Matthew Higgs
dal 14/1/2009 al 20/2/2009
Segnalato da
14/1/2009
Matthew Higgs
Murray Guy Gallery, New York
Solo show. Higgs' work - which typically takes the form of framed book pages, framed book and catalogue covers, and photographs of books - has been described as a form of "found conceptual art".
Murray Guy is pleased to present its fourth solo exhibition of new
work by Matthew Higgs. Higgs' work - which typically takes the form of
framed book pages, framed book and catalogue covers, and photographs
of books – has been described as a form of 'found conceptual art.'
For more than 15 years Higgs has worked within these self-consciously
defined, but potentially limitless, parameters. His re-
contextualization and subsequent re-framing of existing printed matter
seeks to consider questions of authorship, uniqueness, vandalism,
language, typography, design and especially its relationship with late-
modernist abstraction, amongst other things.
Often making direct reference to the condition and reception of art,
Higgs' ongoing project formally acknowledges the presence and role of
the viewer, while simultaneously addressing the physical reality and
condition of the art object.
This exhibition will include three new photographic works, “ART IN
CRISIS”, “PICTURES IN PERIL”, and “ART IS TO ENJOY”, alongside a group
of recent found text and abstract works.
Matthew Higgs (b.1964 Wakefield, England) has exhibited
internationally since 1992. His work was recently the subject of a two-
person show (with Peter Wuethrich) at University Gallery, UMass,
Amherst in 2007. Recent solo shows include: Wilkinson Gallery, London
(2008), The Apartment, Vancouver (2008), and Jack Hanley Gallery, Los
Angles (2007) Recent group shows include: 'Not So Subtle Subtitle'
curated by Matthew Brannon, Casey Kaplan Gallery, New York (2008); 'A
New High In Getting Low (NYC)', John Connelly Presents, New York
(2008); 'Two Years', Whitney Museum of American Art, New York
(2007/2008).
Higgs is a widely published writer and a regular contributor to
Artforum magazine: recent contributions to other publications include
texts for Ken Price, John Baldessari, and Marilyn Minter, amongst
others. As a curator he has organized more than 200 exhibitions and
projects in Europe, the United States, and Canada. Since November,
2004 he has been the director and chief curator of White Columns, New
York’s oldest alternative space, which is celebrating its 40th
anniversary in 2009: http://www.whitecolumns.org.
opening jan 15, 2008
Murray Guy Gallery
453 West 17 Street - New York
Gallery hours are Tuesday – Saturday 10am – 6 pm.
Free admission