Ghost of a Dream

Yesterday Is Here

Recycled exhibition catalogues and invitations collaged on panel

"Ghost of a Dream's work embodies the essence of opulence while being constructed of materials that typically end up in the trash. We mine popular culture searching for discarded materials that people use trying to reach their goals. Whether it is a Hollywood film that transports the viewer into a dream reality, a travel poster promising a luxurious vacation, or a lottery ticket that gives the possibility of a future full of rich decadence; we use these remnants to both re-create people's dreams, and portray the dreamer."

— Ghost of a Dream

About the artist

Ghost of a Dream

American

Ghost of a Dream's work has been shown in solo exhibitions at the MassArt Art Museum, Ackland Art Museum, Hunterdon Art Museum, and the Colorado Springs Fine Art Center and in group exhibitions at Crystal Bridges Museum, Courtauld Museum, Minneapolis Institute of Art, Frist Center for Visual Arts, The Mint Museum, Museum of Craft and Design, and The Textile Museum of Canada, among other venues. Ghost of a Dream has received support from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation, New York Foundation for the Arts, Joan Mitchell Foundation, Artist Resource Trust, Jerome Foundation.

They received the first annual Young Masters Art Prize in London and have participated in artist residencies in Berlin, Basel, Beijing, France, and at venues throughout the US including Bemis Center, ISCP, Smack Mellon, Wassaic Project, the Joan Mitchell Foundation AIR in New Orleans, and Elsewhere Museum. They attended the Rauschenberg Foundation AIR in 2024. Ghost of a Dream’s work has been featured in publications including The New York Times, Vogue Magazine, Hyperallergic, BlouinArtinfo, ArtFCity, W Magazine, Interview Magazine, and World of Interiors.