Zam
2013
Oil on plasticine clay on panel
33.07 x 18.9 inches, 84 x 48.01 centimeters
Svauno-Qusseo
2016
Oil on Plasticine clay on panel
75.5 x 35 inches, 191.77 x 88.9 centimeters
Tutsy-Dfe
2016
Oil on Plasticine clay on panel
57 x 27 inches, 144.78 x 68.58 centimeters
2016
Oil on Plasticine clay on panel
57 x 27 inches, 144.78 x 68.58 centimeters
Pineapple Grit #36 (tête-à-tête)
2014
Powder-coated steel
61.25 x 95 x 17.25 inches, 155.58 x 241.3 x 1 centimeters
Sun Fluan Nous
2014
Oil on plasticine clay on panel
91.25 x 46.25 x 1.5 inches, 231.78 x 117.48 x 3.81 centimeters
Biography
Born 1979 in Sarasota, FL
Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA
EDUCATION
2008 MFA, Art Center College of Design
2002 BFA, Ringling School of Art and Design
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2017
Cherry and Martin, Los Angeles, CA
2016
PLYDIS KAVE, Zero, Milan, Italy
2015
OMES, Cherry and Martin, Los Angeles, CA
Michael Rey, Office Baroque, Brussels, Belgium
About a Work #4, Zero, Milan, Italy
2014
Michael Rey, Cherry and Martin, Los Angeles, CA
IBJECT, Room East, New York, NY
2011
Dracula Plus Plus, Young Art, Los Angeles, CA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2018
Michael Rey and Barry Johnston: Dei Inzomniiz, Southfield, Southfield, MI. Do Something To It. Do Something Else To It. Philip Martin Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
2017
Process and Reality: Contemporary Art from the Permanent Collection, Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
2016
Expanded Fields, Nymphius Projekte, Berlin, Germany
2015
Back To Basics, The Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, Malibu, CA
Vom Grossen und Ganzen, Herbert Gerisch-Stiftung, Neumünster, DE
Object Painting - Painting Object, Jonathan Viner, London, UK
Rio, Office Baroque, Brussels, Belgium
A Peg to Hang It On, White Flag Projects, St. Louis, MO
Crunchy, Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York, NY
2014
Another Cats Show, 356 Mission, Los Angeles, CA
Where were you?, Lisson Gallery, London, UK
Green Circle, Black Diamond, Ratio 3, San Francisco, CA
Hephaestus, Office Baroque, Brussels, Belguim
2013
Alexandre da Cunha, Michael Rey, Michael Williams, B. Wurtz, Office Baroque, Antwerp, Belgium
2012
Chasm of the Supernova, Center for the Arts Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, CA
2010
Ooga Booga Reading Room, Swiss Institute Contemporary Art, New York, NY
2009
Is What It Is What It Is, Pacific Design Center, West Hollywood, CA
Sculpture Park, Karyn Lovegrove Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2008
Cocktail Hour with Skip Arnold and Friends, Bonelli Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA
2007
My Buddy, UCLA New Wight Biennial, New Wight Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Bria, Ginevra. "Michael Rey e l'orlo del mondo. A Milano." Artribune, October 3, 2016.
Cutajar, Mario. "Michael Rey 'PLYDIS KAVE' at ZERO..., Milan'," Mousse Magazine, October 2016.
Gopnik, Blake. "Michael Rey's Imaginary Readymades," Blouin Art Info, May 1, 2014.
Wu, Su. "In L.A., Blurring the Line Between Art and Housewares," T Magazine (online), January 29, 2014.
Tuck, Geoff. “Initial and continuing thoughts on Michael Rey’s show at Young Art.” notes on looking, November 8, 2011.
