Mike Metz
Born 1945 New York City
Studios in New York City and Gardner, Colorado
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Art Commissions
2016 The University of Iowa, Percent for Art Commission, installation of four limestone sculptures for the front of the
Visual Arts & Art History Department.
2015 and 2013 T’ Space, permanent outdoor sculpture installations. Projects of the Steven Myron Holl Foundation
2007 British Council of the Arts Commission, Venice Wall, What is intellect? at the 52nd Venice Biennale 2007,
San Servolo, Venice, Italy
1993 -1996 New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, Percent for Art Commission, Artwork for exterior
of PS-22K, Brooklyn, NY
1993 EI Artist in Residence House, Artwork for exterior of EI Artist in Residence building, Gent, Belgium
Solo Exhibitions
2016 Stone Motorcycles, (permanent installation) University of Iowa, Visual Arts Building, Iowa City, IO
2012-13 Mike Metz, curated by Joseph Masheck, CUE Art Foundation, New York NY
2011 ‘T’ Space, Rhinebeck, New York
2008 Gestarc Gallery, Red Hook - Brooklyn, New York
2007 Venice Wall, What is intellect? for the 52nd Venice Biennale 2007
San Servolo, Etel Adnan & Mike Metz curated by Gavin Wade, Venice, Italy
1996 Look/Act/Dream, (site sculpture) New York City Department
of Cultural Affairs, Percent for Art Commission, P.S. 22, Brooklyn, NY
1996 55 Mercer Street Gallery, New York, NY exhibited from 1980 through 1996
1995 Pontormo Galerie Van De Koninklijke Academie Gent, Gent Belgium,
1995 EI Artist in Residence House, Gent, Belgium
1989 Paula Allen Gallery, New York, NY
1988 Paschimottanasana: Mapping Staten Island The Newhouse Center for
Contemporary Art, Staten Island, NY
1982 Foundations Gallery, New York NY
1979 Nobe Gallery, New York, NY
1976 Franklin Furnace, New York, NY
1974 The Kitchen, New York, NY
1973 James Yu Gallery, New York, NY
1973 Newark College of Engineering, Newark, N.J.
1972 Rhode Island School of Design, Providence R.I.
1971 112 Greene Street Gallery, New York, NY
1971 Albright Knox Museum, Buffalo, NY
Group Exhibitions
2019 - 2020, Undocumented events and object permanence, online exhibition series thematizing documentation,
conservation, (false) memory, (art) object, phenomenology, and blockchain certification.
2014 Sleuthing the Mind, curated by Ellen K. Levy, Pratt Manhattan Gallery, New York NY
2014 Fluxus Time in Kharkiv, curated by Irina Danilova, Municipal Gallery, Kharkiv, Ukraine
2013 COME TOGETHER: SURVIVING SANDY, YEAR 1, curated by Phong Bu, Industry City, Brooklyn, NY
2013 Fluxus Time, A retrospective look at artists of the 1970s., curator: Irina Danilova, Art Gallery
Arts & Sciences Building, Kingsborough Community College, CUNY, NY
2012 Sculpture by Mike Metz, furniture by Hewitson Kong, pieces by Susan Smith,
Bull and Ram, Bushwick, NY
2010 JAMES HYDE Redi-Mix, Kathleen Cullen Fine Arts, New York, NY
2007 From the Neighborhood, Art Lot, New York, NY
2006 Outdoor Sculpture, Washburn University, Topeka, KS
2005 City Art: New York’s Percent for Art Program, The Center for Architecture, New York, NY
2005 SoHo 20, Group Show, New York, NY
2004 Artists Political T-Shirts, curated by Mike Ballou, Pierogi 2000, Brooklyn NY
2004 The Big Nothing in Philadelphia: Base Kamp, Philadelphia, PA
2003 Art in the Format of a Protest Sign, Triple Candie, Harlem, NY
2003 Group Show, SoHo 20, New York, NY
2002 Strike, curated by Gavin Wade, Wolverhampton Art Gallery, London, England
2000 Artist Books, Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY
1999 Writing the Millennium, The Writers, Place Kansas City, MO
1999 In the Midst of Things, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, England,
1994 Single-Cel Creatures, Katonah Museum of Art, Katonah, NY
1994 Crash, Thread Waxing Space, New York, NY
1994 Redefining the Pop Icon the 90’s, Pamala Auchincloss Gallery, New York, NY
1993 Drawing Show, Jessica Berwind Gallery, Philadelphia, Pa.
1993 Fragma, Paris, France
1992 55 Ferris Street, Brooklyn, NY.
