CARLO MARCUCCI Staples
Lora Schlesinger’s East Gallery presents Staples, a new body of work by Carlo Marcucci. Staples is a series of wall-mounted sculptures assembled with staples, rope, paper clips, erasers and a variety of commonplace materials. This body of work presents a minimalist aesthetic and formal design elements that reevaluate our relationship to industry and culture, in the vein of Arte Povera and the Assemblage Art movement. The two movements saw a return to simple objects and messages, appropriating conventional materials to create meaningful works of art. Invested in materiality and physicality, these man-made products were used in reaction to the modernist abstract painting that dominated the art world in that period. Marcucci’s choice of materials are not found objects, they are man-made items purchased at office supply and hardware stores. He combines these elements harmoniously, producing elegant works of art greater than the simple summation of the individual components. For all intended purposes, the items chosen lose their recognizable original identity and are transformed into graceful geometric compositions reminiscent of office buildings, cubicles, architectural details and of industry. The sensual aspects of the materials are accentuated and allowed to be discovered anew.
Staples VIII, 2014 staples, enamel, clips on panel 25 x 49 x 3"
Staples II, 2007 staples on wood panel 25 x 25 x 3"
Staples IX, 2014 staples, enamel, clips on panel 25 x 49 x 3"
Staples III, 2014 staples, enamel, rope on panel 12-1/2 x 12-1/2 x 2-1/2"
Staples X, 2014 staples, enamel and erasers on panel 12-1/2 x 12-1/2 x 2-1/2"
Staples XIII, 2014 staples, enamel, paper clips and plexiglas on panel 12-1/2 x 12-1/2 x 2-1/2"
Staples XII, 2014 staples, enamel and plexiglas on panel 12-1/2 x 12-1/2 x 2-1/2"
Staples XIV, 2014 staples, enamel, rope and paper clips on panel 13 x 13 x 3"
Staples XI, 2014 staples, enamel, clips on panel 9 x 9 x 3"
Staples VI, 2013 staples, enamel, clips on panel 12-1/2 x 12-1/2 x 2-1/2"
Staples XV, 2014 staples and enamel on panel 9 x 9 x 2-1/2"
Staples V, 2013 staples, enamel, rope on panel 12-1/2 x 12-1/2 x 2-1/2"
Staples VII, 2013 staples, enamel, clips on panel 12-1/2 x 12-1/2 x 2-1/2"
CARLO MARCUCCI EDUCATION 1986
ATLANTA COLLEGE OF ART B.F.A.
SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2014 2010 2009 2008 2003
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Staples, Lora Schlesinger Gallery Santa Monica, CA: December 6 – January 10, 2015 Wheatfields Lora Schlesinger Gallery Santa Monica, CA: May 22 - July 3, 2010 OFFRAMP GALLERY Pasadena, CA: March 8 to April 19, 2009 LA ARTCORE at Union Center for the Arts: “Carlo Marcucci & Ann Gooding” Los Angeles, CA: November 2 to 30 ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI CULTURA: “Wheatfields”. Los Angeles, CA: November 22, 2003 to January 9, 2004 COPIA - THE AMERICAN CENTER FOR WINE, FOOD & THE ARTS: “Wheatfields”. Napa, CA: March 21 to June 30 LA ARTCORE AT UNION CENTER. Los Angeles, CA: November 1 to 30 LA ARTCORE AT THE BREWERY ANNEX. Los Angeles, CA: April 1 to 30 CREATIVE ARTS CENTER - BURBANK MUNICIPAL ART GALLERY. Burbank, CA: May 10 to 22
SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS 2013
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ART 1307: “7 Magnifici Anni” Villa Di Donato, Naples, Italy: November 28, 2013 – April 4, 2014 LORA SCHLESINGER GALLERY: “Summer Group Show” Santa Monica, CA: August 04 – September 01, 2012 LORA SCHLESINGER GALLERY: “Summer Group Show” Santa Monica, CA: August 04 – September 01, 2012 LORA SCHLESINGER GALLERY: “Small Paintings Group Show” Santa Monica, CA: December 11, 2010 – January 31, 2011 MEMORIAL ART GALLERY: “Extreme Materials 2”. Rochester, NY, October 23, 2011 – January 15, 2012 LORA SCHLESINGER GALLERY: “Small Works, Group Show”. Santa Monica, CA: December 11, 2010 – January 31, 2011 OFFRAMP GALLERY: “Summer 2010 Group Show”. Pasadena, CA: July 11 – August 22, 2010
