Matt Borruso

Death Cup

2012-01-12T20:46:00.001-08:00

graphite on paper, 20 1/2 X 19 3/8”

Artforum

2012-01-12T18:00:00.000-08:00

A review of The Hermit's Revenge Fantasy by Gwen Allen in the January 2012 edition of Artforum.

http://scannersproject.com/Borruso_Artforum.pdf

The Hermit's Revenge Fantasy

2011-11-28T09:10:00.000-08:00

Extended through October 15, 2011

Steven Wolf Fine Arts
2747A 19th Street
San Francisco, CA 94110

http://www.artpractical.com/shotgun_review/the_hermits_revenge_fantasy/

Orange Meat

2011-11-06T16:54:00.000-08:00

cut paper collage, 12.5 X 12.5"

Eagle

2011-11-06T16:51:00.000-08:00

cut paper collage, 12.5 X 12.5"

In Search of Space

2011-11-06T16:44:00.001-08:00

cut paper collage, 22 X 14”

Care of Eyes: School for Perfect Eyesight

2011-10-02T22:25:00.000-07:00

graphite on paper, 23 X 16.5"

Scanners

2011-09-27T22:26:00.001-07:00

October 1 - October 31, 2011

Hours: Tuesday-Sunday, 12:00 - 8:00
Opening Reception: Saturday, October 1, 6-9 PM

Scanners
312 Valencia Street,

San Francisco, CA 94103

scannersproject.com

Scanners is a month-long used bookstore project developed and operated by Matt Borruso and Nick Hoff that highlights the book as a physical object in an increasingly dematerialized world.

Scanners is made possible in part by the San Francisco Arts Commission Cultural Equity Grants Program through an Individual Artist Commissions grant. We would also like to thank Mina Dresden Gallery.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/glen-helfand/media-of-the-month_b_991353.html
http://dodie-bellamy.blogspot.com/

http://www.sfbg.com/2011/10/04/addicted-print?page=0,0

http://www.kqed.org/arts/literature/article.jsp?essid=70307

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/10/05/NSND1LB0FJ.DTL

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/10/06/NSND1LB0E7.DTL

http://www.kusf-archives.com/2011/10/kusf-in-exile-100811-2-4-pm-roll-call.html

http://www.kalwnews.org/audio/2011/10/11/pop-bookstore-sells-permanence-limited-time-only_1308130.html

View of Outer Space from An Aquarium

2011-09-27T22:12:00.000-07:00

Curated by Billy Miller

October 1 – November 6
Opening: Saturday, October 1, 6-9pm

Robbie Acklen, D-L Alvarez , Jonathan Berger , Matt Borruso, Elijah Burgher, Matthew Burcaw , Luke Butler, Brendan Carroll, Christophe Chemin, Wayne Coe, Ryan Cummings, Pia Dehne, Peter Eide, Carl Ferrero, Jonah Freeman, Janine Gordon, Tina Hejtmanek, Charles Hovland, Scott Hug, Kysa Johnson, Gregory Kaplowitz, Brian Kenny, Lewis Klahr, Kristian Kozul, Patrick Lee, Scooter LaForge, Noah Lyon, Robert MacDonald, Michael Magnan, Peter Maloney, Darrin Martin, Rachel Mason, Mike McLeod, Slava Mogutin, Mary Nicholson, Genesis P. Orridge, Gwenaël Rattke, Jason Rodgers, Jo-ey Tang, Margaret Tedesco, Tillie, Nickolaus Typaldos, Jan Wandrag, Joel Westendorf

Famous Accountants
1673 Gates Avenue, Bushwick, Brooklyn
Between St. Nicholas and Cypress
L or M train to Myrtle/Wyckoff

