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. His first survey exhibition Free Roses was held at MASS MoCA, North Adams in 2016. Other recent solo exhibitions include Slow Graffiti, Secession Building, Vienna, Austria; A Man Full Of Trouble at Maccarone Gallery, New York; 50 Wigs at the Herning Museum of Contemporary Art, Herning, Denmark; A Season in He’ll at Art + Practice, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles (2016); Die Hexe at Luxembourg & Dayan Gallery, New York; Devil Town at Gio Marconi, Milan; Le Miroir Vivant at The Museum Boijmans van Beuningen, Rotterdam, Netherlands (2015); Easternsports at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia (2014, together with Jayson Musson). Da Corte’s work was also included in the group exhibition Dreamlands: Immersive Cinema and Art, 1905–2016 at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York. Past group exhibitions include the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebæk, Denmark; the 13th Biennale de Lyon, Lyon, France among many others. In 2012, Da Corte was awarded a Pew Fellowship in the Arts from the Pew Center for Arts & Heritage.
Selected Solo Shows
2017
“Slow Graffiti,” Secession, Vienna, Austria
“50 Wigs,” Herning Museum of Contemporary Art, Herning, Denmark
“Free Roses,” Mass MoCA, North Adams, MA
2016
“A Man Full of Trouble,” Maccarone Gallery, New York, NY
“A Season In He'll,” Art + Practice, Los Angeles, CA
2015
“Le Miroir Vivant,” Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam, Netherlands
“Devil Town,” Gio Marconi, Milan, Italy
“Die Hexe,” Luxembourg & Dayan, New York, NY
2014
“Easternsports (with Jayson Musson),” ICA, Philadelphia, PA
“A Night In Hell,” Carl Koystál, Stockholm, Sweden
“Delirium I,” David Risley Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
“White Rain,” White Cube, London, England
2013
“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
“Gentle Pain,” Mallorca Landings, Mallorca, Spain
“Magic Stick,” Still House, New York, NY
“Candy Rain,” Joe Sheftel , New York, NY
“Night Chat,” Galerie Olivier Robert, Paris, France
2011
“The Island Beautiful/Mortal Mirror,” Bodega/Extra Extra , Philadelphia, PA
2010
“The Kind of Dog that Keeps You Waiting,” Yale Gallery, New Haven, CT
2009
“Activity #91,” Golden Age, Chicago, IL
“Casual Luxury ,” La Montagne Gallery, Boston, MA
2007
“I Think About You All The Time,” Parisian Laundry, Montreal, Canada
“I Attach Myself to You,” Stonefox Art Space, New York, NY
2006
“Help Yourself to Roses,” Space 1026, Philadelphia, PA
2005
“Welcome Your Sorrows,” Black Floor Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
“The Death of All Things Beautiful,” The University of The Arts, Philadelphia, PA
Selected Group Shows
2017
“Cells (Forthcoming),” Marianne Boesky Gallery, New York City
“Summer Show,” Carl Kostyál, Stockholm
“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
“Wild Style: Exhibition of Figurative Art,” Peres Projects, Berlin, Germany
“Pièces-Meublés,” Patrick Seguin, Paris, France
“Fire Under Snow,” Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebaek, Denmark
“The 5th of July,” Atlanta Contemporary Art Center, Atlanta, GA
“Illumination,” Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebaek
2015
“Bonsai #5,” Maccarone, New York, NY
“Taut Eye Tau,” Musée d'art contemporain de Lyon, Lyon
2014
“Slip,” Mitchell-Innes & Nash, New York, NY
“Border Food,” Loyal, New York, NY
“The New Beauty of Our Modern Life,” Higher Pictures, New York, NY
“Cardboard Lover,” American Contemporary, New York, NY
2013
“Body Without Organs With Sean Fitzgerald,” Fjord, Philadelphia, PA
“As Is Wet Hoagie,” OKO Gallery, New York, NY
2012
“Painting Without Paint,” David Risley Gallery, Copenhagen, Denmark
“New Skin For The Old Ceremony,” Musée des Beaux-Arts, Montreal, Canada
“Specifically Yours,” Joe Sheftel Gallery, New York, NY
“First Among Equals,” ICA, Philadelphia, PA
2011
“BLEACH,” Jolie Laide Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
“Re: Empire,” TEAM Gallery, New York, NY
“Spirit of the Signal,” Nicole Klagsbrun Gallery, New York, NY
“The Unlimited Plan (with Kate Levant),” Cleopatra's, Brooklyn, NY
“That’s How We Escaped: Reflections on Warhol,” ICA, Philadelphia, PA
“New Skin for the Old Ceremony,” Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY
“ICA Open Video Call Exhibition ,” ICA, Philadelphia, PA
“SubStainability,” Texas State University Gallery, San Marcos, TX
2010
“Cellar Door: Front Room Series,” Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis, MO
“Christmas in July,” Yvon Lambert, New York, NY
2009
“Rich Text,” Fleisher/Ollman Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
“Between Spaces,” PS1 MoMA, New York, NY
2008
“I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl,” Asia Song Society, New York, NY
“Love Explosion,” Fleisher/Ollman Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
“2000 Years of Sculpture,” Fleisher/Ollman Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
“L'Autre,” Rosenwald-Wolf Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
“This Is This,” ICA, Philadelphia, PA
2006
“Faux Naturel,” The Warehouse Gallery, Syacuse, NY
2005
“Nexus Selects,” Nexus Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
“Turning Pages,” Whittier College, Whittier, CA
2003
“Red,” Gallery One, The University of The Arts, Philadelphia, PA
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
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