A relentlessly innovative and subversive sculptor, Tom Sachs (b. 1966, New York) is best known for his elaborate, bricolage recreations of masterpieces of engineering and design. Humble foam core and plywood replace the gleaming aluminum and polycarbonate of mass-produced items, fabricated with the combination of industrial vigor and handmade artistry that have become his trademark.

Beyond the studio, Sachs has further solidified his focus on the artist’s hand as proof that anything he makes is sculpture— from the blockchain to sneakers. Sachs is especially recognized and celebrated as a designer and collaborator with Nike. The iconic Mars Yard sneakers and Nikecraft projects have allowed Sachs to seamlessly blend art, design, and functionality, creating products that push boundaries and challenge traditional notions of both art and fashion.

His work has been exhibited in many countries and is held in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, Whitney Museum in New York, Pompidou Center in Paris, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Tate Modern in London, San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and many more. He has had major solo exhibitions at Deichtorhallen, Hamburg (2021), Tokyo City Opera (2019), Nasher Sculpture Center, Houston (2017), Noguchi Museum, New York (2016), Yerba Buena Arts Center, San Francisco (2016), Brooklyn Museum, New York (2016), Mori Art Museum, Tokyo (2016), Lyon Biennale, France (2013), “Space Program: MARS ” Park Avenue Armory, New York (2012), Venetian Architecture Biennale (2010), Prada Foundation, Milan (2006), Guggenheim Museum, Berlin (2003).

Sachs lives and works in New York.