OFFRAMP GALLERY: “Small Works” Pasadena, CA: November 8 to December 13 JOSÉ DRUDIS-BIADA ART GALLERY - MOUNT ST. MARY’S COLLEGE: “Marked Intensity” Los Angeles, CA: October 11 to November 7 516 ARTS: “West Southwest: ABQ-LA Exchange” Albuquerque, NM: April 4 to May 16 1307 ART: “Proposte per una collezione / Dalla figurazione all’astrazione” Naples, Italy: April 2 to 30 LA ARTCORE: “West Southwest: ABQ-LA Exchange” Los Angeles, CA: April 1 to 30
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MAKII MASARU FINE ARTS: “Near West”. Tokyo, Japan: October 18 to 30 LA CONTEMPORARY Los Angeles, CA: June 28 to July 26 MUSEUM OF ARTS & DESIGN: “Second Lives: Remixing The Ordinary”. New York City, NY: September 27, 2008 to April 19, 2009 GENSLER: “Above & Beyond”. Santa Monica, CA: July 23 to October 23 SALON OBLIQUE: “Lush”. Los Angeles, CA: April 12 to May 24 RED DOT ART FAIR NYC New York City, NY: March 27 to 30 LA ARTCORE: “Crosscurrent USA / Tokyo”. Los Angeles, CA: September 19 to 30 LAX AIRPORT / BRADLEY INTERNATIONAL TERMINAL: “Modernism Today”. Los Angeles, CA: August 6, 2007 to January 24, 2008 TOKYO METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART Tokyo, Japan: August 22 to 30 GALLERY KINGYO: Tokyo, Japan: August 22 to 30 SAN LUIS OBISPO ART CENTER San Luis Obispo, CA: January 6 to March 3 GALLERY ANSEI Ukiha, Fukuoka, Japan: July 8 to August 5 DON SOKER CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERY San Francisco, CA: July 11 to September 2 PALOS VERDES ART CENTER Rancho Palos Verdes, CA: June 23 to August 5 DON SOKER CONTEMPORARY ART GALLERY San Francisco, CA: May 16 to July 7 KUROKAWA INN ART MUSEUM: “California Art Connection”. Kyosei No Sato, Amagi City, Japan: May 3 to July 2 KITAKYUSHU MUNICIPAL MUSEUM OF ART Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan: November 22 to 27 MIKI GALLERY Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan: November 22 to 27 ONTARIO AIRPORT, AT TERMINAL 2: “Looking at Art”. Ontario, CA: August 8, 2005 to January 31, 2006 BORITZER / GRAY / HAMANO GALLERY: “Beauty Stripped Bare / LA black + White”. Santa Monica, CA: April 26 to May 25 LA ARTCORE – BREWERY ANNEX: “A Time to Believe”. Los Angeles, CA: September 1 to 30 BEDFORD GALLERY: “Objects Considered – Modern and Postmodern Still Life”. Walnut Creek, CA: November 18 to January 6 RUTH BACHOFNER GALLERY. Santa Monica, CA: December 2, 2000 to January 6, 2001 WOO YEON GALLERY: “Dae Jon / LA Contemporary Art Exhibition”. Daejon, South Korea: November 2 to 8 GENSLER: “The New Minimalism”. Santa Monica, CA: March 15 to June 13 UCLA ARMAND HAMMER MUSEUM OF ART: “Looking at the Light”. Los Angeles, CA: September 22, 1998 to February 28, 1999 LA ARTCORE - UNION CENTER FOR THE ARTS: “Crosscurrents”. Los Angeles, CA: March 3 to 28 UCLA ARMAND HAMMER MUSEUM OF ART: “LA Current – A Media Fusion”. Los Angeles, CA: November 25, 1997 to May 22, 1998 KITAKYUSHU MUNICIPAL MUSEUM OF ART. Kitakyushu-shi, Japan: November 5 to 9 LA ARTCORE
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Los Angeles, CA: July 8 to 31 SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MUSEUM. San Bernardino, CA: May 15 to June 22 PALM SPRINGS DESERT MUSEUM. Palm Springs, CA: March 20 to April 14 NATIONAL CONGRESS OF ART AND DESIGN: “ArtReach 95”. Salt Lake City, UT: September 2 to November 11 LOS ANGELES MUNICIPAL ART GALLERY at BARNSDALL PARK. Los Angeles, CA: July 5 to 22 LA ARTCORE AT THE ART BANK. Los Angeles, CA: May/June LOS ANGELES MUNICIPAL ART GALLERY: “Illusions of Reality”. Los Angeles, CA: February 22 to April 16 LOS ANGELES MUNICIPAL ART GALLERY at BARNSDALL PARK. Los Angeles, CA: July 13 to August 22 SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY. San Diego, CA: June 4 to 26 LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART RENTAL & SALES GALLERY. Los Angeles, CA: April 16 to May 20 CHARLOTTE INTERNATIONAL 