The Art Guys have worked together since 1983 after meeting while students at the University of Houston.[2] For the exploration of their ideas, they employ a wide variety of media including sculpture, drawing, performances, installations and video. Food, drugs, pencils, baseball bats, car lot flags, toothbrushes and matches are among the unconventional materials they have used.[3]
Described in the New York Times as "a cross between Dada, David Letterman, John Cage and the Smothers Brothers," The Art Guys present a blend of performance, conceptual and visual art that explores the absurdities of contemporary life.[4]
The Art Guys became "not artists" on April 1, 2016, at 12:05 am after 33 years of collaboration. Hallelujah! the blind can see again; the water's fine.[6]
Solo exhibitionsedit
The Art Guys have shown in the following solo exhibitions:[7]
2015-“The Tunnel of Love”, One Allen Center, Houston, Texas
2007-“The Art Guys: Cloud Cuckoo Land Selections from 25 Years of Drawings, Proposals, Failed Schemes and Pipe Dreams”, Galveston Art Center, Galveston, Texas (traveling exhibition)
The Art Guys: Cloud Cuckoo Land (Selections from 25 Years of Drawings, Proposals, Failed Schemes and Pipe Dreams). Galveston, Texas, Galveston Arts Center, 2007.
Creative Time: The Book. New York, New York, 2006.
Houston Contemporary Art. Shanghai, Shanghai Art Museum, 2006.
Suits: The Clothes Make the Man. New York, New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 2000.
Guinness World Records 2000 Millennium Edition, Britain: Guinness World Records, Ltd., 2000.
The Art Guys Think Twice. New York, New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1995.
FluxAttitudes. New York, New York: The New Museum of Contemporary Art, 1991.
Referencesedit
^"The Art Guys at Capp Street Projects" (PDF). CCA Libraries. 1995-07-31. Retrieved 2016-02-04.
^"The Art Guys". Artadia, Artist Registry. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
^"Visiting Artists Program Hosts Seminar with The Art Guys". Texas Today. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
^"AT WORK WITH: The Art Guys; In Performance: Life Imitates Art Imitating Life," Sam Howe Verhovek, New York Times, August 9, 1995. Retrieved on 2008-01-06.
^"The Art Guys". Artadia. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
^Glenzter, Molly (July 28, 2016). "A final word with the Art Guys". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
^ ab"Art Guys, Biography, Résumé" (PDF). The Art Guys. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
External linksedit
The Art Guys official website
April 12, 2024
guys, michael, galbreth, born, 1956, philadelphia, pennsylvania, died, 2019, houston, texas, jack, massing, born, 1959, buffalo, york, collaborative, artist, team, based, houston, texas, bornmichael, galbreth, 1956, philadelphia, pennsylvania, jack, massing, 1. The Art Guys Michael Galbreth born 1956 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania died 2019 in Houston Texas and Jack Massing born 1959 in Buffalo New York are a collaborative artist team based in Houston Texas 1 The Art GuysBornMichael Galbreth 1956 Philadelphia Pennsylvania Jack Massing 1959 Buffalo New YorkDiedMichael 19 October 2019 2019 10 19 aged 62 63 Houston TexasNationalityAmericanOccupationArtistsKnown forPerformance Art Conceptual Art Sculpture Drawing Installation VideoWebsitewww wbr theartguys wbr com Contents 1 History 2 Not artists 3 Solo exhibitions 4 Selected group exhibitions 5 Selected bibliography 6 References 7 External linksHistory editThe Art Guys have worked together since 1983 after meeting while students at the University of Houston 2 For the exploration of their ideas they employ a wide variety of media including sculpture drawing performances installations and video Food drugs pencils baseball bats car lot flags toothbrushes and matches are among the unconventional materials they have used 3 Described in the New York Times as a cross between Dada David Letterman John Cage and the Smothers Brothers The Art Guys present a blend of performance conceptual and visual art that explores the absurdities of contemporary life 4 They have received Artadia Awards in both 2004 and 2006 5 Not artists editThe Art Guys became not artists on April 1 2016 at 12 05 am after 33 years of collaboration Hallelujah the blind can see again the water s fine 6 Solo exhibitions editThe Art Guys have shown in the following solo exhibitions 7 2015 The Tunnel of Love One Allen Center Houston Texas 2015 Some Conceptions Gensler Houston Texas 2014 Nullities and Vacuities Kimura Gallery University of Alaska Anchorage Anchorage Alaska 2014 Scattershot Wynne Home Arts Center Huntsville Texas 2012 The State of Texas v Gary Sweeney v The Art Guys Unit B Gallery San Antonio Texas 2012 Funny Space organized by Snack Projects The Menil Collection Bookstore Houston Texas 2011 The Art Guys Right Before Your Eyes Bradbury Gallery Arkansas State University Jonesboro Arkansas 2011 Idle Chatter Space 204 Vanderbilt University Nashville Tennessee 2011 The Meronomic Antinomy of the Transfinite Realm She s a Brick House The Wrong Again Gallery Memphis Tennessee 2009 New Cliches McClain Gallery Houston Texas 2009 The Art Guys Bag of Tricks Ben Bailey Art Gallery Texas A amp M University Kingsville Kingsville Texas 2007 The Art Guys Cloud Cuckoo Land Selections from 25 Years of Drawings Proposals Failed Schemes and Pipe Dreams Galveston Art Center Galveston Texas traveling exhibition 2007 The Art Guys Seeing Double Tampa Museum of Art Tampa Florida 2007 Two guys walk into a hardware store Galleri Andersson