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Marco Maggi

 

Born 1957 Montevideo, Uruguay. Lives and works in New York and Montevideo.


Education

MFA, State University of New York, New Paltz, NY


Selected One-Person Exhibitions

2008
Hipo-Real, Nara Roesler Gallery, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Slow Politics, Sicardi Gallery, Houston, Texas

2007
by disappointment only, Josee Bienvenu Gallery, New York

2006
Off/Fora, 29th Pontevedra Biennial, Pontevedra, Spain
Profiles: The Ted Turner Catalog (from CNN to DNA), Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2005
The Ted Turner Collection, Complete Coverage, Josee Bienvenu Gallery, New York
El Papel Del Papel, Centro Colombo Americano, Bogota, Columbia
Hotbed e Altre Storie, Vitamin Arte Contemporanea, Torino, Italy
From DNA to CNN, Sicardi Gallery, Houston, TX
Video Box (with Ken Solomon), Centro Cultural Reina Sofia, Montevideo, Uruguay

2004
Fifth Gwangju Biennial, Korea

2003
inCUBAdora, VIII Havana Biennial, Cuba
Constructing & Demolishing, Cristinerose | Josee Bienvenu Gallery, New York
exPECTACLE, Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Construcciones & Demoliciones, dibujos en español, Centro Cultural Reina Sofia, Montevideo, Uruguay

2002
25th Sao Paulo Biennial, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Hotbed Online, Sala Uno, Rome, Italy
PreColumbian & PostClintonian, Sicardi Gallery, Houston, TX
Micro Macro, DAN Galeria, Sao Paulo, Brasil

2001
Global Myopia, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO
BITniks, Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2000
The Pencil Monologues, 123 Watts, New York
Hardware vs. Software, Miller & Block Gallery, Boston, MA
micro, macro, mArco, Project Room, 123 Watts/ARCO, Madrid

1999
From Freezer to Microwave, Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco, CA

1998
Techtonic, 123 Watts, New York


Selected Group Exhibitions

2008
New Perspectives in Latin American Art, 1930–2006: Selections from a Decade of Acquisitions, Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York
Lightness and Roughness of the Line, Nara Roesler, Sao Paulo, Brazil
Uncoordinated, Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinatti, OH Freehand, Arratia, Beer gallery, Berlin, Germany
Drawn to Detail, DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, Lincoln, MA
Uncoordinated: Mapping Cartography in Contemporary Art, Contemporary Arts Center, Ohio
Turning Point: The Demise of Modernism and Rebirth of Meaning in American Art, Brigham Young University Museum of Art, Provo, UT
Wall Rockets, FLAG Art Foundation, New York

2007
From a Drawing Standpoint, Leo Fortuna Gallery, Hudson, NY
Leaded: The Materiality and Metamorphosis of Graphite, Joel and Lila Hartnett Museum of Art, University of Richmond, Richmond, VA
Poetics of the Handmade
, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA
ARCO, Project Room with Marti Cormand, Josee Bienvenu Gallery, Madrid, Spain

2006
Poetics of the Handmade, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CAMicro and Soft on Macintosh Apple (With Ken Solomon), Museum of Modern Art, New YorkEstrecho Dudoso, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo, Costa Rica
Poetics of the Handmade, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA
Gyroscope, Hirshhorn Museum, Washington DC
Art on Paper, Weatherspoon Museum, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, NC
Art Rock, Rockefeller Center Plaza, New York
Paper Trails, Howard House Contem
porary Art, Seattle, WA
Skirting the Line: Conceptual Drawing, Peeler Art Center, DePauw University, Greencastle, IN
TEORetica, Museo de Arte y Diseño Contemporaneo, San Jose, Costa Rica
Table Top, Josee Bienvenu Gallery, New York
MOCA, Los Angeles, CA

2005
Drawing From the Modern 1975-2005, Museum of Modern Art, New York
Pages, iSpace, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champagne, Chicago, IL
RISD Museum (with Ken Solomon), Providence, RI
Drawing: Six Perspectives, Amelie A. Wallace Gallery, Old Westbury, NY
Minimalist Art Now, The Elvehjem Museum of Art, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

