Matt Golden
Matt Golden's sculptural practice involves a number of processes that examine the de-construction of forms and their subsequent re-construction, opening up numerous possibilities for interpretation. With an interest in how to 'frame' sculpture within the world, he appropriates everyday objects and materials, which result in sculptural pieces that explore themes of reality and invention. The finished compositions are what Golden refers to as 'expanded sculpture'. A culmination of the objects past and present, they are a slight shift away from their former selves yet they are made only from themselves. These poetic transactions are subtle shifts in the object's anatomy yet completely transform our stability of perception.
Born in 1974 in Salisbury. Lives and works in London.
Education
| 2005: | MA Sculpture, Royal College of Art, London |
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1996: |
BA Fine Art, De Montfort, Leicester |
Forthcoming Exhibitions
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2011: |
Sensitivity To The Impermanence Of Being, Art House Foundation, London Freies Material (curated by Martina Schmucker) at Weltraum, Munich, Germany |
Current Exhibitions
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2011: |
Sensitivity To The Impermanence Of Being, Art House Foundation, London |
Solo Exhibitions
| 2011: | More bit parts in ittle theatres, BISCHOFF/WEISS, London |
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2008: |
The New Bomonti Club, Wohnung Felix Rehfeld, Bremen, Germany Somehow, Someday, Somewhere, BISCHOFF/WEISS, London |
| 2007: | Two Drops a Cloud Makes, Campbell Works, London (While The City Breathes - Silent Discussion) |
| 2005: | Artist of the Day, Flowers Central, London |
| 2003: | Home Base, The Gallery, Stratford-upon-Avon |
| 2000: | When Roads Lead South, B16 Gallery, Birmingham |
| 1996: | City Gallery touring exhibition, De Montfort Hall, Leicester |
Selected Group Exhibitions
| 2011: | Player player player, Poppy Sebire, London |
| 2010: |
Art Forum Berlin, Bischoff/Weiss, Germany Nearly, Centring on the Periphery, No Name No Place, London Sameness & Difference, The Russian Club Gallery, London II Alla A Lai De L'Ail, Crimestown, London |
| 2009: | Creekside Open selected by Mark Wallinger - APT, London FIAC, BISCHOFF/WEISS, Paris, France, Art Brussels, BISCHOFF/WEISS, Brussels, Belgium Kyoto Art Walk, Nijo Castle, Kyoto Japan |
| 2008: |
Zoo Art Fair, BISCHOFF/WEISS, London Underground Peace Movement, Kyoto Art Walk, Kyoto, Japan |
| 2007: | Plus, Museum Wiesbaden, Wiesbaden, Germany |
| 2005: |
Tall Stories, MOT Gallery, London Manual Labour, Tara Bryan Gallery, London Supermanraycharlesbukowski, Polished T Gallery, LiverpoolThe Wrong Map, Three Colts Gallery, London |
| 2004: | After Shock, 1a Space, Kowloon, Hong Kong Duped, The Art Academy, London 14th Mostyn Open, Oriel Mostyn, Llandudno, Wales New Media Festival (with Piratehairwaves), Bangkok, Thailand Sounding Out, selected by Richard Wilson, University of East London Motorcity, 27 Spital Square, London |
| 2003: | Do-Don't / Can-Can't, Impact III, Cape Town, South Africa Re-sound, Re-projects, Stroud |
| 2002: | onedaymonday, 291 Gallery, London (radio broadcast) Book Works, Central Library, Birmingham |
| 2001: | Always & Forever, The Gallery, Stratford-Upon-Avon |
| 2000: | Boring, The Works, Birmingham Guest House Twenty, curated by utk, Royal Mail Sorting Office, Sheffield |
| 1999: | Looking For Today, B16 Gallery, Birmingham Everything Beautiful Is Far Away, Space Banana, Birmingham |
Awards / Residencies / Commissions
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2011: |
Yoma Sasburg Fellowship For Sculpture |
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2008: |
Wohung Felix Rehfeld, Bremen, Germany |
| 2007: | Residency, Stiftung Insel Hombroich, Germany |
