(718) 243-0123
375 State St 1-B
Brooklyn, N.Y. 11217
arcangel@cs.oberlin.edu
http://www.beigerecords.com/cory/
http://www.beigerecords.com/cory/21c/21c.html
BIO - Cory Arcangel is a computer artist who lives and works in Brooklyn. He is a founding member of BEIGE [aka the Beige programming crew / Beige Records], a loose knit crew of like minded computer programmers, and enthusiasts, who have pioneered the practice of recycling obsolete 8bit computers and video game systems to make art and music. Cory also co-founded the Buffalo/New York-based punk group "Insecticide" whose first [and last] world tour of Buffalo, New York has recently been screened at Whitechapel Gallery in London, and at Ocularius in Brooklyn. Cory has received grants from Turbulence, and Harvestworks.org (a sponsored project with funds from NYSCA), and exhibited at Lothringer 13 - Munich (BEIGE solo show), Deadtech - Chicago [BEIGE solo show], Daniel Reich Gallery, American Museum of the Moving Image, Eyebeam Atelier, and on the Whitney Museum's Artport website. He is also included in the 2004 Whitney Biennial.
STATEMENT - The idea behind a classical training is that one must obtain a relative mastery over an instrument before even attempting to interpret any composition. When studying guitar I had to play only studies and exercises 6 hours a day for 2 years, before one professor would allow me to play any work. Around 1997, as everyone started fooling on computers, (with no regard to even attempting to understand the tools they were using]), we came to the conclusion that one should obtain a relative mastery over their software/hardware. (I had been rocking hypercard/director and things since early versions so I was lucky to make all the same mistakes people are making now when I was 12...)
We [BEIGE] started using fixed architecture machines, computers that are no longer being developed, because it is impossible to keep up with commercial software and hardware. Imagine trying to play Bach on the piano if they switched keys around every few years ... and charged you for it! Plus, the limited capabilities of these computers allow us to understand every aspect of the machine.
Cory Arcangel, Super Mario Clouds v2k3, 2003
Hacked Super Mario game cartridge
biography
born in 1978 in Buffalo, NY
Education
2000
Bachelor of Music, Oberlin Conservatory, Oberlin, OH
Solo Exhibitions
2006
Team Gallery, New York, NY (forthcoming)
Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris, France
2005-06
Sorry We’re Closed, Brussels, Belgium, Super Mario Movie (in collaboration with Paper Rad)
2005
Brändström & Stene, Stockholm, Sweden, disassembling 48k
Migros Museum fur gegenwertkunst, Zurich, Switzerland, Nerdzone Version 1 (with catalogue)
Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Salzburg, Austria, Video Cube
Deitch Projects, New York, NY, Super Mario Movie (in collaboration with Paper Rad)
Team Gallery, New York, NY, welcome to my homepage artshow!!!
2004
FACT, Liverpool, UK, welcome to the infinite fill zone
LISTE, Basel, Switzerland (under the auspices of Team Gallery, with catalogue)
Selected Group Exhibitions
2006
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY, Super Cinema (forthcoming)
University of Akron, Akron, Ohio, Outside the Box: New Cinematic Experiences
2005
Temple University Gallery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Mix
Space 1026, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (collaboration as part of the Beige Programming Ensemble)
Dallas Center for Contemporary Art, Dallas, TX, Moving
White Columns, New York, NY, The Early Show (curated by Elysia Borowy)
The Embassy, Edinburgh, Scotland, Collaborations
New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, NY, Artbase
Vox, centre de l’image contemporaine, Montreal, Canada
Standard, Oslo, Norway, Start Kapital
Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA
P.S.1, New York, Greater New York
Herbert Read Gallery, Kent Institute of Art and Design, Canterbury, UK, Growing up absurd (curated by Alun Rowlands and Matt Williams)
Wood Street Galleries, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Summer Party Jam
2004
The Banff Centre, Alberta, Canada, Database Imaginary
Royal Academy of Art, London, UK, EXPANDER, (curated by Mustafa Hulusi)
The Liverpool Biennial, Liverpool, UK, The New York/Liverpool Project (with catalogue)
The Moore Space, Miami, FL, Pattern Playback
The Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, NY, The Whitney Biennial (with catalogue)
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY, Seeing Double: Emulation in Theory and Practice
2003
New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York, NY, Killer Instinct
Team Gallery, New York, NY, Throwback
Foxy Productions, Brooklyn, NY, Blinky
Wood Street Galleries, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, NOWN (with catalogue)
2002
American Museum of the Moving Image, New York, NY, Digital Media
Daniel Reich Gallery, New York, NY, Unknown Pleasures
2001
Fassbender Gallery, Chicago, IL, Interface: Exploring Possibilities
Lothringer13 Gallery, Munich, Germany, Artist as Expert (collaboration as part of The Beige Programming Ensemble)
Video Screenings
2005
Anthology Film Archives, New York, New York Underground Film Festival
International Film Festival Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
2004
Anthology Film Archives, New York, New York Underground Film Festival
The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY, Premieres
International Film Festival Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Whitechapel Gallery, London, UK, Art Plus Dance
Arthouse, Austin, Texas, Pics 'n Clips
2003
New York Video Festival, New York, NY, Game Engine
Anthology Film Archives, New York, NY, New York Underground Film Festival
Tate Britain, London, UK, Blinky
Art Basel Miami Beach, Miami, FL (screening organized by Electronic Arts Intermix and The Whitney Museum)
2002
Whitechapel Gallery, London, UK, Rodney Graham Film Program
Anthology Film Archives, New York, NY, New York Underground Film Festival
Curation:
2005
Deitch Projects, New York, NY, Low Level All Stars (performance program co-curated with RSG)
2004
Foxy Production, New York, NY, The Infinite Fill Group Show (co-curated with Jamie Arcangel)
2003
Deitch Projetcs, New York, NY, Another Bad Creation (video/performance program)
Anthology Film Archives/NYUFF, New York, NY, Psych-Out 2k3 (video/performance program co-curated with Seth Price)
Performances
2005
Standard, Olso, Norway, I Heart Garfunkel
General Store, Milwaukee, I Heart Garfunkel
The Albright Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY, Nerds Gone Wild (collaboration with Paper Rad)
The Cartier Foundation, Paris, France, I Heart Garfunkel
The Auora Picture Show, Houston, Texas, Media Archeology (collaboration with Paper Rad)
The Albright Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY, New Work
The Swiss Institute, New York, NY, I've Got Your Dawgs
Galerie Lisa Ruyter, Vienna, Austria, one night only
2004
The Liverpool Biennial, Liverpool, UK, Paper Rad and Beige
The Kitchen, New York, NY, nipod + pizza party (presented in collaboration with the 2004 Whitney Biennial)
2003
The Mattress Factory, Pittsburgh, PA, The Summer of HTML (collaboration with Paper Rad & Beige)
Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago, Illinois, The 8bit Construction Set + Bodenstandig 2000
Awards and Grants
2000 Commission of New Radio and Performing Arts with funding from the Jerome Foundation
2001 NYSCA New Media Grant sponsored by Harvestworks Digital Media
2002 Commission of New Radio and Performing Arts
2002 Whitney Museum of American Art "Artport Gate Page" for May
Public Collections
Albright Knox Gallery, Buffalo, New York
Fonds Regional d’Art Contemporain Provence-Alpes-Cote d’Azur, Marseille, France
Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst, Zürich, Switzerland
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York