2004
Happy Days are Here Again, David Zwirner Gallery, New York
Trienal Poligráfica de San Juan, Puerto Rico
Drawing a Pulse, University of Michigan, School of Art and Design, Ann Arbor, MI
Newpapers, Cristinerose | Josee Bienvenu Gallery, New York
microwave, Sicardi Gallery, Houston, TX
Troy Story, Hosfelt Gallery, San Fransico, CA
Micro & Soft on Macintosh Apple (with Ken Solomon), Cristinerose | Josee Bienvenu Gallery, New York
Indivisible Cities, Bill Maynes Gallery, New York

2003
Vision & Revision: Works on paper since 1960, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
A Fine Line: Artists Who Draw, Museum of Art and History, Santa Cruz, CA
Pages, Cristinerose | Josee Bienvenu Gallery, New York
IV Biennial del Mercosur, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Paper, Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco, CA

2002
Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Selection from the 25th Sao Paolo Biennial, Museum of Contemporary Art,
Santiago, Chile
YesteryearNowadays, Hales Gallery, London
Residency, Civitella Ranieri Foundation, Civitella, Italy
The Microwave, Cristinerose | Josee Bienvenu Gallery, New York
Itinerancia do Mercosur, La Caixa, Brasilia, Brasil

2001
Mercosur Biennial, Porto Alegre, Brazil
By Hand: Pattern, Precision & Repetition in Contemporary Drawing, University Art Museum, University of California, Long Beach, CA

2000
From the inside out - landscapes reconsidered, San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA
Meat Market Art Fair, 123 Watts, New York
Mapping, Territory, Connections, Galerie Anne de Villepoix, Paris
Extraordinary Reality, Columbus Museum, Columbus, OH
Prints 2000, Bard College for Curatorial Studies, Annandale on Hudson, NY
Drawing on Tradition, Fuller Museum, Brockton, MA
Horror Vacuui, Mark Moore Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Introducing... Gallery Joe, Philadelphia, PA

1999
Microwave, one, 123 Watts, New York
New Space / New Work, Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco, CA
Summer Voices, Miller & Block Gallery, Boston, MA
New Work: Drawing, Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco, CA


Selected Bibliography

Press

2008
MacAdam, Alfred, Marco Maggi, ARTnews
Pedrosa, Adriano, Slow Politics, Exhibition catalogue, Nara Roesler gallery, Sao Paulo, Brazil

2007
O’Steen, Daniel, X-Acto Science, Art + Auction
Tiscornia, Ana, Marco Maggi, To Be Looked at Closely, Arte al Dia International
Yoshpe, Sheila, A Slow Walk with artist Marco Maggi, Roll Magazine

2006
Baker, Kenneth, Artist Reveals Slivers of Information in S.F. Shows, San Francisco Chronicle, April 8

2005
Gonzalez, Julieta, San Juan Triennial: Latin America and the Carribean, ArtNexus, No, 56, Vol. 3
Schwendener, Martha, Marco Maggi, The Ted Tuner Collection, TimeOut New York, Issue 500, April 28- May 4
The Ted Turner Collection: Report from the Battlefield (Paper on Uccello), Cabinet, Issue 17

2004
Reena, How It Was Done: Paper Cuts, Art on Paper, November/December
Levin, Kim, New papers, Village Voice, July 21-27
Baker, Kenneth, Hosfelt Gallery show suggests we’re blinded by information, San Francisco Chronicle, July 10
Baker, Kenneth, ArtNews, April
Weyland, Jacko, American splendor, TimeOut New York, Issue 440, March 4-11
Church, Amanda, “Pages” at Cristinerose/Josee Bienvenu Gallery, Art on Paper, March-April/January

2003
B.L., Arte: Marco Maggi En El CCE, Caras Caretas, May 9
Baker, Kenneth. Look closely: It's not what you think. 'Warped' works play tricks with space, San Francisco Chronicle, September 20, page D10
Barliant, Claire. The Microwave, Art on Paper, January - February
Bing, Alison. Raising Expectations, sfgate.com, September 18-24
Levin, Kim. Marco Maggi, Village Voice, May 20
MacAdam, Barbara A. Marco Maggi, ARTnews, November
MacAdam, Barbara A. Marco Maggi, Review: Literature and Arts of the Americas, Fall
Nichols, Matthew Guy. Marco Maggi at Cristinerose/ Josee Bienvenu, Art in America, December
Phillips, Patricia. Constructing and Demolishing: manual to settle sediments, Art Journal, Vol. 62, No. 3, Fall
Scott, Andrea. Marco Maggi, Time Out New York, May 15-22
Sholis, Brian. Pages, Artforum.com, December 18
Tiscornia, Ana. Marco Maggi, ArtNexus, September to November
Unending Beginnings: The Graphic Work of Marco Maggi, Southward Art: Latin American Art Review, Year 4, Issue 8, February
Wasserman, Sara. Report from Italy: Roma Renovatio, Art in America, June
Waxman, Lori.  Marco Maggi, ArtForum.com, April-June

