x 3.1 cm)

Ben Jackel /
Taste the Fear, 2010 /
stoneware and beeswax /
32 H x 14 x 18 in (81.3 x 35.6 x 45.7 cm)

2011 - 2012

Zero Percent Contained
L.A. Louver, 2012

Ben Jackel /
SF Hydrant, 2011 /
Stoneware and ebony /
32 1/2 x 13 1/2 x 10 1/2 in (82.6 x 34.3 x 26.7 cm)

Ben Jackel /
Ruby St., 2011 /
stoneware and beeswax /
28 x 18 x 14 in (71.1 x 45.7 x 35.6 cm)

Ben Jackel /
NY Standpipes, 2012 /
stoneware and beeswax /
overall: 20 x 26 x 13 in (50.8 x 66 x 33 cm) /
Private collection

Ben Jackel /
NY Standpipes with Spikes, 2012 /
stoneware, beeswax, and ebony /
overall: 20 x 26 x 13 in. (50.8 x 66 x 33 cm)

Ben Jackel /
Triple Standpipe, 2012 /
stoneware and beeswax /
30 x 18 x 8 in (76.2 x 45.7 x 20.3 cm)

Ben Jackel /
Wrapped Firehose, 2012 /
stoneware and beeswax /
24 x 16 x 4 in (61 x 40.6 x 10.2 cm) /
Private collection

Ben Jackel /
Garrison, 2012 /
stoneware and beeswax /
18 x 40 x 21 in (45.7 x 101.6 x 53.3 cm)

Ben Jackel /
Star Alarm Bell, 2012 /
stoneware and beeswax /
9 1/2 x 9 1/2 x 2 1/2 in (24.1 x 24.1 x 6.4 cm) /
Edition 1 of 5

Ben Jackel /
Emergency Horn, 2011 /
stoneware, ebony and beeswax /
8 x 7 1/4 x 5 3/4 in (20.3 x 18.4 x 14.6 cm) /
Edition 1 of 4

Ben Jackel /
Tanaris, 2012 /
mahogany, graphite, and ebony /
7 x 39 x 47 in (17.8 x 99.1 x 119.4 cm)

Ben Jackel /
nEUROn, 2012 /
mahogany, graphite, and ebony /
5 x 34 x 48 in (12.7 x 86.4 x 121.9 cm) /
Private collection

Ben Jackel /
Phantom Ray, 2011 /
mahogany, ebony, graphite /
5 x 48 x 40 in. (12.7 x 121.9 x 101.6 cm) /
Private collection

Ben Jackel /
Pay Attention, 2012 /
pine wood and graphite /
162 x 64 x 11 in (411.5 x 162.6 x 27.9 cm)

2013 - present

Reign of Fire
L.A. Louver, 2017

Ben Jackel /
Sallet with Bevor, 2016 /
toneware and beeswax /
Helmet: 21 1/2 x 30 1/4 x 18 1/2 in. (54.6 x 76.8 x 47 cm) /
Helmet on Stand: 26 1/2 x 30 1/4 x 18 1/2 in. (67.3 x 76.8 x 47 cm)

Ben Jackel /
James Caird, 2017 /
stoneware, ebony, copper /
2 x 7 in. (55.9 x 17.8 cm)

Ben Jackel /
Mikoyan Skat - Manta Ray, 2017 /
mahogany, graphite /
40 x 36 in. (101.6 x 91.4 cm)

Ben Jackel /
What Valor: Carronade, 2015 /
stoneware and douglas fir /
Sculpture: 10 x 13 3/4 x 38 1/2 in. (25.4 x 96.5 x 33 cm) /
Installed on stand: 12 x 16 x 38 1/2 in. (30.5 x 40.6 x 97.8 cm)

American Imperium
L.A. Louver, 2015

Ben Jackel /
Coiled Navy Hose, 2014 /
stoneware, beeswax /
13 x 27 x 6 1/2 in. (33 x 68.6 x 16.5 cm)

Ben Jackel /
Close Helm, Maximillian, 2014 /
stoneware, beeswax /
19 x 14 x 23 in. (48.3 x 35.6 x 58.4 cm)

Ben Jackel /
Polecat, 2013 /
mahogany, graphite, ebony /
6 x 24 x 96 in. (15.2 x 61 x 243.8 cm)

Ben Jackel /
Pauldron Vambrace, 2015 /
stoneware, beeswax, walnut, and brass /
2 pieces, overall: 56 x 59 x 12 in. (142.2 x 149.9 x 30.5 cm)

Ben Jackel /
Large headed hydrant, youth, 2013 /
stoneware, beeswax /
34 x 12 x 9 in. (86.4 x 30.5 x 22.9 cm)

