Da Corte, Alex

Alex Da Corte

Venezuelan-American, (born 1980-)

About the Artist

"Alex Da Corte explores the nuances of contemporary life in his videos, installations, paintings, and sculptures, which are often united together in richly-hued, dreamlike environments. With a keen attention to color and form, Da Corte draws from a wide range of sources, including popular and consumer culture, art history, and modern design. Throughout his artistic practice, figures such as Eminem, Allan Kaprow, and the Wicked Witch of the West stand on equal footing alongside objects both commonplace and fantastic. Touching upon notions of identity, intimacy, and taste, Da Corte’s work reimagines the familiar in wholly unexpected ways.

Alex Da Corte (b. 1980) was born in Camden, New Jersey, and lives and works in Philadelphia. His work was included in the 2019 Venice Biennale and the 2018 Carnegie International in Pittsburgh, and he was selected as the 2021 Roof Garden Commission at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Past one-person exhibitions include the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, the Secession in Vienna, the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art in Kanazawa, Japan, Fondazione Prada in Milan, and the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Humlebæk, Denmark." -Matthew Marks Gallery

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