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis, MN
MoMCA Trento and Reovereto, Trento, Italy
Sabanci Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
ADN Collection, Bolzano, Italy
Weisman Foundation, Los Angeles, CA
Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Turin, Italy
Born 1979 in Sarasota, FL
Lives and works in Los Angeles, CA
EDUCATION
2008 MFA, Art Center College of Design
2002 BFA, Ringling School of Art and Design
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2017
Cherry and Martin, Los Angeles, CA
2016
PLYDIS KAVE, Zero, Milan, Italy
2015
OMES, Cherry and Martin, Los Angeles, CA
Michael Rey, Office Baroque, Brussels, Belgium
About a Work #4, Zero, Milan, Italy
2014
Michael Rey, Cherry and Martin, Los Angeles, CA
IBJECT, Room East, New York, NY
2011
Dracula Plus Plus, Young Art, Los Angeles, CA
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2018
Michael Rey and Barry Johnston: Dei Inzomniiz, Southfield, Southfield, MI. Do Something To It. Do Something Else To It. Philip Martin Gallery, Los Angeles, CA.
2017
Process and Reality: Contemporary Art from the Permanent Collection, Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA
2016
Top Heavy, Cherry and Martin, Los Angeles, CA
Expanded Fields, Nymphius Projekte, Berlin, Germany
2015
Back To Basics, The Frederick R. Weisman Museum of Art, Malibu, CA
Vom Grossen und Ganzen, Herbert Gerisch-Stiftung, Neumünster, DE
Object Painting - Painting Object, Jonathan Viner, London, UK
Rio, Office Baroque, Brussels, Belgium
A Peg to Hang It On, White Flag Projects, St. Louis, MO
Crunchy, Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York, NY
2014
Matt Connors, Bernard Piffaretti and Michael Rey, Cherry and Martin Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
Amy Feldman/Michael Rey, Freddy, Baltimore, MDAnother Cats Show, 356 Mission, Los Angeles, CA
Where were you?, Lisson Gallery, London, UK
Green Circle, Black Diamond, Ratio 3, San Francisco, CA
Hephaestus, Office Baroque, Brussels, Belguim
2013
Alexandre da Cunha, Michael Rey, Michael Williams, B. Wurtz, Office Baroque, Antwerp, Belgium
2012
Chasm of the Supernova, Center for the Arts Eagle Rock, Los Angeles, CA
2010
Ooga Booga Reading Room, Swiss Institute Contemporary Art, New York, NY
2009
Is What It Is What It Is, Pacific Design Center, West Hollywood, CA
Sculpture Park, Karyn Lovegrove Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2008
Cocktail Hour with Skip Arnold and Friends, Bonelli Contemporary, Los Angeles, CA
2007
My Buddy, UCLA New Wight Biennial, New Wight Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Bria, Ginevra. "Michael Rey e l'orlo del mondo. A Milano." Artribune, October 3, 2016.
Cutajar, Mario. "Michael Rey 'PLYDIS KAVE' at ZERO..., Milan'," Mousse Magazine, October 2016.
Gopnik, Blake. "Michael Rey's Imaginary Readymades," Blouin Art Info, May 1, 2014.
Wu, Su. "In L.A., Blurring the Line Between Art and Housewares," T Magazine (online), January 29, 2014.
Tuck, Geoff. “Initial and continuing thoughts on Michael Rey’s show at Young Art.” notes on looking, November 8, 2011.
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis, MN
MoMCA Trento and Reovereto, Trento, Italy
Sabanci Museum, Istanbul, Turkey
ADN Collection, Bolzano, Italy
Weisman Foundation, Los Angeles, CA
Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Turin, Italy
Exhibitions
The Armory Show, New York, NY
March 3-6, 2016
The Armory Show, New York, NY
March 5-8, 2015
OMES
January 10 - February 21, 2015
Matt Connors, Bernard Piffaretti and Michael Rey
November 8, 2014 - January 3, 2015
Michael Rey
July 12 - August 23, 2014
News & Press
Michael Rey and Barry Johnston: Dei Inzomniiz, Southfield, Southfield, MI through June 2, 2018.
Do Something To It. Do Something Else To It. Philip Martin Gallery, Los Angeles, CA through May 26, 2018.
Do Something To It. Do Something Else To It. Philip Martin Gallery, Los Angeles, CA through May 26, 2018.