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TonyMatelli_utvaldTony Matelli

Born 1971 in Chicago, IL
Lives and works in New York, NY

Website: www.tonymatelli.com

News
ANDRÉHN-SCHIPTJENKO at Art Basel Hong Kong, May 23-26, 2013

Please join us in booth nr 3C35 where we will be delighted to present works by the following artists: Julie Roberts, (b, UK) Roberts is widely exhibited internationally and was first introduced to an international audience at the 1993 Venice Biennale. Most recently her work has been seen in a large solo show at the (Read more…)

TONY MATELLI [solo exhibition] at Bergen Kunstmuseum, February 22 – May 5, 2013

Tony Matelli: A HUMAN ECHO The New York-artist, Tony Matelli (b. 1971) is a notable personality in international contemporary art. In realistic and minute detail, he works with a number of common motifs from our everyday lives: the human body, primates, bouquets of flowers, or different consumer articles. The hyper-realistic sculptures are presented in surprising (Read more…)

TONY MATELLI [solo exhibition] at White Flag Projects, March 16 – April 27, 2013

Tony Matelli March 16 – April 27, 2013 Tony Matelli invests his art with layers of familiarity and discomfort, combining remarkable verisimilitude with a darkly comic approach to the function of his subjects within the specific context of the gallery. Matellis work frequently suspends time and disbelief, pausing images both unlikely and mundane in moments (Read more…)

TONY MATELLI [solo exhibition] at ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum, August 31 – December 30, 2012

In the autumn of 2012, ARoS will be presenting a large special exhibition from the American artist Tony Matelli. Using an often hyperrealistic idiom, Matelli describes the more disquieting sides of human beings and human society. His sculptures straddle the boundary between uneasiness and humour: in a number of the works he turns innocence into (Read more…)

TONY MATELLI [solo exhibition] November 15 – December 21, 2012

Andréhn-Schiptjenko is proud to present Tony Matelli’s fifth solo show at the gallery. The opening takes place in the presence of the artist on Thursday 15th November between 5-8 pm. The exhibition runs through December 20. Tony Matelli is one of several artists who have become known for reinterpreting the tradition of hyperrealism in American sculpture. (Read more…)