Sandstrom Umea Sweden 2007 White Wash The Art Guys with That s Painting Productions l ecole du BAOUM Grenoble France 2006 Two guys walk into a hardware store Birke Art Gallery Huntington West Virginia 2006 The Art Guys Nothing To It Beeville Art Museum Beeville Texas 2005 The Art Guys Food For Thought Art League of Houston Houston Texas 2004 Reality TV A New Series Marfa Book Company Marfa Texas 2004 America s Greatest Artists Galerie Stefan Andersson Umea Sweden 2003 What s The Big Idea Cornell DeWitt Gallery New York New York 2002 The Art Guys Sweet And Sour in conjunction with FotoFest 2002 Central Market Houston Texas 2002 Serenity Sawhill Gallery James Madison University Harrisonburg Virginia 2001 Once Is Not Enough Redbud Gallery Houston Texas 2001 Once Is Not Enough Again Cornell DeWitt Gallery New York New York 2001 SUITS The Clothes Make The Man The Museum of Fine Arts Houston Houston Texas 2001 Laughing Building Masonic Lodge Marfa Texas 2000 Tunnel of Love Sala Diaz San Antonio Texas 1999 The Art Guys Again and Again Tacoma Art Museum Tacoma Washington 1999 Kit and Caboodle Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art SMoCA Scottsdale Arizona 1999 The Art Guys An Exhibition of New Work Barry Whistler Gallery Dallas Texas 1998 Business As Unusual Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art SECCA Winston Salem North Carolina 1998 Common Nonsense De Saisset Museum Santa Clara California 1998 Call of the Wild Columbus State University Columbus Georgia 1997 The Great Hunting And Fishing Expo Braunstein Quay Gallery San Francisco California 1997 seeing the elephant Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center Buffalo New York 1997 Hunting And Gathering Halsey Gallery College of Charleston Charleston South Carolina 1997 Wildlife Austin Museum of Art Laguna Gloria Austin Texas 1996 The Great Outdoors Lynn Goode Gallery Houston Texas 1996 The Art Guys Goods and Services Blue Star Art Space San Antonio Texas 1996 Visualize The Art Guys Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art and Design Kansas City Missouri 1995 The Art Guys Think Twice Contemporary Arts Museum Houston Texas catalog traveled to the Tyler Museum of Art Tyler Texas 1995 The Art Guys Variety Show Braunstein Quay Gallery San Francisco California 1995 The Fan Array And Other New Work Capp Street Project San Francisco California 1995 The Game Show Barry Whistler Gallery Dallas Texas 1994 Good and Plenty Lesikar Gallery Houston Texas 1994 Today s Special Palomar Restaurant Houston Texas catalog 1993 Something From Nothing UAA Gallery University of Alaska Anchorage 1993 Art Guise Janie Beggs Gallery Aspen Colorado 1993 Those Art Guys Again Barry Whistler Gallery Dallas Texas 1992 Group Show 0 1 Gallery Los Angeles California 1991 AAAArt Guys Barry Whistler Gallery Dallas Texas 1991 Art Guys Gallery 3 Huntington West Virginia 1990 Art Guys Barry Whistler Gallery Dallas Texas 1989 Talking Pictures The Art Guys at Full Tilt Sonic Arts Gallery San Diego California 1989 don t get left behind get right behind San Jacinto College Houston Texas 1986 Mustaches For Seattle Sea Hou Hou Sea 911 Seattle Washington 1985 Untitled Installation Butler Gallery Houston Texas 1985 Particles Midtown Art Center Houston Texas 1983 GMAALSBSRIENTGH Studio One Houston TexasSelected group exhibitions editNotable group shows include 7 2012 Western Sequels Art from the Lone Star State Athens School of Fine Arts Athens Greece traveled to Mimar Sinan Fine Arts University Istanbul Turkey 2009 No Zoning Artists Engage Houston Contemporary Arts Museum Houston Texas 2007 Duiying Yingdui Corresponding amp Responding curated by James Surls National Art Museum of China Beijing China 2007 40 Years of Public Art in New York City Parks The Arsenal Gallery Arsenal Central Park New York New York 2006 Texas In China Shanghai Museum Shanghai China 1993 Here s Looking At Me Espace Lyonnais D Art Contemporain Lyon France catalog 1992 Flux Attitudes The New Museum of Contemporary Art New York New York catalog 1989 Project Diomede The Clocktower P S 1 New York New YorkSelected bibliography editThe Art Guys Cloud Cuckoo Land Selections from 25 Years of Drawings Proposals Failed Schemes and Pipe Dreams Galveston Texas Galveston Arts Center 2007 Creative Time The Book New York New York 2006 Houston Contemporary Art Shanghai Shanghai Art Museum 2006 Suits The Clothes Make the Man New York New York Harry N Abrams Inc 2000 Guinness World Records 2000 Millennium Edition Britain Guinness World Records Ltd 2000 The Art Guys Think Twice New York New York Harry N Abrams Inc 1995 Autoportraits Contemporains Here s Looking At Me Lyons France Espace Lyonnaise d art Contemporain 1993 FluxAttitudes New York New York The New Museum of Contemporary Art 1991 References edit The Art Guys at Capp Street Projects PDF CCA Libraries 1995 07 31 Retrieved 2016 02 04 The Art Guys Artadia Artist Registry 12 July 2016 Retrieved 26 December 2018 Visiting Artists Program Hosts Seminar with The Art Guys Texas Today Retrieved 24 December 2018 AT WORK WITH The Art Guys In Performance Life Imitates Art Imitating Life Sam Howe Verhovek New York Times August 9 1995 Retrieved on 2008 01 06 The Art Guys Artadia 12 July 2016 Retrieved 2019 06 10 Glenzter Molly July 28 2016 A final word with the Art Guys Houston Chronicle Retrieved 26 December 2018 a b Art Guys Biography Resume PDF The Art Guys Retrieved 26 December 2018 External links editThe Art Guys official website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Art Guys amp oldid 1178880946, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,