EAF06: 2006 Emerging Artist Fellowship Exhibition


Michael Cataldi

    

Urban Plaza Equivalent, 2006
Sandbags, oil drums, wood, chain link fencing, weeds
Dimensions variable
Special thanks: Amanda Matles, Anne Matles, Harold H. Anthony, Inc., Plant Specialists, Yousef, McKendree Key

Derived from the highly stylized seating arrangements in pubic spaces and plazas associated with commercial buildings in Manhattan, these four bench/planter structures are created from common construction and industrial materials. Rather than cultivating ornamental flowers and vines, these sculptures host weeds and indigenous plants, usurping urban public planning models by using the vernacular of construction sites and abandoned lots.

Born 1982, Philadelphia, PA
Lives and works in Brooklyn, NY

Education
2004 B.F.A. Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD
2003 AICAD New York Independent Studio Program, New York, NY

Exhibitions, installations and performances include:
501 Lexington, The Lab, Roger Smith Hotel, New York, NY (2006)
Curator’s Office (Rules),Curator’s Office, Washington, DC (2006)
International Globus Dislocator, Roebling Hall, Brooklyn, NY (2006)
Automation Constipation, Current Space, Baltimore, MD (2006)
AIM 26, Bronx Museum of the Arts, Bronx, NY (2006)
Ides of March, ABC No Rio, New York, NY (2006)
Flower-Pot-Hole, Various Locations, Public Installation, Baltimore, MD (2004)
Tire Swings, Various Locations, Public Installation, Baltimore, MD (2004)
Forts, Five New York Neighborhoods, Public Installations, New York, NY (2003)
Flying, Various Locations, Performance/ Road Trip, Baltimore – Tennessee (2003)
Leap Frog, Towson Town Center, Towson, Maryland, Public Performance, Towson, MD (2001)

Awards and residencies include:
Workspace residency, Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (2006); Artists in the Markertplace, Bronx Museum of Art, Bronx, NY (2005); Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, Maine (2005)