Matt Borruso's Magnetic Collage Exhibition at Et al. San Francisco
Matt Borruso presents an exhibition at Et al. in San Francisco, featuring arrangements of found images attached with magnets to galvanized steel sheets covered with black paper. The compositions, which include photographs, graphics, magazines, posters, and postcards, are arranged from top left to bottom right, akin to writing a letter. These temporary configurations exist for weeks or months, are photographed, then dismantled and stored with the photograph for future re-creation. The exhibition draws on John Berger's 1971 'Ways of Seeing' text about personal pinboards replacing museums. Borruso's extensive list of references ranges from Albrecht Dürer and Giacometti to Disneyland, Fendi, and the San Francisco Zoo, reflecting a vast personal archive.
Key facts
- Exhibition at Et al., San Francisco
- Images attached with magnets to galvanized steel sheets covered with black paper
- Arrangements follow a left-to-right, top-to-bottom order like writing a letter
- Compositions exist for weeks or months, then are photographed and dismantled
- Elements stored in an envelope with the photograph for future remaking
- Quotes John Berger's 'Ways of Seeing' (1971) on personal pinboards
- References include Albrecht Dürer, Giacometti, Disneyland, Fendi, San Francisco Zoo
Entities
Artists
- Matt Borruso
- John Berger
- Albrecht Dürer
- Giacometti
- Claes Oldenburg
- Hans Arp
- Anthony Caro
- Allen Jones
- Rodin
- Piranesi
- Velazquez
- César
- Dubuffet
- Marcel Breuer
- Ubald Klug
- Hieronymus Bosch
- Kansai Yamamoto
- Lou Reed
- Boris Vallejo
- Sigourney Weaver
- Isabella Adjani
- Karl Marx
- Abraham Lincoln
- Tony the Tiger
- Donald Duck
- Woody Woodpecker
- Maniac Cop
- Dracula
- Pluto
- Goofy
- Snow White
- Alice in Wonderland
- the Hulk
- Neanderthals
- Yeti
- apes
- gorillas
- cowardly lions
- ravens
- owls
- eagles
- alligators
- bunnies
- slugs
- stingrays
- baboon
- sphinxes
- Egyptian cats
- stone dogs
- the Buddha
- Capitoline She-wolf
- Three Little Pigs
- Poseidon
Institutions
- Et al.
- San Francisco Zoo
- Disneyland
- Universal Studios
- Hearst Castle
- Pompidou
- Coliseum
- Tower of London
- Chartres
- Fantoft Stave Church
- Carlsbad Caverns
- Machu Pichu
- Niagra Falls
- Grand Canyon
- Brasilia
- Bath
- Berlin Wall
- Cape Canaveral
- Stonehenge
- PBS
- HeavyMetal magazine
Locations
- San Francisco
- United States
- Disneyland
- California
- Universal Studios
- Los Angeles
- Hearst Castle
- San Simeon
- Pompidou
- Paris
- France
- Coliseum
- Rome
- Italy
- Tower of London
- London
- United Kingdom
- Chartres
- Fantoft Stave Church
- Bergen
- Norway
- Carlsbad Caverns
- New Mexico
- Machu Pichu
- Peru
- Niagra Falls
- New York/Ontario
- Grand Canyon
- Arizona
- Brasilia
- Brazil
- Bath
- England
- Berlin Wall
- Berlin
- Germany
- Cape Canaveral
- Florida
- Stonehenge
- San Francisco Zoo
- Vaillancourt Fountain
- Transamerica Pyramid
- ruins of the San Francisco earthquake
- Monkey Island