Alex Da Corte was born in Camden, New Jersey, in 1980. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts from the University of the Arts, Philadelphia, and a Master of Fine Arts from the Yale University School of Art. Da Corte was most recently included in La Biennale di Venezia 2019, the international exhibition May You Live in Interesting Times curated by Ralph Rugoff; as well as the 57th Carnegie International in Pittsburgh. His most recent solo exhibition was held at Kölnischer Kunstverein, Köln, Germany (2018). Other recent solo exhibitions include Karma, New York (2018); Secession, Vienna, Austria; Art + Practice, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles (2016); MASS MoCA, North Adams, Massachusetts (2016); Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam, Netherlands (2015); and Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia (2014, together with Jayson Musson).
Selected Solo Shows
2021
“American Speech,” Sadie Coles, London
2020
“Helter Shelter or The Red Show! or...,” Sadie Coles, London
“Rubber Pencil Devil,” Prada Rong Zhai, Shanghai
2018
“THE SUPƎRMAN,” Kölnischer Kunstverein, Köln, Germany
2017
“Slow Graffiti,” Secession, Vienna, Austria
“Free Roses,” Mass MoCA, North Adams, MA
2016
“50 Wigs,” Herning Museum of Contemporary Art, Herning, Denmark
“A Season In He'll,” Art + Practice, Los Angeles, CA
2015
“Le Miroir Vivant,” Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, Netherlands
“Die Hexe,” Luxembourg & Dayan, New York, NY
2014
“Easternsports (with Jayson Musson),” ICA, Philadelphia, PA
“Delirium I,” David Risley Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
2013
“Body Without Organs With Sean Fitzgerald,” Fjord, Philadelphia, PA
“1 O O O I S L A N D,” Joe Sheftl Gallery, New York, NY
“Fun Sponge,” ICA at MECA, Portland, ME
“BACON BREAST,” ARTSPEAK, Vancouver, Canada
“CAR WHORE,” Wake, Detroit, MI
“Dead Zone,” Nudashank, Baltimore, MD
2012
“Candy Rain,” Joe Sheftel , New York, NY
2011
“The Island Beautiful/Mortal Mirror,” Bodega/Extra Extra , Philadelphia, PA
2009
“Activity #91,” Golden Age, Chicago
2005
“The Death of All Things Beautiful,” Window on Broad, Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery, Philadelphia
Selected Group Shows
2021
“SUPER FUSION,” 2021 Chengdu Biennale, Chengdu Museum of Contemporary Art and Tianfu Gallery, Chengdu
“Home Live,” Matthew Marks Gallery, New York
“A Question of Taste ,” Pera Museum, Istanbul
“New Grit: Art & Philly Now,” Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia
“THE DREAMERS,” 58th October Salon, Belgrade Biennale, The Cultural Centre of Belgrade, Belgrade
2020
“Topologies of the Real,” Central Academy of Fine Arts Art Museum, Beijing
“Invisible City: Philadelphia and the Vernacular Avant-garde,” University of Arts, Philadelphia
“Citizenship: A Practice of Society,” Museum of Contemporary Art Denver, Denver
“For a Dreamer of Houses,” Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas
2019
“The Ancient History of the Distant Future,” Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Art, Philadelphia
“Garland,” Treignac Project, France
“May You Live In Interesting Times,” La Biennale di Venezia, Venice
“My Head Is a Haunted House,” Sadie Coles HQ, London (Catalogue)
“The Mushroom Show,” SARDINE, New York
“The Other Apartment,” The Mattress Factory & Sazmanab, Pittsburgh & Tehran
“When the Whirlwind Begins,” The Anderson, Virginia Commonwealth University, School of the Arts, Richmond
2018
“Double Takes: Historic and Contemporary Film + Video,” Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland, Cleveland, Ohio
