The Estate of Stephen Irwin




Stephen Irwin, "Cosmos", 2009, Altered vintage pornographyStephen Irwin, Cosmos, 2009, Altered vintage pornography

                                                   


Stephen Irwin (1959–2010) lived and worked in Louisville, Kentucky.
Focusing on the sublimation of the most prurient materials, Stephen Irwin has been exhibited at the New Center for Contemporary Art (Louisville, KY); The Speed Museum (Louisville, KY); the Contemporary Art Center (Cincinnati, OH); Maureen Paley (London); Gallery Diet (Miami, FL); r/e Projects (Madrid); PPOW (New York); Vox Populi (Philadelphia); Galerie Stefan Roepke (Cologne); Zephyr Gallery (Louisville); and DePauw University (Greencastel, IN); among others. His work has appeared in Beautiful Decay, The Huffington Post, Vice Magazine, Butt Magazine, and Art Papers, and is in the collections of the Speed Museum and 21c Museum, both in Louisville, KY.





Stephen Irwin, "Untitled 17", 2017, Altered vintage pornography,  11 × 8 1/2 in 27.9 × 21.6 cm
Stephen Irwin, Untitled 17, 2017, Altered vintage pornography, 11 × 8 1/2 in (27.9 × 21.6 cm)


Stephen Irwin, "Untitled", 2009,  Altered vintage pornography, 11 × 8 1/2 in/27.9 × 21.6 cm
Stephen Irwin, Untitled, 2009, Altered vintage pornography, 11 × 8 1/2 in (27.9 × 21.6 cm)


Stephen Irwin, "Untitled", 2009, Altered vintage pornography, 12 3/4 × 10 1/4/32.4 × 26 × 3.8 cm
Stephen Irwin, Untitled, 2009, Altered vintage pornography, 12 3/4 × 10 1/4 in (32.4 × 26 × 3.8 cm)



Stephen Irwin, Untitled, 2010, 11 × 8 1/2 in 27.9 × 21.6 cm

Stephen Irwin, Untitled, 2010, Altered pornography, 11 × 8 1/2 in (27.9 × 21.6 cm)



Stephen Irwin, "Untitled", 2008, Altered vintage pornography,  12 3/4 × 10 1/4 × 1 1/2 in./32.4 × 26 × 3.8 cm.

Stephen Irwin, Untitled, 2008, Altered vintage pornography, 12 3/4 × 10 1/4 × 1 1/2 in (32.4 × 26 × 3.8 cm)


Stephen Irwin, "Untitled", 2008, Altered vintage pornography, 11 × 8 1/2 in 27.9 × 21.6 cm

Stephen Irwin, Untitled, 2008, Altered vintage pornography, 11 × 8 1/2 in (27.9 × 21.6 cm)


Stephen Irwin, "Untitled", 2019, Altered vintage pornography, 12 3/4 × 10 1/4 × 1 1/2 in/32.4 × 26 × 3.8 cm
Stephen Irwin, Untitled, 2019, Altered vintage pornography, 12 3/4 × 10 1/4 × 1 1/2 in (32.4 × 26 × 3.8 cm)