Gallery Address:
1821 W Hubbard, Suite 202
Chicago, IL 60622
312.307.4685
Gallery hours:
Wednesdays - Saturdays
noon to 6pm
MARK WAGNER | Info
Mark Wagner's work wrestles the foreign from the familiar. He singles out his primary material, the one-dollar bill, as "the most ubiquitous piece of paper in America." His collage process employs an array of techniques to de-familiarize the "one." Wagner reproduces the effects of tapestries, paints, engravings, mosaics, and computers -- striving for something bizarre, beautiful, or unbelievable. In addition to making small dollar bill collages, Wagner is also working on Liberty, a 16-foot tall reproduction of the Statue of Liberty made from 1000 $1 bills. Wagner's handling of clothing tags (those little branding labels found on the inside neck of your shirt) is more straightforward, as patchwork re-combinations of tags in collages, artist books, and an awe-inspiring sport coat. These works make use of overlooked, common items in profuse and beautiful juxtapositions.
Mark Wagner's book and collage work is collected nationally and internationally by dozens of institutions including the Museum of Modern Art, The Walker Art Center, the New York Public Library, the Library of Congress, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. His work has been shown at The Metropolitan Museum, The Getty Research Institute, The Brooklyn Museum of Art, The Renaissance Society, The Milwaukee Art Museum Western Exhibitions in Chicago and the Pavel Zoubok Gallery in New York. Wagner lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.
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