Works 2016

Ben Jackel /
The Corps of Discovery, 2016 /
Element 1: 15 3/4 x 6 1/2 x 10 1/4 in (40 x 16.5 x 26 cm) /
Element 2: 23 x 8 3/4 x 13 3/4 in (58.4 x 22.2 x 34.9 cm) /
Element 3:15 1/2 x 6 1/2 x 10 3/8 in (39.4 x 16.5 x 26.3 cm) /
Overall: 41 x 24 3/4 x 13 3/4 in (104.1 x 62.8 x 34.9 cm)

Ben Jackel /
Mortar 1, 2016 /
stoneware and douglas fir /
11 1/2 x 23 1/2 x 25 in. (29.2 x 59.7 x 63.5 cm)

Ben Jackel /
Parrot, 2016 /
stoneware and douglas fir /
14 x 16 1/2 x 60 in. (35.6 x 41.9 x 152.4 cm)

Ben Jackel /
Helmet Fragment, 2016 /
stoneware /
28 3/8 x 33 3/4 x 22 3/4 in. (72.1 x 85.7 x 57.8 cm)

Ben Jackel /
Darkstar, 2016 /
mahogany, graphite and ebony /
6 x 18 1/2 x 72 in. (15.2 x 47 x 182.9 cm)

Bio

Born 1977
Lives and works in Los Angeles

Education:
2005 MFA University of California, Los Angeles, Graduate Division
2000 BFA University of Colorado at Boulder, College of Arts and Sciences

biography | selected bibliography

Portrait of Ben Jackel. .

Current exhibitions

Trouble in Paradise: 14 Artists on Los Angeles

Trouble in Paradise
14 Artists on Los Angeles

18 Sep - 26 Oct 2024

Gallery exhibition

Selected L.A. Louver exhibitions

view past exhibitions

Ben Jackel: Reign of Fire

Ben Jackel
Reign of Fire

19 Jul - 1 Sep 2017

Gallery exhibition

Ben Jackel: American Imperium

Ben Jackel
American Imperium

18 Feb - 28 Mar 2015

Gallery exhibition

Ben Jackel: Zero Percent Contained

Ben Jackel
Zero Percent Contained

24 May - 30 Jun 2012

Gallery exhibition

Ben Jackel: Compliance Solutions

Ben Jackel
Compliance Solutions

15 May - 3 Jul 2009

Gallery exhibition

Selected museum exhibitions

view past exhibitions

Ben Jackel: USS Indianapolis and Other Tales from the Sea

Ben Jackel
USS Indianapolis and Other Tales from the Sea

Alfa Romeo Tango Gallery, Battleship IOWA Museum
Los Angeles, CA
17 Nov 2018 - 17 Mar 2019

Museum exhibition

Showing Off: Recent Acquisitions

Showing Off
Recent Acquisitions

Denver Art Museum
Denver, CO
17 Jan 2015 - 3 Jan 2016

Museum exhibition

Ben Jackel: Artist in Residence 2014

Ben Jackel
Artist in Residence 2014

Fullerton College
Fullerton, CA
10 Mar - 31 Mar 2014

Museum exhibition

Tools

Alyce de Roulet Williamson Gallery, Art Center College of Design
Pasadena, CA
10 Oct 2009 - 10 Jan 2011

Museum exhibition

Publication

Ben Jackel E-Catalogue

Features works from 2002 - 2017, videos of the artist and descriptions of the works

Video

Selected articles

Clark, Garth. "Ben Jackel: Search, Destroy, and Rescue."
C-File, January 7, 2015.
cfileonline.org | full article, PDF

Whitney, Kathleen. "Ben Jackel: Use in Case of Emergency."
Ceramics Monthly. February 2014.
full article, PDF

Ollman, Leah. "The Happy Medium,"
Art in America. December, 2012: 156-151.
full article, PDF

Bush, Bill. "Ben Jackel: Zero Percent Contained".
Artweek. 12 June 2012.
ArtWeek.la

Dambrot, Shana Nys. "Day of the Jackel".
LA Weekly. 18 - 42 May 2012.
full article, PDF

Myers, Holly. "In the Studio: Ben Jackel uses broad ax strokes".
Los Angeles Times. 6 May 2012.
www.latimes.com | full article, PDF

Knight, Christopher. "L.A.'s growing pains, status"
Los Angeles Times. 20 December 2009.
latimes.com

Miles, Christopher. "Ben Jackel"
ArtForum. September 2009.
full article, PDF

Myers, Holly. "Review: 'Compliance Solutions' at LA Louver"
Los Angeles Times. 21 May 2009.
full article, PDF

Melrod, George. "Young at art: Ben Jackel"
Art Ltd, West Coast Art + Design. May 2008
full article, PDF

Podcast

Adair, Benjamin. "Garageland: Ben Jackel"
Weekend America Radio Show. 20 December 2008
listen to the podcast

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