Peter Nagy (artist)

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Peter Nagy in 2014

Peter Nagy (born 1959) [1] is an American artist known for his post-conceptual art of the 1980s and as an active art gallerist. He is closely associated with Gallery Nature Morte, which he co-founded with artist Alan Belcher in New York City's East Village in 1982. Gallery Nature Morte remained open until 1988 and is considered a major part of the Collins & Milazzo exhibitions sensual conceptualism scene. [2] In 1992, Nagy moved to New Delhi, India, where Gallery Nature Morte is now located. [3]

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Early life

Nagy was born in 1959 in Bridgeport, Connecticut. He studied at the Parsons School of Design, receiving a degree in communication design in 1981. [4]

Career as gallerist

With artist Alan Belcher, Nagy opened Gallery Nature Morte in East Village, Manhattan, in 1982. [5] [6] Nagy was part of a generation of East Village artist/gallery owners who established a small but trendy avant-garde alternative to the established SoHo art scene. [7] The gallery was open for six years, until 1988. [6] It combined conceptualism and pop art, exploring the relationship between art and commodity. [8] [9]

In 1992, Nagy moved to New Delhi, where he revived Gallery Nature Morte in 1997. [10] [11] Indian artist Subodh Gupta has said of him: "he has fresh eyes and has provided a platform for contemporary artists." [12] In 2021, the gallery opened two additional exhibition spaces in the Indian capital. [13]

Art career

In the early 1980s, Nagy became known for works he created by mixing painting techniques with the technology of Xerox photocopy machines. [14] [15] One series executed during this period, International Survey Condominiums, used photocopying as a tool to combine timelines of art history with the floor plans of art museums. [14] [16]

Nagy's work is included in the collections of the Whitney Museum, [17] the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, [18] the Brooklyn Museum, [19] and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. [20]

In 2014, Eisbox Projects published an exhaustive account of Nagy's work by Richard Milazzo in the book Peter Nagy, Entertainment Erases History – Works 1982 to 2004 to the Present. [21]

In 2020, Deitch Projects held a retrospective exhibition in New York City of Nagy's works from the 1980s. [16] [22] [23]

His work is exhibited at the New York gallery Magenta Plains. [24]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Gregorio Magnani; Daniela Salvioni; Giorgio Verzotti (June 1989). Special affects: the photographic experience in contemporary art. Giancarlo Politi. ISBN   9788878160101 . Retrieved August 16, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Richard Milazzo". richardmilazzo.com. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Nature Morte". artbasel.com. August 10, 2019. Retrieved November 1, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Trademark Artist: Peter Nagy". Mousse Magazine (in Italian). July 2, 2020.
  5. ↑ Jens Hoffmann (2004). The next Documenta should be curated by an artist. Revolver, Archiv für aktuelle Kunst. ISBN   9783936919059 . Retrieved August 15, 2011.
  6. 1 2 Goldsworthy, Rupert (May 19, 2010). "Peter Nagy's Long Indian Summer". Art in America . Brant Publications. Archived from the original on March 23, 2012. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
  7. ↑ New York Media (June 22, 1987). "New York Magazine". Newyorkmetro.com. New York Media, LLC: 49–55. ISSN   0028-7369 . Retrieved August 16, 2011.
  8. ↑ Peter Nagy on Decades as an Artist and Dealer Both, ARTnews, Anne Duran, July 24, 2020
  9. ↑ New York Media (June 25, 1990). "New York Magazine". Newyorkmetro.com. New York Media: 46–52. ISSN   0028-7369 . Retrieved August 16, 2011.
  10. ↑ Anthony P. D'Costa (December 1, 2010). A New India?: Critical Reflections in the Long Twentieth Century. Anthem Press. pp. 181–. ISBN   978-0-85728-664-2 . Retrieved August 15, 2011.
  11. ↑ Mehra, Pallavi (October 24, 2019). "Nature Morte". Architectural Digest India.
  12. ↑ "An eye for talent". Business Standard India. Business-standard.com. August 6, 2011. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved August 15, 2011.
  13. ↑ Jayakar, Devyani (April 24, 2021). "Nature Morte opens two new galleries in New Delhi". Architectural Digest India.
  14. 1 2 Eklund, Douglas; Alteveer, Ian; Brown, Meredith A.; Miller, John; Olmsted, Kathryn; Saunders, Beth; Lethem, Jonathan (September 17, 2018). Everything Is Connected: Art and Conspiracy. Metropolitan Museum of Art. ISBN   978-1-58839-659-4.
  15. ↑ New York Magazine. New York Media. November 14, 1988.
  16. 1 2 "Jan Avgikos on Peter Nagy". www.artforum.com.
  17. ↑ "Peter Nagy". whitney.org.
  18. ↑ "Overwhelmed by the Imagination". www.moca.org.
  19. ↑ "Brooklyn Museum". www.brooklynmuseum.org.
  20. ↑ "International Survey Condominiums". www.metmuseum.org.
  21. ↑ "Richard Milazzo". richardmilazzo.com. Retrieved June 18, 2023.
  22. ↑ Doran, Anne (July 24, 2020). "Peter Nagy on Decades as an Artist and Dealer Both: 'You Don't Realize How Fast the Art World Can Spin on a Dime'". ARTnews.com.
  23. ↑ "Peter Nagy "Entertainment Erases History" Jeffrey Deitch / New York |". Flash Art. March 26, 2020.
  24. ↑ "Peter Nagy". magentaplains.com. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
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