“Carnegie International 57th Edition,” Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
“Warhol 1968,” Moderna Musett, Stockholm
“Collections,” Musée d'art contemporain, Lyon, France
2017
“Dreamlands: Immersive Film and Cinema Since 1905,” The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY
2016
“Illumination,” Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebaek, Denmark
“Fire Under Snow,” Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebaek, Denmark
“The 5th of July,” Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, GA
2015
“Taut Eye Tau,” Musée d'art contemporain de Lyon, Lyon
2014
“The New Beauty of Our Modern Life,” Higher Pictures, New York, NY
“Cardboard Lover,” American Contemporary, New York, NY
2013
“As Is Wet Hoagie,” OKO Gallery, New York, NY
2012
“Specifically Yours,” Joe Sheftel Gallery, New York, NY
“First Among Equals,” ICA, Philadelphia, PA
2011
“That’s How We Escaped: Reflections on Warhol,” ICA, Philadelphia, PA
“New Skin for the Old Ceremony,” Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
“SubStainability,” Texas State University Gallery, San Marcos, TX
2010
“Cellar Door: Front Room Series,” Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, MO
2009
“Between Spaces,” PS1 MoMA, New York, NY
2008
“Love Explosion,” Fleisher/Ollman Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
“L'Autre,” Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
“This Is This,” ICA, Philadelphia, PA
2005
“Turning Pages,” Whittier College, Whittier, CA
Education
2010
MFA, Yale University, New Haven, CT
2004
BFA in Printmaking/Fine Arts, The University of the Arts, Philadelphia, PA
2001
Film/Animation and Fine Arts, School of Visual Arts, New York City, NY
1999
Barnstone Studios, Copley, PA
1998
Camden County College, Blackwood, NJ
Awards & Publications
2019
Caldwell, Lusia, “Three Days At The Venice Biennale is Not Enough: A Report”, Whitehot Magazine, May 22, 2019
Eblen, Shannon, “Seeing the Past from the Future”, The New York Times, October, 23, 2019
“Fear Eats the Soul: Alex Da Corte in Conversation with Kevin Williamson”, Dazed, June 6, 2019
Schwendener, Martha, “Pittsburgh Report: Five Places for Healing Through Art”, The New York Times, January 2, 2019
2018
Dafoe, Taylor, “The Carnegie International Wants You to Feel ‘Museum Joy’ Again, With Mr. Rogers, Vietnamese Coffee, and Its Own Past”, Artnet News, October 18, 2018
Hannon, Julie, “A Joyful Resistance”, Carnegie Magazine, Winter 2018
Kastner, Jeffery, “On Alex Da Corte”, Artforum, February 2018
May, Mikey, “Find The Devil In Gallery D At The Carnegie International”, Pittsburgh Magazine, October 13, 2018
Norton, Margot, “Alex Da Corte in conversation with Margot Norton”, Cura Magazine, October 15, 2018
2017
Tell Me Something Good Artist Interviews from The Brooklyn Rail, 2017
Canino, Gary, “Alex Da Corte On Scaling Your Art”, The Creative Independent, March 21, 2017
Jansen Charlotte, “Oscar Wilde Meets Wes Anderson In The Fantasy World Of Alex Da Corte”, Wallpaper, July 25, 2017
M.H. Miller, “An Artist Remakes A Film Classic- With Frankenstein’s Monster”, The New York Times, August 16, 2017
Marcus Ezra, “Artist Alex Da Corte Looks At The World Through The Eyes Of Eminem Circa 2001”, Interview Magazine, October 20, 2017
Eckardt Stephanie, “Eminem’s Comeback Has Stretched Over To The Art World Thanks To Alex Da Corte”, November 25, 2017
2016
Louise Steiwer, “When Objects Disappoint”, Kunstkritikk, September 9, 2016