1992 Letter S Road: Re-marks on Site, Art Omi, Columbia County, NY
1992 Re: Framing Cartoons, The Wexner Center for the Arts, Columbus, Ohio
1992 The Fetish of Knowledge, AC Project Room, New York, NY
1991 Empty Pedestal Project, Storefront for Art & Architecture, New York, NY,
1991 The Fetish of Knowledge, Real Artways Gallery, Hartford CN
1991 Artifacts of Thought, MaryMount College Gallery, New York, NY
1990 Re:Framing Cartoons, Loughelton Gallery, New York, NY
1989 Invitational, The Newhouse Center at Snug Harbor, Staten Island, NY
1988 Products and Promotion, Franklin Furnace, New York, NY
1987 Products and Promotion, University Gallery of Fine Art, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio
1987 Media Science Show, Ridge Street Gallery, New York, NY
1987 Attitude Art, Unmuzzled Ox, New York, NY
1986 Products and Promotion, SF Camerawork, San Francisco, CA
1986 55 Mercer Painting and Sculpture, Drew University, Madison NJ
1986 Kamikaze, curated by Carlo McCormick and Earl Willis, New York, NY.
1985 New Work New York Smart Art, Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts,
Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
1984 Object Relations, Sculpture with Relations, Rosa Esman Gallery, New York, NY
1983 Hundreds of Drawings, Artist Space, New York, NY
1982 Record Covers For Show, White Columns, New York, NY
1981 Artist Books, Metromon, Barcelona, Spain
1981 Sex and Cars, Mudd Club, New York, NY
1979 New York 8, Lowe Art Gallery, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
1979 Small Works, Nobe Gallery, New York, NY
1978 Group Indiscriminate, 112 Workshop, New York, NY
1978 Artist Works in Offset Lithography, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
1978 Artworks and Bookworks, Los Angeles Institute of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA
1978 Assembling, Pratt Graphics Center, New York, NY
1978 The West Hubbard Gallery, Chicago, Ill., Art in Print, Books & Periodicals
1975 Kensington Arts Association, Toronto, Canada, Language and Structure in North America,
1974 University Art Museum, University of California, Berkeley, CA, Artists Books
1973 Artist Books, Moore College of Art, Philadelphia, PA
1973 An International Cyclopedia of Plans and Occurrences, Anderson Gallery,
University of Virginia, Richmond VA
1972 Group show, Anna Leonowens Gallery, Nova Scotia College of Art and Design,
Nova Scotia, Canada
WORK PUBLISHED
2013 Sugar Pill, Ai Weiwei, essays by Christophe W. Mao, Steven Holl, George Quasha
published by "T" Space,
2013 "T" Space 2010 - 2012 | Holl | Metz | Artschwager | Apfelbaum | Puryear, published by 32BNY
2012 Referrals, work by Mike Metz, curated by Joseph Masheck, essay by Harry Weil
published by CUE ART Foundation
2011 snared-trapped and concealed, an installation by mike metz, openLock press
2011 working text for body copy - 1981-1992, openLock press
2007 What is intellect? Etel Adnan & Mike Metz curated by Gavin Wade
Published by Strategic Questions on the occasion of the 52nd Venice Biennale 2007
2007 About Drawing: A New York Collection at Work, 1991-2006, Yale University Press
2005 City Art, New York's Percent for Art Program, edited by Marvin Heiferman, Introduction by Adam Gopnik,
The City of New York Department of Cultural Affairs, published by Merrell Publishers Limited
2002 Strikes edited by Gavin Wade, Wolverhampton Gallery Publications
2000 In the Midst of Things edited by Nigel Prince and Gavin Wade, August
2000 Artist Books, by Deirdre E. Lawrence, published by Brooklyn Museum of Art
1997 Art Recollections (Artists’ Interviews and Statements in the Nineties)
Edited by Gabriele Detterer Lusitania #8, Cybermind, general editor, Martim Avillez,