http://famousaccountants.wordpress.com/

http://viewofouterspacefromanaquarium.blogspot.com/

Open Sundays, 1-6pm

The Hermit's Revenge Fantasy

2011-09-02T21:14:00.001-07:00

September 10 - October 8, 2011

Opening Reception: Saturday, September 10, 6-9 PM

Steven Wolf Fine Arts
2747A 19th Street
San Francisco, CA 94110

http://www.artpractical.com/shotgun_review/the_hermits_revenge_fantasy/

http://dodie-bellamy.blogspot.com/2011/09/systems-reset-symbols-ricochet.html

B-B-B-BAD

2011-06-25T14:04:00.000-07:00

June 30 - August 15, 2011

Opening Reception: Thursday June 30, 6-9pm

Featuring:
Adam Axel, Mattia Biagi, Keith Boadwee, Matt Borruso, Charles Browning, Elijah Burgher, Luke Butler, Wayne Coe, Steve Davis, Peter Eide, Scott Ewalt, Glen Fogel, Jonah Freeman, Martha Friedman, Paul Gabrielli, John Wayne Gacy, Joe Graham-Felsen, Gregory Green, Adam Helms, Lisa Kirk, Kristian Kozul, Scooter LaForge, Wes Lang, Karine Laval, Patrick Lee, Michael Magnan, Paul McCarthy, Adam McEwen, Bob Mizer, John Ensor Parker, Luc Sante, Ryan Schneider, Jeff Shagawat, Tara Sinn, Hank Willis Thomas, Wolfgang Tillmans, John Waters, Karlheinz Weinberger, Eric Yahnker

Curated by:
Doug McClemont & Billy Miller

Anna Kustera Gallery
520 West 21st Street NYC
http://www.annakustera.com/
(212) 989-0082

http://newyork.timeout.com/arts-culture/art/1747433/review-“b-b-b-bad”

Negative Space

2011-01-04T18:03:00.001-08:00

Hardcover, 10.25" X 7.5", 44 pages, full color, edition of 50, 2010
Available at 2nd Floor Projects, Park Life, and Baer Ridgway in San Francisco, and Printed Matter in New York.

NY ART BOOK FAIR at P.S.1 / MoMA

2010-11-02T22:32:00.000-07:00

I have some new books at: Your Last Chance and some prints at 2nd Floor Projects at the NY Art Book Fair at P.S.1 / MoMA.

Thursday, November 4, 2010, PREVIEW, 6pm - 9pm
Friday/Saturday, November 5-6, 2010, 11am - 7pm
Sunday, November 7, 2010, 11am - 5pm

MoMA PS1
22-25 Jackson Ave at the intersection of 46th Ave
Long Island City, NY 11101

http://nyartbookfair.com/about.php

The NY Art Book Fair is FREE and open to the public.

Apes Dominate

2010-08-29T21:56:00.001-07:00

graphite 22 X 30

Proof

2010-08-29T21:49:00.000-07:00

180 chromogenic color prints, each print 8 X 10", overall dimensions 8 X 12'. Created in collaboration with Margaret Tedesco for the San Francisco Arts Commission.

Head Shop

2010-07-12T08:55:00.001-07:00

SummerCamp

July 17 - August 14, 2010
Opening: Saturday, July 17, 7-10 PM

This July and August Exile presents its second annual Summer Camp curated by Billy Miller. For this year's Summer Camp Miller curated two simultaneous exhibitions entitled Head Shop and Lost Horizon.

Head Shop:
Dan Acton, The Agitators, Assume Vivid Astro Focus, Brian Belott, Nina Bovasso, Matt Borruso, Larry Carlson, Ryan Cummings, TM Davy, Michael Economy, Krista Figacz, Janie Geiser, Fritz Haeg, Christian Holstad, Brian Kenny, Paul Kopkau, Steve LaFreniere, Justin Lowe, Noah Lyon, Michael Magnan, Rachel Mason, Glynnis McDaris, Ashleigh Nankivell, Mary Nicholson, Darinka Novitovic, Genesis P. Orridge, Jason Peters, Kevin Regan, Alex Rose, Desi Santiago, Barbara Sullivan, Jan Wandrag, David West, Justin Yockel

Lost Horizon:
D-L Alvarez, Rachel Beach, Michael Bilsborough, Colby Bird, Matthew Burcaw, Kathe Burkhart, Luke Butler, Brendan Carroll, Walt Cassidy, Wayne Coe, Reuben Cox, Pia Dehne, Peter Eide, Carl Ferrero, Jonah Freeman, Janine Gordon, Jonah Groeneboer, Marcus Gruendel, Tina Hejtmanek, Scott Hug, Stephen Irwin, Item Idem + Paul Mpagi Sepuya, Pat Keesey, Lisa Kirk, Lewis Klahr, Martin Kohout, Kristian Kozul, Paul Lee, Peter Maloney, Glynnis McDaris, Dean Sameshima, Florent Tillon, Frank Webster, Ken Warneke