| 2006: | Vordemberge-Gildewart Scholarship, Vordemberge-Gildewart Foundation |
| 2002: | Creative Ambition Award, Arts Council |
| 2000: | Residency, B16 Gallery, Birmingham |
| 1996: | British Gas Travel Scholarship, De Montfort, Leicester |
Editions / Discography
| 2005: | Folded Sculpture, Fine Art News Paper, RCA, London. Ed. 10,000 |
| 2003: | Weekend Rocker, FILE 5. Commissioned by Mead Gallery, Coventry (Compiled by Juneau/projects and Helen Legg) |
| 2003: | New Curating, The Leisure Club, MOGADISHNI, Denmark |
Performances / Commissions as Juan Carlode
| 2009: | Inaugural Members Show, The Club Room, London |
| 2008: | Cambell Works Gallery, London More Bit Parts in Little Theatre, Performance at Insel Hombroich, Germany Life and Work on the Rocket Station, Album recorded at Stiftung Insel Hombroich, Germany |
| 2006: | YARN - Good Light is Essential (R. Gacs), Budapest, Hungary |
| 2005: | BECK'S Student Video Prize (T. Echeverri -Fernandez), ICA, London |
| 2004: | New Media Festival (Piratehairwaves), Bangkok, Thailand |
Publications / Reviews / Articles
| 2008: | Someday, Somehow, Somewhere, Time Out |
| 2007: | Vordemberge-Gildewart cat. Essay by Sacha Craddock Two Drops a Cloud Makes cat. Essay by Mat Price |
| 2005: | Trans-Pennine Express (With Peter Kellett), Plastic Rhino magazine Situation Object Colour, Polished T magazine, Issue 1 Tall Stories, Time Out, no 1828 by Martin Herbert Tall Stories, The Guardian Preview, Aug 13 by Jessica Lack Tall Stories, The Times, Aug 20 by Rachel Campbell-Johnston |
| 2003: | Networker, AN Magazine, July, by S. Mark Gubb Signpost - graduates guide, AN publication Home Base, AN magazine, May, by Simon Webb, p9 File 5 - 'New Curating' publication, The Leisure Club, MOGADISHNI, Denmark Home Base, Fused Magazine 14 by Kay Jones Book works, Fused Magazine 13, p13 |
| 2002: | Book works, AN Magazine, p9. December |
| 2001: | Boring, Fused Magazine-Jan, by Matt Price Forward Festival (Millennium residency), Cat. ISBN 0 9540373 0 8 |
| 2000: | Guest House Twenty, Catalogue When Roads Lead South, AN Magazine, October Postcards From The Edge, Art Review, July/August, by Phil Johnson matt golden and ben sadler, Metro, 3 August 2000, by Simon Webb |
| 1999: | Looking For Today, The Guardian, 13 September, by Jonathan Jones |
With OHNe/projects
Publications / Reviews
| 2002: |
Art Rocks! - The Group Show, Art Review, May 2002, M. Falconer / P. Lafuente The St. Dunstan's Experiment, Publication Bit Parts in Little Theatre, Fused Magazine, January, by Matt Price |
| 2001: | Bit Parts in Little Theatre, cat. ISBN 0 902683 53 2, University of Warwick |
Discography
| 2002; |
Band Practice, CD and publication St. Dunstan's Experiment, CD and publication FILE, sound art, CD |
| 2001: | Bit Parts in Little Theatre, CD ISBN 0 902683 53 2 |
| 2000: | Silent Broadcasts, Ltd. Ed. CD |
Performances
| 2002: | Band Practice, Norwich Fringe Festival The Independent, Liverpool Biennial, Magnet, Liverpool Seven Eleven - Sounds From B'ham, Cubitt, London Performance for Outwardbound, Norwich Gallery, Norwich School of Art St. Dunstan's Experiment, St. Dunstan's, Birmingham |
| 2001: | Bit Parts in Little Theatre, Warwick Arts Centre, University of Warwick Performance for Making Buildings, New Art Gallery, Walsall |
| 2000: | British Art Show 5 opening, with Owada, The White Swan, Birmingham Solide - Night Sites, Grizedale Sculpture Park RAFT - Urban Shipwrecks, Maryport, Cumbria Silent Broadcasts, B16 Gallery, Birmingham Look Who's Talking, Ikon Gallery, Birmingham |
OHNe/projects (Phil Duckworth, Matt Golden, Ben Sadler, Andy Turner) is an art collective exploring music, performance and sound installation.
Matt Golden is Director of The Russian Club Gallery, London. He writes and performs as musician, troubadour and artist Juan Carlode.