1995 Art Papers, Future Culture issue, guest editor, Alan Sondheim
1994 New Observations, issue 105, Incarnations, guest editor, Paul Dickerson
1994 Crash, edited by Thomas Zummer, Rob Renolds, published Threadwaxing Space
1994 Interviews: Dan Graham by Mike Metz Bomb, Winter
1994 Re, Framing Cartoons, by Thomas Zummer, publisher, The Wexner Center for the
Arts, The Ohio State University
1991 Shiny, editor, Steven Hall
1989 Unmuzzled Ox 26, editor, Charles Henri Ford, publisher, Michael Andre
1987 Attitude, Unmuzzled Ox Festival, published by Box Turtle Press/ Attitude Art Inc.
1986 Products and Promotion, Art, Advertising and the American Dream, edited by Donna
Stein and Lynn Zelevansky, published by SF Camerawork
1984 Point 1 - Art Visuals / Visual Arts, editor, Joseph Masheck, by Willis, Locker, Owens
1981 Metronom - Artists Books, Compiled by Rafael Tousi I Giner, published by Metronom
1981 Selections, Editor, Linda Shearer, published by Committee for the Visual Arts, Inc.
1979 New York Eight, edited by Jason Wong, published by The Joe and Emily Lowe Art
Gallery School of Art, College of Visual And Performing Arts, Syracuse University
1978 Eight Assembling, (cover art) compiled by Richard Kostelanetz and Henry Korn,
published by Assembling Press
1977 Individuals, Post-Movement Art, editor, Alan Sondheim, published by E.P. Dutton
1975 Big Deal, (cover art), editor, Barbara Baracks, published by Big Deal Press
1975 The Kitchen, preface by Robert Stern, introduction by Bruce Kurtz, published by Haleakala, Inc.
1974 Toothpick, Lisbon, & the Orgas Islands, editor, Michael Waiter and Bruce Andrews,
published by Toothpick Press
1973 Fourth Assembling, (cover art) compiled by Richard Kostelanetz and Henry Korn,
published by Assembling Press
1973 Artists Books, editor, Dianne Perry Vanderlip, published by Moore College of Art
1972 Artwork No Commercial Value, editor, Jerry Bowles, published by Grossman Publishers
1970 Second Assembling, compiled by Richard Kostelantez and Henry Korn, published by Assembling Press
Bibliography
2012 Referrals, work by Mike Metz, essays by Harry Weil and
Joseph Masheck, published by CUE ART Foundation
2011 Dis/position(s) snared-trapped and concealed: an installation by mike metz, by Thomas Zummer,
Rhinebeck/Moscow/NewYork
2007 The Village Voice, Beyond the Fence - Forget the doomed chickens—here's art! by Sarah Schmerler
2007 Art News, The Venice Biennale, Barbara A. MacAdam
1993 Tema Celeste, Mike Metz at 55 Mercer Street, by David Carrier
1993 New Art Eximaner, Comic Art (Photo )
1993 Art in America, 55 Ferris Street II, by Janet Koplos
1992 Art & Auction, (critical edge) The Outlaw Academy, by Dan Cameron
1992 Arts Magazine, Review, Stubborn Painting, by Robert Mahoney
1992 The New York Times, Abstraction, A Trend That May Be Coming Back by Roberta Smith
1991 Arts Magazine, Mike Metz as a Brand of Sculpture, by Joseph Masheck
1988 The Staten Island Advance, “Paschimotan” maps new view of Island, by Michael Fressola
1984 East Villager, Profile, Mike Metz, by John Krocz
1982 Artspeak, A Pandora’s Box World of Forms, Figures, Materials, by Palmer Poroner
1981 Art in America, Mike Metz at 55 Mercer Gallery, Displayed Products,by Lisa Liebmann
1980 The Staten Island Advance, Sculptures inventions Take Shape in Exhibit by Paul Master-Karnik
1979 The Staten island Advance, Metz’s Art Has New Dimension, by Paul Master- Karnik, 1979
Village Voice, Intimes Like these, by Peter Frank
1979 New York 8, edited by Jason D. Wong, published by The Joe and Emily Loew Art Gallery,
School of Art, College of Visual and Performing Arts, Syracuse University
1978 Assembling Assembling, edited by Richard Kostelanetz, published by Assembling Press