Exile
Alexandrinenstr 4
D-10969 Berlin
+49.30.76233061
http://www.thisisexile.com/

Thursday - Saturday 12 - 6 pm
and by appointment
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Now & When

2010-05-31T19:13:00.000-07:00

Now & When

June 4 - September 4, 2010
Opening: Friday, June 4, 6 - 8 PM

The Bureau of Urban Secrets, Guillermo Gómez-Peña, Taro Hattori, Packard Jennings, Lynn Hershman Leeson, Ken Lo, Gay Outlaw and Bob Schmidt, Joseph del Pesco, Paul Schiek, and Margaret Tedesco & Matt Borruso.

San Francisco Arts Commission
401 Van Ness
San Francisco, CA 94102
415-554-6080

Neointegrity: Comics Edition

2010-03-10T20:13:00.001-08:00

I have a drawing in a group show opening in New York on March 12th:

NeoIntegrity: Comics Edition
curated by Keith Mayerson
March 12th - August 30th, 2010
Opening: March 12th

MoCCA
594 Broadway, Suite 401
(btwn. Houston and Prince)
New York, NY 10012

http://www.moccany.com/

Smiling Faces

2010-02-20T08:47:00.001-08:00

cut paper collage, 23.5 X 23.5

Front + Center: Weather Streams

2010-01-07T19:28:00.000-08:00

Front + Center: Weather Streams
guest curated by Jessica Brier, Vanessa Blaikie, and Joey Piziali

January 17–February 28, 2010
Opening: Sunday, January 17, 2-5PM

Timothy Armstrong, Elisheva Biernoff, Lisa K. Blatt, Matt Borruso, Luke Butler, John Chiara, Jordan Essoe, Sean Horchy, Jennifer Kaufman, Joshua Keller, Kim Miskowicz, Daniel Nevers, James Sterling Pitt, Dave Stein, Jordan Stein, Primitivo Suarez-Wolf, and Chris Thorson.

Headlands Center for the Arts
944 Fort Barry
Sausalito, CA 94965
(415) 331-2787

For more information:
http://www.headlands.org/event_detail.asp?key=20&eventkey=647

1984-2001: SCIENCE FICTION

2009-11-05T22:15:00.000-08:00

SUNDAY NOV 8, 3:00 PM

SMACK MELLON
92 PLYMOUTH ST,
BROOKLYN, NY 11201

Ad Hoc Vox and Smack Mellon are pleased to invite you to 1984-2001, a panel discussion about science fiction developed in response to the utopic and dystopic elements in Smack Mellon’s current exhibitions. This panel will take place at the gallery on Sunday, November 8th at 3:00 p.m.

George Orwell’s 1984 was written during the Second World War and Stanley Kubrick’s 2001 was released in 1968. That these moments of cultural upheaval produced two such extreme visions of the future is hardly a surprise; sometimes referred to as speculative fiction, science fiction is premised on a radical re-imagining of the cultural moment. Whether optimistic or cautionary, any representation of a set of social conditions that differs from the author’s own are bound to that author’s aspirations for the present, making science fiction a genre often read for its political import.

With futures proposed by 1984, 2001, and so many other works of science fiction now set in our past, it is also a genre that has developed into a highly codified language with easily recognized aesthetic forms. Thus, science fiction has a history subject to both scholarly scrutiny and artistic employment, and both forms of engagement can explore science fiction’s relationship to its contemporary environment, speculative possibilities, and the tropes of the genre.

Ad Hoc Vox has gathered together practitioners, critics, and scholars who have studied science fiction’s role in literature, film, and architecture to discuss what possibilities science fiction offers contemporary artists. The panel's participants are Ed Halter, Carrie Hintz, Geoff Manaugh, Brian Francis Slattery, and Deborah Taylor. Matt Borruso will moderate the panel, which will be followed by a Q&A with the audience..