2002
Cresci, Simona. Marco Maggi alla Salla 1, Time Out Roma, September
Gonçalves, Lisbeth Rebollo. Contemporary Art at the 3rd Mercosur Biennial, ArtNexus, March
Hirszman, Maria. Um susurro sobre a falta de sentido do mundo, O Estado de Sao Paulo, July 20
Johnson, Ken. The Microwave, The New York Times, October 4
Machado, Alvaro. Marco Maggi, faz arte a curta distancia, Folha de Sao Paulo, July 20
Marco Maggi, Veja Sao Paulo, July 31
Pedrosa, Adriano. Marco Maggi -Sao Paulo Critic’s Pick, ArtForum.com, August
Schroth, Mary. Dalle Bienale Di Sao Paulo alla Salla Uno, La Stampa, September

2001
Amarante, Leonor. Ecos Globais, Bravo! , Sao Paulo, March
Caniglia, Julie. Marco Maggi, 123 Watts, Artforum, March
MacAdam, Barbara A. The Micro Wave, Art News, April
Scott, Andrea K. Marco Maggi, The New Yorker, January 29

2000
A.C, Las Diez Mejores Galeries dela Feria, ABC Cultural, February 12
Baker, Kenneth. Contemporary Works at Hosfelt, San Francisco Chronicle, August 7
E.A., Lo Ultimo de EE UU, El Pais, February 12
McQuaid, Cate. Landscapes plumb the divine; drawings trace the intricate, The Boston Globe, May 25

1999
Porges, Maria. Marco Maggi, Hosfelt Gallery, ArtForum, December

1998
Levin, Kim. Short List, Village Voice, December 15


Other Publications

100 Latin American Artists, EXIT Publishers, Madrid, Spain, 2006
Vitamin D, New Perspectives in Drawing, Phaidon Press, New York, NY, 2005
Gwangju Biennial, catalog, text by Marco Maggi, 2004
Havana Biennial, catalog, text by Ana Tiscornia, 2003
IV Mercosur Biennial, catalog, text by Gabriel Peluffo, 2003
Construcciones & Demoliciones, essay by Robert Hobbs, Centro Cultural Reina Sofia, Montevideo, Uruguay, 2003
Weintraub, Linda. Being Gently Subversive, In The Making: Creative Options for Contemporary Art, d.a.p.
Sao Paolo Biennial, catalog, text by Marco Maggi, 2002
III Mercosur Biennial, catalog, text by Angel Kalemberg, 2001
By Hand: pattern precision and repetition in contemporary drawing, University Art Museum, text by Marie-Kay Lombino, College of the Arts, California state University, Long Beach, 2001
Marco Maggi: Global Myopia, text by Dana Self, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO, 2001
The Pencil Monologues, introduction by Josee Bienvenu, 123 Watts, New York, 2000
Drawing on Tradition, texts by Denise Markonish, Fuller Museum of Art, Brockton, MA, San Francisco, CA, 1999
Microwave, one, introduction by Josee Bienvenu, text by Marco Maggi, 123 Watts, New York,
Techtonic, essay by Linda Weintraub, 123 watts, New York, 1998


Public and Corporate Collections

Walker Arts Center, Minneapolis, MN
Halle Collection, Dallas, TX
The Rachofsky House, Dallas, TX
Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA
El Museo del Barrio, New York,
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York
The Drawing Center, New York
Daros Foundation, Zurich, Switzerland
Museum of Modern Art, New York
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington D.C.
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
The Judith Rothschild Foundation, New York
Cisneros Collection, New York
Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art, Indianapolis, IN
Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, Kansas City, MO
Progressive Corporation, Mayfield Village, OH
San Jose Institute of Contemporary Art, San Jose, CA
Starwood Urban, Washington, DC
The Sprint Corporation, Overland Park, KS
American Express, New York
Dacra, Miami, FL