Bill Powers, Alex Da Corte Promises To Be Good, Muse
Brian Droitcour, “Coming Up Roses: Alex Da Corte at MASS MoCA”, Art in America, May 5, 2016
Stephanie Eckardt, “Frieze New York 2016: Alex Da Corte Soars Over the Fair”, W Magazine, May 4, 2016
Heather Corcoran, “Inside the Technicolor Dreamworld of Artist Alex Da Corte”, Dwell, April 20, 2016
Sebastian Smee, “Stuff and Nonsense in Spellbinding Show at MASS MoCA”, Boston Globe, April 8, 2016
Randy Kennedy, “Alex Da Corte’s ‘Free Roses’ Put His Eccentricities on View, New York Times, March 27, 2016
Beau Rutland, “Alex Da Core: Free Roses”, Art Forum, January 2016
2015
“Pop Paradise”, Free Magazine, Autumn/Winter 2015
Russeth, Andrew, “Best in Show: Highlights at Art Basel,” June 6, 2015
Godfrey Larmon, Annie, “Openings,” Artforum, June 2015
Cat O’ Nine Tails, Document Journal, Spring/Summer 2015
“Interview with Alex Da Corte Devil Town,” ATP Diary, April 23, 2015
Alemani, Cecilia, “Alex Da Corte: Devil Town,” Mousse Magazine, vol 48, April 15, 2015 Earnest, Jarrett, “Alex Da Corte,” The Brooklyn Rail, April 2, 2015
Smith, Roberta, “Alex Da Corte: ‘Die Hexe’,” New York Times, April 2nd, 2015
Laura McLean-Ferris, “Plastic Spiritualism and Nice Hair,” Flash Art Magazine, March/ April 2015
Leifheit, Matthew, “A Haunted Townhouse of Art Ghosts on New York’s Upper East Side,” Vice, March 2, 2015
Viveros-Faune, Christian, “Alex Da Corte’s Twisted Installation at Luxembourg and Dayan Channels Blue Velvet and Pee Wee’s Playhouse, Artnet, March 4, 2015 Ramenelli, David, “Alex Da Corte,” Artforum, March 2015
Mckinniss, Sam, “Alex Da Corte’s Haunt,” Interview Magazine, 2015
Ballard, Thea, “Inorganic Matter,” Modern Painters, February 2015
Shiffman, Allyson, “Arthouse Horror: Alex Da Corte Creates an Uptown Haunted House,” W Magazine, February 27, 2015
Martinez, Alanna, “Alex Da Corte’s Grandma Inspired his Upcoming “Haunted House” at Luxembourg and Dayan,” Observer, January 28, 2015
2014
Shannon, Thor, “Present Tense,” Out of Order, Issue 4, Spring, 2014
Trezzi Nicola, “High and Low High to Low High Is Low,” The Room, Spring/Summer, 2014
Beautiful Genesis of a Retail Fantasy, Photographs by Alex Da Corte, Pin-Up Magazine, Summer 2014
The Artists’ Artists, Art Forum, December, 2014
Monnier Annette, Reviews: National, Art News, December 2014
Leifheit Matthew, Matte Yearbook, 2014
2013
“Crossover Cameo,” Studio Summer/Fall, 2013
“Living the Dream,” Bullet, Winter, 2013
Vierkant Artie, “Conversation Starter,” Art Papers, July/August, 2013
2012
Pew Fellowship in the Arts
Critics Picks, www.artforum.com, May 2012
Fournier, Valerie, “Alex Da Corte” WAD Magazine, January 2012
Open Poem, text by Rachel Rose, images by Alex Da Corte, Publication Studio, 2012
2011
Smith, Darcy, “Alex Da Corte” Block Magazine, Issue 25, November 2011
Gerwin, Daniel, Machete, Island Beautiful/Mortal Mirror Review, May 2011
Adbusters Magazine Issue 95, Volume 19 No. 3:The Philosophy Issue, cover image, p96, May/June 2011
Machete, Syrup on the Phone, Issue 12, Volume 2, October 2010
Nonemaker, Katherine, “Interview: Alex Da Corte” Open Lab Issue III, p 56, Jan 2011
2010
Shia, Jonathan, “Sincerely L. Cohen,” Interview Magazine, pg. 59, Dec. 2010
Bollen, Christopher, “Alex Da Corte,” Interview magazine
V Magazine, The Sexy Body Issue No. 66, Fall Preview 2010, Works in Progress,
Possible Press, Vol 1 Issue 2, September 1, 2010
Abacadabra! K48 Magazine, Issue 8
Cornell, Lauren, Gioni, Massimiliano, and Hoptman, Laura, “Younger Than Jesus: Artist Directory,” 2009,
New Museum and Phaidon Press.