Holy Mountain/ Monkey Island

2009-07-22T21:28:00.000-07:00

graphite 36 X 48

In The Orchid Garden

2009-07-22T21:03:00.000-07:00

collage, 6 X 6

No Guru, No Master, Just You and I and Nature

2009-07-22T21:02:00.000-07:00

graphite, 30 X 22

Spawn of Matthias

2009-07-22T11:07:00.000-07:00

graphite, 17 X 13

Latex and Flora

2009-07-22T08:59:00.000-07:00

collage, 10 X 9

Burned Up

2009-05-14T16:57:00.001-07:00

collage 9 X 11

Ectoplasmic Clouds from the Observatory Head of Early Man

2009-05-13T12:52:00.000-07:00

graphite 17 X 15

No Method, No Teacher, Just You and I and Nature

2009-05-02T10:16:00.000-07:00

graphite 30 X 22

Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft

2009-05-02T09:33:00.000-07:00

collage 20.5 X 20

I, Daughter of Kong

2009-05-02T09:28:00.000-07:00

A group exhibition curated by Lara Allen

Saturday, May 2 to Sunday, May 10, 12 noon–7pm
Artists Reception: Friday, May 8, 6–9pm. Performances: 7:30pm

Adam J. Ansell, Anna Betbeze, Matt Borruso, R. Crumb, Georganne Deen, Per Frykdahl, Amy Hicks, Alexis Karl, George Kuchar, Matthew Lusk, Kyp Malone, Jason Mercier, Cynthia Mitchell, Baker Overstreet, Pablo the Chimp (courtesy of Darby Bannard), Duke Riley, Suzanne Rogaleski, Christine Shields, Anjali Sundaram & Jade Townsend. Soundtrack by Craig Ventresco.

Performances by Lone Wolf (Ryan Sawyer) & Cub (Suzanne Rogaleski), and Lara Allen.

Project Space, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council
125 Maiden Lane, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10038
(212) 219-9401

For more information:
http://www.lmcc.net/art/swingspace/125projectspace/index.html

Return To Holy Mountain

2009-04-05T15:46:00.001-07:00

A solo of drawings and collage at 2nd floor projects.

Edition by Matt Sussman (100, signed)

April 11 - May 17, 2009
Opening Reception: Saturday, April 11, 7 - 10PM

[ 2nd floor projects ]
3740 25th street, no.205
san francisco CA 94110
415 824 2644
http://projects2ndfloor.blogspot.com/

sunday 12-5pm, and by appointment

Sketchbook Show

2009-04-02T22:18:00.000-07:00

Sketchbook Show
Curated by Luke Butler

April 11-18, 2009
Opening Saturday April 11, 7-10PM

Viewing Hours Saturday April 18, 1-5 PM

Featuring:

Iris Benson, Alexander Bevington, Matt Borruso, James Bradley,
Luke Butler, Regina Clarkinia, Veronica DeJesus, Nick DeMarco,
Larry Gilmour, Colter Jacobsen, Jason Jagel, Amanda Kirkhuff,
Emilie Lemakis, Rebecca Miller, Nathaniel Parsons, Airyka Rockefeller,
Conrad Ruiz, Andrew Tosiello, Justin Waldstein

Orange Alley Projects
Orange Alley between 25th and 26th Streets
San Francisco

Huts for Woodbutchers and Trolls

2008-10-28T22:01:00.000-07:00

Architecture and counterculture. A used book sale at Amy Yao's Art Swapmeet, part of High Desert Test Sites and the California Biennial 2008.

Saturday, November 8, 12 - 5PM
Mojave Sands Motel, Joshua Tree, CA

http://usedbookblog2.blogspot.com/
http://www.amysyao.info/artswapmeet.html

The Highlights

2008-08-29T23:34:00.000-07:00

An interview with Colleen Asper in the online arts journal The Highlights.

http://thehighlights.org/wp/?p=225

Flat File Sale at 2nd Floor Projects

2008-08-29T23:12:00.000-07:00

2nd floor projects will hold a 3-day flat file sale Saturday Aug. 30, Sunday Aug. 31, Monday Sept. 1, 2008 noon–5pm

artists include:

Matt Borruso, Nao Bustamante, Ishan Clemenco, Amanda Eicher, Dale Hoyt, Evan Ellsworth Jourden, Amanda Kirkhuff, Mike Kuchar, Anne McGuire, Gina Osterloh, Wayne Smith, Nina Hubbs Zurier

[ 2nd floor projects ]
3740 25th Street #205
San Francisco CA 94110

http://projects2ndfloor.blogspot.com/
sunday 12–5pm, and by appointment

Grandma (in Brooklyn)

2008-08-29T23:00:00.000-07:00

A group exhibition curated by Ann Toebbe

July 31, 2008 - September 7, 2008
Opening Reception: July 31st, 7 - 10PM

Chris Bogia, Matt Borruso, Stacy Fisher, Hein Koh, Jeffrey Ralston, Deb Sokolow, Ann Toebbe

Brooklyn Fire Proof
101 Richardson Street, Top Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11211

Sunday 11 AM—5 PM or by appointment 646-554-4476 or 917-806-1902.

