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Peter Nagy (artist)

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Peter Nagy in 2014

Peter Nagy(born 1959)[1]is an American artist known for hispost-conceptual artof the 1980s and as an active art gallerist. He is the owner ofGallery Nature Morte,which was founded in New York City'sEast Villagein 1982 and was part of theCollins & Milazzo exhibitionssensualconceptualismscene.[2]It closed in 1988, and in 1992, Nagy moved toNew Delhi,India, where Gallery Nature Morte is now located.[3]

Early life[edit]

Nagy was born in 1959 inBridgeport,Connecticut. He studied at theParsons School of Design,receiving a degree incommunication designin 1981.[4]

Career as gallerist[edit]

With artist Alan Belcher, Nagy openedGallery Nature MorteinEast Village, Manhattan,in 1982.[5][6]Nagy was part of a generation of East Village artist/gallery owners who established a small but trendyavant-gardealternative to the establishedSoHoart scene.[7]The gallery was open for six years, until 1988.[6]It combinedconceptualismandpop art,exploring the relationship between art andcommodity.[8][9]

In 1992, Nagy moved toNew Delhi,where he revived Gallery Nature Morte in 1997.[10][11]Indian artistSubodh Guptahas said of him: "he has fresh eyes and has provided a platform for contemporary artists."[12]In 2021, the gallery opened two additional exhibition spaces in the Indian capital.[13]

Art career[edit]

In the early 1980s, Nagy became known for works he created by mi xing painting techniques with the technology ofXeroxphotocopy machines.[14][15]One series executed during this period,International Survey Condominiums,used photocopying as a tool to combine timelines of art history with the floor plans of art museums.[14][16]

Nagy's work is included in the collections of theWhitney Museum,[17]theLos Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art,[18]theBrooklyn Museum,[19]and theMetropolitan Museum of Art.[20]

In 2014, Eisbox Projects published an exhaustive account of Nagy's work byRichard Milazzoin the bookPeter Nagy, Entertainment Erases History – Works 1982 to 2004 to the Present.[21]

In 2020,Deitch Projectsheld a retrospective exhibition in New York City of Nagy's works from the 1980s.[16][22][23]

His work is exhibited at the New York gallery Magenta Plains.[24]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^Gregorio Magnani; Daniela Salvioni; Giorgio Verzotti (June 1989).Special affects: the photographic experience in contemporary art.Giancarlo Politi.ISBN9788878160101.RetrievedAugust 16,2011.
  2. ^"Richard Milazzo".richardmilazzo.RetrievedJune 18,2023.
  3. ^"Nature Morte".artbasel.August 10, 2019.RetrievedNovember 1,2023.
  4. ^"Trademark Artist: Peter Nagy".Mousse Magazine(in Italian). July 2, 2020.
  5. ^Jens Hoffmann (2004).The next Documenta should be curated by an artist.Revolver, Archiv für aktuelle Kunst.ISBN9783936919059.RetrievedAugust 15,2011.
  6. ^abGoldsworthy, Rupert (May 19, 2010)."Peter Nagy's Long Indian Summer".Art in America.Brant Publications. Archived fromthe originalon March 23, 2012.RetrievedAugust 15,2011.
  7. ^New York Media (June 22, 1987)."New York Magazine".Newyorkmetro.New York Media, LLC: 49–55.ISSN0028-7369.RetrievedAugust 16,2011.
  8. ^Peter Nagy on Decades as an Artist and Dealer Both,ARTnews,Anne Duran, July 24, 2020[1]
  9. ^New York Media (June 25, 1990)."New York Magazine".Newyorkmetro.New York Media: 46–52.ISSN0028-7369.RetrievedAugust 16,2011.
  10. ^Anthony P. D'Costa (December 1, 2010).A New India?: Critical Reflections in the Long Twentieth Century.Anthem Press. pp. 181–.ISBN978-0-85728-664-2.RetrievedAugust 15,2011.
  11. ^Mehra, Pallavi (October 24, 2019)."Nature Morte".Architectural Digest India.
  12. ^"An eye for talent".Business Standard India.Business-standard. August 6, 2011.RetrievedAugust 15,2011.[dead link]
  13. ^Jayakar, Devyani (April 24, 2021)."Nature Morte opens two new galleries in New Delhi".Architectural Digest India.
  14. ^abEklund, Douglas; Alteveer, Ian; Brown, Meredith A.; Miller, John; Olmsted, Kathryn; Saunders, Beth; Lethem, Jonathan (September 17, 2018).Everything Is Connected: Art and Conspiracy.Metropolitan Museum of Art.ISBN978-1-58839-659-4.
  15. ^New York Magazine.New York Media. November 14, 1988.
  16. ^ab"Jan Avgikos on Peter Nagy".artforum.
  17. ^"Peter Nagy".whitney.org.
  18. ^"Overwhelmed by the Imagination".moca.org.
  19. ^"Brooklyn Museum".brooklynmuseum.org.
  20. ^"International Survey Condominiums".metmuseum.org.
  21. ^"Richard Milazzo".richardmilazzo.RetrievedJune 18,2023.
  22. ^Doran, Anne (July 24, 2020)."Peter Nagy on Decades as an Artist and Dealer Both: 'You Don't Realize How Fast the Art World Can Spin on a Dime'".ARTnews.
  23. ^"Peter Nagy" Entertainment Erases History "Jeffrey Deitch / New York |".Flash Art.March 26, 2020.
  24. ^"Peter Nagy".magentaplains.RetrievedMarch 26,2024.
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