2009
Standish, Maude, Missbehave Magazine, June 1, 2009
Big Brother, Fanzine by William Pym & Alex Da Corte, Golden Age, Chicago
Foumberg, Jason, “Eye Exam: A Grolsch in my G-String”, New City Art, Chicago
McKinniss, Sam, Review, Big Red and Shiny, Issue 111, July 26
Garza, Evan J., Review, Art Papers, September/October
2008
Gerstein, Julie, Dazed & Confused, pp.72 October
Edith Newhall, “One, two, many.” Philadelphia Inquirer, May 2
Brau, Seth, Cool Hunting, www.coolhunting.com, June 2, 2008
Redfern, Christine, “Pick up Artist,” Montreal Mirror, Vol. 23 Number 33
Newhall, Edith, “One, two, many,” Philadelphia Inquirer, April 18, 2008
2007
Swindle Magazine, Issue No. 9
Gerstein, Julie, “Alex Da Corte: This is This,” Philadelphia Weekly, Februaray 28, 2007
Cowan, Marcus, Nothing Magazine, www.nothingmag.com, Issue No. 20
Vaughan, R.M., “Faux Naturel,” Canadian Art, September 15, 2007
2006
Stern, Steven, “Liberal Arts,” New York Times, T Style Magazine: Travel, November 19, 2006
Anthem Magazine, Issue No. 14, FA 04
Ted Carey Award
Philth Magazine, www.philthmagazine.com
Graham, David, Declaring Independence, p.55
Eisman Travel Scholarship
Beautiful Decay, Issue E, p.42-43
Artist Residencies
Fabric Workshop & Museum Apprenticeship, Philadelphia, PA
University Of The Arts Residency Program, Philadelphia, PA
Smith College Artist In Residence Program, Northampton, MA
Public Collections
Moderna Museet
The Whitney Museum of American Art
Fondazione Prada
Aïshti Foundation
Louisiana Museum of Modern Art
Musée d'art contemporain de Lyon
Marciano Art Foundation
TPG/P&A
The West Collection
Books and Catalogues
2021
Cattelan, Maurizio, Marta Papini, and Michele Robecchi. Index. Venice: Marsilio Editori
Jhaveri, Shanay, Jack Halberstam, and Alex Da Corte. Alex Da Corte: As Long as the Sun Lasts, The Roof Garden Commission. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Brainard, Joe, and Alex Da Corte. Paintings. New York: American Art Catalogues
Da Corte, Alex. Smiles. New York: American Art Catalogues
Da Corte, Alex, and David Breslin. Rubber Pencil Devil. New York: American Art Catalogues
2020
Als, Hilton, Charlie Fox, Martine Syms, William Pym, and Mortiz Wesseler. Alex Da Corte: True Life. Claus Due and William Pym, editors. Cologne: Walther König
2019
Da Corte, Alex, John Canemaker, and Tausif Noor. Marigolds. New York: Karma
Da Corte, Alex, and Kevin Williamson. Rubber Pencil Devil. New York: Karma
Rugoff, Ralph, and Mary Richards, eds. May You Live in Interesting Times: Biennale Arte 2019. Venice: La Biennale di Venezia
2018
Da Corte, Alex, and Sam McKinniss. C-A-T Spells Murder. New York: Karma
Pym, William. That Way. Copenhagen: At Last Books
Schaffner, Ingrid, and Liz Park, eds.Carnegie International, 57th Edition. Pittsburgh: Carnegie Museum of Art
2017
Da Corte, Alex, Sam McKinniss, Kim Nguyen, William Pym, Lior Zilberstein, and Michael Bank
Christoffersen. Alex Da Corte: 50 Wigs. Herning, Denmark: HEART, Herning Museum of Contemporary Art
Earnest, Jarrett, and Lucas Zwirner, eds. Tell Me Something Good: Artist Interviews from the Brooklyn Rail. New York: David Zwirner Books
Hainley, Bruce, Alex Da Corte, and Robert Nickas. Alex Da Corte: Slow Graffiti, 2 Vols. Berlin: Revolver Publishing
2016
Da Corte, Alex. A Man Full of Trouble. New York: Karma
Da Corte, Alex, and Susan Cross. Alex Da Corte: Free Roses. North Adams, MA: Mass MoCA; Munich: DelMonico Books
Da Corte, Alex, and Jayson Musson. Easternsports. Philadelphia: Institute of Contemporary Art
2015
Pym, William. Alex Da Corte: Die Hexe. New York: Luxembourg & Dayan
2014
Leifheit, Matthew. Matte Yearbook 2014. New York: Matte Magazine
2013
Fuller, Daniel. Alex Da Corte: Fun Sponge. Portland, ME: Publication Studio
Klein, Alex, and Kate Kraczon, eds. First Among Equals. Philadelphia: Institute of Contemporary Art, University of Pennsylvania
2012
Rose, Rachel, and Alex Da Corte. Open Poem. Portland, OR: Publication Studio
2011
Nguyen, Kim, J.J. Kegan McFadden, and Hope Peterson. Haven’t we been here before? Winnipeg, Canada: Platform Centre for Photographic + Digital Arts
2009
Da Corte, Alex, William Pym, and Cara Yarmolowicz. Big Brother. Chicago: Golden Age
Younger than Jesus Artist Directory: The Essential Handbook to a New Generation of Artists. New York: New Museum; London: Phaidon
2007
Alex Da Corte: I Think About You All of the Time. Montreal: Parisian Laundry
2004
Graham, David. Declaring Independence. Saint Paul: Pond Press