1977 Individuals, Post-Movement Art in America, edited by Alan Sondheim published by E.P. Dutton
Publications
2014 Come Together: Surviving Sandy, Year 1, Dedalus Foundation, curated by Phong Bui,
published by Skira, essay by Anna Tome
2013 ‘T’ Book volume two, Mike Metz I Barbara Rose | Ai Weiwei | Carter Ratcliff |, Gary Stephan | John Yau | Robert Kelly Raphael Mostel
2012 ‘T’Space 2010-2012, Meg Webster | Jim Holl | Mike Metz | Carter Ratcliff George Quasha |
Richard Artschwager | Polly Apfelbaum | Martin Puryear, published by 32BNY
2011 Snared – Trapped and Concealed, an installation by Mike Metz, published by openLock press
2011 Working drawings for body copy 1981-1992
2008 Hang Fire – Mike Metz, Gestarc Gallery
2007 About Drawing: A New York Collection at Work, 1991-2006, Yale University Press
2005 City Art, New York’s Percent for Art Program, edited by Marvin Heiferman, Introduction by Adam Gopnik,
The City of New York, Department of Cultural Affairs, published by Merrell Publishers Limited
2002 Strike, edited by Gavin Wade, Wolverhampton Gallery Publications
2000 In the Midst of Things, edited by Nigel Prince and Gavin Wade
2000 Artist Books, by Deirdre E. Lawrence, published by Brooklyn Museum of Art
1997 Art Recollections (Artists’ Interviews and Statements in the Nineties) Edited by Gabriele Detterer,
Lusitania #8, editor,Martim Avillez
1995 Art Papers, Future Culture issue, guest editor, Alan Sondheim
1994 New Observations, issue 105, Incarnations, guest editor, Paul Dickerson
1994 Crash, edited by Thomas Zummer, Rob Renolds, published Threadwaxing Space
1994 Interviews: Dan Graham by Mike Metz, Bomb, Winter
1994 Re, Framing Cartoons, by Thomas Zummer, publisher, The Wexner Center for the Arts, The Ohio State University
1991 Shiny, editor, Steven Hall
1989 Unmuzzled Ox 26, editor, Charles Henri Ford, publisher, Michael Andre
1987 Attitude, Unmuzzled Ox Festival, published by Box Turtle Press/ Attitude Art Inc.
1986 Products and Promotion, Art, Advertising and the American Dream, edited by Donna Stein
and Lynn Zelevansky, published by SF Camerawork
1984 Point 1 - Art Visuals / Visual Arts, editor, Joseph Masheck, by Willis, Locker, Owens
1981 Metronom - Artists Books, Compiled by Rafael Tousi I Giner, published by Metronom
1981 Selections, Editor, Linda Shearer, published by Committee for the Visual Arts, Inc.
1979 New York Eight, edited by Jason Wong, published by The Joe and Emily Lowe Art Gallery School of Art,
College of Visual And Performing Arts, Syracuse University
1978 Eight Assembling, compiled by Richard Kostelanetz and Henry Korn, published by Assembling Press
1977 Individuals, Post-Movement Art, editor, Alan Sondheim, published by E.P. Dutton
1977 Seventh Assembling, compiled by Richard Kostelanetz and Henry Korn, published by Assembling Press
1976 Sixth Assembling, compiled by Richard Kostelanetz and Henry Korn, published by Assembling Press
1975 Big Deal, (cover art), editor, Barbara Baracks, published by Big Deal Press
1975 The Kitchen, preface by Robert Stern, introduction by Bruce Kurtz, published by Haleakala, Inc.
1975 Fifth Assembling, compiled by Richard Kostelanetz and Henry Korn, published by Assembling Press
1974 Toothpick, Lisbon, & the Orgas Islands, editor, Michael Waiter and Bruce Andrews, published by Toothpick Press
1973 Fourth Assembling compiled by Richard Kostelanetz and Henry Korn, published by Assembling Press
1973 Artists Books, editor, Dianne Perry Vanderlip, published by Moore College of Art
1972 Artwork No Commercial Value, editor, Jerry Bowles, published by Grossman Publishers
1972 Third Assembling, compiled by Richard Kostelanetz and Henry Korn, published by Assembling Press
1970 Second Assembling, compiled by Richard Kostelanetz, Henry Korn and Mike Metz published by Assembling Press