1993. Charlotte, NC: April 1 to 30 LA ARTCORE: “Wallworks”. Los Angeles, CA: June 1 to 14 LONG BEACH ARTS: “Seven Western States Exhibition”. Long Beach, CA: November 3 to 24 MOLICA GUID’ARTE GALLERY. New York City, NY: July 10 to September 21 ORANGE COUNTY CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART. Santa Ana, CA: July10 to August 9 BRANDSTATER GALLERY AT LA SIERRA UNIVERSITY: “Issue Earth”. Riverside, CA: January 10 to 30 SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY MUSEUM. San Bernardino, CA: September 18 to November 4 SAN DIEGO MUSEUM OF ART. San Diego, CA: December 1 to January 13 BURBANK MUNICIPAL CREATIVE ARTS CENTER GALLERY Burbank, CA: September 9 to 21 ETRURIARTE 3˚ SALONE DI ARTE MODERNA & CONTEMPORANEA Venturina, (Leghorn province), Italy: July 6 to15 ATLANTA BOTANICAL GARDENS: “Earth Affair”. Atlanta, GA: March 23 to April 15
LECTURES AND PUBLIC SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS 2003 1995
COPIA: “The Theatre Artist Lecture Series”. Napa, CA. March. 21. Lecture on the creative process behind the “Wheatfields” sculptures. LOS ANGELES COUNTY MUSEUM OF ART: “Brown Auditorium Lecture Series”. Los Angeles, CA. January. 20. A lecture presenting the “Chemical Still Life” painting series
PUBLISHED EXHIBITION CATALOGUES “OFFRAMP GALLERY: CELEBRATING FIVE YEARS OF CONTEMPORARY ART IN AN HISTORIC HOME”. Published for Offramp Gallery by Jane Chafin. “EXTREME MATERIALS 2” Digital catalogue featuring the exhibition held at Memorial Art Gallery (Rochester, NY) “WEST SOUTHWEST: ABQ-LA Exchange” Featuring the exhibition held at 516 ARTS (Albuquerque, NM) and LA Artcore Center (Los Angeles, CA). Page 23. “SECOND LIVES: Remixing The Ordinary”
Featuring the exhibition held at the Museum of Arts and Design (NYC). Page 144-147. Designed by Pentagram, 2008. “CROSSCURRENT: The 1st. International Exchange Exhibition US – Japan 2007” Featuring works presented at LA Artcore, the Tokyo Metropolitan Museum of Art and Gallery Kingyo in Tokyo, Japan, 2007. “ISSUE EARTH”: Featuring the Barnstater Gallery exhibition on environmental related themes. “THE HOMOGENEITY & HETEROGENEITY” Featuring the Dae Jon exhibition held in South Korea in the fall of 2000. “ILLUSIONS OF REALITY – CURRENT ABSTRACTION” Featuring the Barnsdall Park group exhibition held in 1994, with essay by Scott Canty. PUBLICATIONS HENRY JOVA - A Classical Intermezzo: An Architect’s Life” Hardcover book published by the University of Georgia, February 2009. Image on page 12. THE MAGAZINE June 2009 Issue. “Carlo Marcucci: Wheatfields”. Page 39. ARROYO MAGAZINE: March 2009 Issue. March, 2009. “Home Is Where The Art Is”. Page 40. NEW YORK TIMES: “Second Lives - Using Old Materials to Put a New Face on a Museum”. Art Review by Roberta Smith. 09/25/08. NO-NAME MAGAZINE: Issue #7 “Creating Spaces” (www.noname-magazine.com) December 2005. Photography “Strutture Inesistenti – Inexistent Structures. EPICURIOUS.COM – The Corner Table (by Jennifer Leuzzi). Wednesday, January 26, 2005. “Art of Food”. 400 WOOD BOXES – The Fine Art of Containment & Concealment”. Edited By Veronika Gunter. Lark Books 2004, a division of Sterling Publishing Co. Page 53. LOS ANGELES TIMES – Critic’s Choices Sunday, December 21, 2003. “Carlo Marcucci: Wheatfields” LA WEEKLY: May 15, 2003 Issue. “Art Pick of the Week”. ANGELENO MAGAZINE April 2003 Issue. Page 125. DIABLO ARTS – A Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts Magazine. October – December 2001 Issue. Page 31. DYSONNA MAGAZINE. May/June 1999 Issue. NEW ORLEANS REVIEW. Front Cover for Spring Issue 1992, Volume 18, #4. Front Cover for Spring Issue 1991, Volume 17, #4. Front Cover for Winter Issue 1990, Volume 17, #3. SOUTHERN HOMES MAGAZINE. March/April Issue, 1991. Page 32 – 35. PALM BEACH DAILY NEWS. Thursday, June 8, 1989. ESSERE SECONDO NATURA. July/August Issue 1989. CREATIVE LOAFING ATLANTA December 29, 1985. NORTHSIDE NEWS (ATLANTA). January 1, 1982