Orange

2008-02-25T00:01:00.000-08:00

oil on canvas over panel 52 X 36

Full Spectrum Aura

2008-02-25T00:00:00.000-08:00

A solo in the project space at Steven Wolf

February 7 - March 15, 2008
Opening Reception: Thursday, February 7, 5:30 - 7:30

Steven Wolf Fine Arts
49 Geary St. Suite #411
San Francisco, CA 94108
stevenwolffinearts.com

Magic

2008-02-24T23:55:00.000-08:00

graphite 17 X 13

Phenomena

2008-02-24T23:54:00.000-08:00

graphite 17 X 13

Grandma

2008-02-24T23:31:00.000-08:00

A group exhibition curated by Ann Toebbe

January 25, 2008 - February 23rd, 2008
Opening Reception: Friday, January 25, 6 - 9PM

Libby Black, Chris Bogia, Matt Borruso, Hein Koh, Deb, Sokolow, Ann Toebbe

Aftermodern Gallery
455 Bryant Street
San Francisco CA 94107

Magenta Sunrise

2008-02-24T23:18:00.001-08:00

oil on canvas over panel 52 X 36

Turtleneck

2007-09-19T15:44:00.000-07:00

oil on canvas over panel 52 X 36

Post Retro

2007-09-09T22:14:00.000-07:00

I have some work in a group show opening in Brooklyn on September 14th.

Post Retro
September 14, 2007 - October 28, 2007
Opening: September 14th, 7-10

Ricci Albenda, Lauren Beck, Matt Borruso, Fritz Chesnut, Dana Frankfort, Megha Gupta, Anya Keilar, Mark Kostabi, Sean Landers, Justin Lieberman, Jacques Vidal, Monica Moran, Carter Mull, Nina Servizzi, Peter Saul, and Garth Weiser.

Brooklyn Fire Proof
101 Richardson Street, Top Floor
Brooklyn, NY 11211

Magenta

2007-07-20T05:24:00.000-07:00

oil on canvas over panel 52 X 36

NeoIntegrity

2007-07-16T19:09:00.000-07:00

I have a painting in a group show opening in New York on July 19th:

NeoIntegrity
curated by Keith Mayerson
July 19th -August 24, 2007
Opening: July 19, 6-8pm

Derek Eller Gallery
615 West 27th Street
New York, NY 10001

The Return of Young Man's Fancy

2007-05-26T14:35:00.000-07:00

graphite 17 X 13

Purple Suede Lederhosen

2006-05-26T16:19:00.000-07:00

oil on canvas over panel 52 X 36

Orchids - Gore

2006-05-26T16:17:00.000-07:00

graphite 10 X 8

Double Headed Eagle

2006-05-26T16:07:00.000-07:00

graphite 22 X 16

Eyeless

2006-05-26T16:04:00.000-07:00

watercolor and gouache 18 X 12

Interspecies Disguise

2006-05-26T16:00:00.000-07:00

watercolor and gouache 18 X 12

Enter

2006-05-26T14:47:00.000-07:00

watercolor and gouache 24 X 20

RAM

2006-05-26T14:42:00.000-07:00

graphite 12 X 18

Motorhead Meteorites

2006-05-26T14:39:00.000-07:00

graphite 11 X 9

Found!

2004-05-26T16:41:00.000-07:00

oil on canvas over panel 36 X 32

The Puzzler

2004-05-26T16:30:00.000-07:00

oil on canvas over panel 24 X 24

Heat Death of the Universe

2003-05-26T16:47:00.000-07:00

oil on canvas over panel 76 X 60

Apenut

2003-05-26T16:45:00.000-07:00

oil on canvas over panel 24 X 24