basics #64 2024
Part of an ongoing series of public art installations under the title "Basics". While each iteration within this series is unique to its site, all installations share a material and constructive language that is derived from the use of common 2×4 construction lumber, the most ubiquitous material of the built environment in the North American context.
Morganton, NC, USA, 2024-26
250x300x250 cm
wood (2×4)
Basics #63 2024
Part of an ongoing series of public art installations under the title "Basics". While each iteration within this series is unique to its site, all installations share a material and constructive language that is derived from the use of common 2×4 construction lumber, the most ubiquitous material of the built environment in the North American context.
commissioned by Maui Public Art Corps for
Makawao Public Library, Maui, Hawaii, USA, 2024
350x250x350 cm
wood (2×4)
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Matthias Neumann
Germany
Matthias Neumann is a multi-disciplinary artist whose work has been presented internationally, including venues such as Manifesta 8, Galeria HIT, National Museum of Contemporary Art Romania, SITE:Lab, the Queens Museum, Montalvo Art Center, and the Jule Collins Smith Museum, among others, in addition to a significant number of public art installations throughout the US and Europe.
He is the recipient of the Kaplan Director’s Award of the Cape Cod Museum of Art, and the recipient of generous grants from institutions such as Brooklyn Arts Council, Foundation for Contemporary Art, CEC ArtsLink, and the American Institute of Architects, among others. He was artist in residence at MacDowell, MoKS – Center for Art and Social Practice, ORTE, I-Park, Vermont Studio Center, and Nu'Vem on Pico Island, Azores.
More recently has co-founded the experimental art space and residency "Kotoki" on the Greek island of Serifos which is intended as a communal extension of his public art practice.