Ghost of a Dream

Ghost of a Dream is the moniker of the ongoing collaboration between Adam Eckstrom and Lauren Was, who respectively have backgrounds in painting and sculpture. The pair make sculptures and installations about common fantasies and desires—fame, wealth, true love, and salvation—from detritus and images from pop culture. Their common raw materials include dismembered trophy parts, romance novels, clips from Hollywood films, playing cards from casinos, and used lottery tickets. “Our sculpture and installations embody the essence of opulence while being constructed of materials that typically end up in the trash,” the pair write. “We mine popular culture searching for discarded materials that people use trying to reach their goals.”

Recent Public Art Installations includeREMEMBER WHEN TOMORROW CAME, apermanent installation at IS653 Brooklyn New York, 2024,THE DREAMER OF DREAMS, aSite specific full room permanent installation at La Napoule Art Foundation, La Napoule, France, 2024 andAligned by the Sun (connections),a site specific full surround installation in the departure hall at Penn Station as part of Art at Amtrak, New York, NY 2023.
Ghost of a Dream also recently hosted their Solo Museum ExhibitionI know a place where they perform miraclesat theMuseum of Contemporary Art Arlington, Arlington, VA in 2024.

We are honoured to host our inaugural winners of the Young Master's Art Prize at our 16th anniversary exhibition.